The Canadian Golf Superintendents Association is a professional
society founded in 1966, of more than 1600 men and women who are responsible
for the management of golf courses across Canada.
Contact: Kenneth Cousineau, Executive Director
509 - 5580 Explorer Drive,
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
L4W 4Y1
Telephone: (905) 602-8873
Toll Free: (800) 387-1056
Fax: (905) 602-1958
Email Address: cgsa@golfsupers.com
Website: http://www.golfsupers.com
B.C. Director to the C.G.S.A.
Greg Austin
104 Fairview Drive
Williams Lake, B.C. V2G 4T2
Telephone: (250) 392-3423
Fax: (250) 392-3423
Email Address: greg.austin@williamslakegolf.ca
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Congratulations and many thanks to the Dundarave Golf Course and host Superintendent, Fred Forshner, for recently hosting an extremely successful Fall Field Day in Brudenell River, Prince Edward Island.
The educational session featured a presentation, Dollars and Cents: Considerations in a Tough Economy by Jim Skorulski of the USGA Green Section. Participants in the Fall Field Day also enjoyed a beach party hosted by the Atlantic Golf Superintendents Association, a 9 hole two man best ball tournament held on the Brudenell River Course and an 18 hole stroke play championship tournament played on the Dundarave Golf Course. By all accounts a great time was had by all.
The 2012 CGSA Fall Field Day will be held in British Columbia, and the details of the event are being finalized as of the writing of this report. Expect to receive an announcement of the event sometime soon.
The following are some of the notable CGSA awards recipients for 2011:
The CGSA Superintendent of the Year Award
Mr. Ken Wright, AGS, Superintendent at the Devil's Pulpit Golf Association in Caledon, Ontario, is the CGSA Superintendent of the Year for 2011.
The CGSA John B. Steel Award
The John B. Steel Award is presented annually to an individual chosen by the CGSA Board of Directors who has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the profession of golf course superintendent. The CGSA is proud to name Raymond Savard, AGS, Superintendent at the Southwood Golf & Country Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba as the recipient of the 2011 John B. Steel Award.
The CGSA/Toro Future Superintendent Award
Travis Olson, Second Assistant, at the Kamloops Golf & Country Club Limited in Kamloops, British Columbia is the 2011 winner of the CGSA/Toro Future Superintendent Award. Travis completed his Turfgrass Management Diploma at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in 2011.
As winner of this year’s award, Travis will travel to Scotland and take part in a six week training and work experience program. He will also participate in a trip to Toro Headquarters in Minneapolis. The Kwantlen Polytechnic University will receive a personal computer from the Toro Company, and the CGSA will host Travis’s attendance at the Canadian International Turfgrass Conference and Trade Show in February in Calgary.
Congratulations Travis! We are certain you will represent BC well on the international stage.
Greg Austin
BC Director, CGSA
CGSA Environmental Management Resource Manual
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