Pro-superintendents by the numbers

Golf course staff members who split their time as superintendent and golf pro are a rare breed, but they do exist.

Golf course staff members who split their time as superintendent and golf pro are a rare breed, but they do exist, as illustrated in the November Golf Course Industry cover story. Here are the numbers:

  • 11 superintendent members of the GCSAA are PGA professionals.
  • 15 Class A (non CGCS) members of the GCSAA are PGA professionals
  • 3 industry members retain CGCS and PGA professional status – Bruce Gregory, Liberty (Ind.) Country Club; Mark Monahan, Paupack Hills Golf & Country Club, Greentown, Pa.; and Allen Parkes, Traditions at Chevy Chase, Wheeling, Ill.

The complete list of pro-superintendents includes:

Thomas Blank
GCSAA Class A
Lake Miltona Golf Club
Alexandria, Minn.

Matthew Bogdanowicz
GCSAA Class A
Town of Colonie Golf Course
Schenectady, N.Y.

Gregory Bond
GCSAA Class A
Iberostar Playa Paraiso Golf Club
Riviera Maya, Mexico

Dennis Bowman
GCSAA superintendent member
Pryor Creek Golf Course
Huntley, Mont.
 
Joseph Bunk
GCSAA Class A
Norfolk Country Club
Norfolk, Conn.

Harold Burt
GCSAA Class A
Brookhaven Country Club
Dallas

Keith Coleman
GCSAA superintendent member
Harbour Pointe GC
Mukilteo, Wash.
 
Sean Cracraft
GCSAA superintendent member
Teton Rim Club
Tetonia, Idaho
 
Lou Dechert
GCSAA superintendent member
The Golf Club at Timber Trail
Pineville, La.
 
Terry Doss
GCSAA Class A
Del Webb Stone Creek Golf Club
Ocala, Fla.
 
Brad Erickson
GCSAA Class A
Richland Country Club
Nashville, Tenn.
 
Thomas Gelsomin
GCSAA superintendent member
Turnbull Bay Golf Course
New Smyrna Beach, Fla.
 
Stephen Gill
GCSAA Class A
Wellington Golf Club
Wellington, Kan.
 
Bruce Gregory, CGCS
Liberty Country Club
Liberty, Ind.
 
Steve Lambert
GCSAA Class A
Moss Creek Golf Club
Clayton, Ohio
 
Ronald Lawrence
GCSAA superintendent member
Mill Run Golf Club
Moyock, N.C.

Randy Luke
GCSAA superintendent member
Jefferson Hills Golf Course
Rigby, Idaho

Paul McCarthy
GCSAA superintendent member
Quail Ridge Golf Course
Clarkston, Wash.
 
James McFarland
GCSAA Class A
Teton Lakes Golf Course
Rexburg, Idaho
 
Mark Monahan, CGCS
Paupack Hills Golf & Country Club
Greentown, Pa.
 
Edwin Money
GCSAA superintendent member
Rush Creek Golf Club
Maple Grove, Minn.
 
Curtis Niven
GCSAA superintendent member
Aungus Lea Golf Course
Hillsborough, N.H.
 
Allen Parkes, CGCS
Traditions at Chevy Chase
Wheeling, Ill.
 
Ray Shane
GCSAA Class A
Yahara Hills Golf Course
Madison, Wis.
 
Derek Sprague
GCSAA Class A
Malone Golf Club
Malone, N.Y.
 
Troy Tamiya
GCSAA Class A
Hilo Municipal Golf Course
Hilo, Hawaii
 
Randy Tickner
GCSAA Class A
Oasis Golf Club
Mesquite, Nev.
 
Dennis Troy
GCSAA Class A
Zigfield Troy Golf Course
Woodridge, Ill.
 
Christopher Wood
GCSAA superintendent member
Gaffney Country Club
Gaffney, S.C.

Sources: GCSAA/PGA

 

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