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Last Update :6/12/2012 Summer Leadership Conference - NGCOA VA-VGCSA-CMAA - Princess Anne CC
Summer Leadership Conference
A Joint Meeting of the NGCOA, VGCSA & CMAA
Monday, June 25, 2012
The Princess Anne Country Club
The Virginias Chapter of CMAA is joining forces with the Virginia Golf Course Superintendents Association and National Golf Course Owners Association Virginia Chapter to offer a special networking event. Managers, Superintendents, Owners and Club Professionals are encouraged to bring Club Committee Members and Directors. Associate members and industry Partners are also invited to attend.
An Insider’s View of the 2012 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club
& Agronomy 101
with Darin Brevard, Senior Agronomist, USGA Green Section
Darin Brevard is a senior agronomist for the USGA Green Section’s Turf Ad-visory Service. He works out of the Mid-Atlantic field office located in Glen Mills, Pa. He conducts visits throughout the five-state region and also speaks at and attends numerous conferences. When time permits, he writes articles for Industry publications.
Darin is a graduate of Penn State University, earning his Bachelor and Master of Science Degrees in Agronomy, with emphasis on Turf grass Science. Dr.Thomas Watschke was his advisor for his advanced degree studies. His thesis work concentrated on pre-emergence herbicides and their effects on creeping bentgrass and annual bluegrass.
Before joining the staff, Brevard worked on several golf courses in the heart of the transition zone in Maryland. Most recent, he was the Assistant Super-intendent at Talbot Country Club in Easton, Md.
VGCSA Superintendents & USGA Green Section Panel
Moderated by David Norman, Executive Director, VGCSA
A special panel of distinguished Golf Course Superintendents Cutler Robinson with Bayville Golf Club, Christian Sain with The Country Club of Virginia, and Matt Boyce with The Princess Anne; along with USGA Green Section Agronomist Darin Brevard will discuss "what a GM needs to know about turf care" and other key topics.
Princess Anne Country Club
3800 Pacific Avenue
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
(757) 428-4141
Hosts: Matt Boyce, Mike Helms, Paul Michaelian, Bill Shonk
Agenda
8:00 Register/Cont. Breakfast
9:00 An Insider’s View of The 2012 U.S. Open and Agronomy101: Darin Brevard
10:30 Break
10:45 "The Origins of Golf, What Every Club Manager Should Know" Bill Shonk
11:00 Superintendents Panel Moderated by David Norman
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Golf
Dress: Club Casual
Cost: $50 (includes program, breakfast, lunch, green fees, carts)
Students $5
Free for the first Club Director
Click Here for Registration Form
Please mail registration form and fees payable to: Virginias Chapter, CMAA, 9401 Nectar Ct., Glen Allen Va 23060 no later than Tuesday, June 19, 2012. VGCSA and NGCOA VA registrants may pay online by clicking the PayPal button below. For online registrations, registration fee should be mailed within 48 hours of registration. Registration forms mailed after Tuesday, June 19, should also be emailed to vacmaa1@gmail.com. Cancellations must be received no later than Noon on Friday, June 22, 2012 to avoid registration fees. Please email vacmaa1@gmail.com with questions or to cancel.
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