Championship of Golf, Blackwolf Run (River Course), Kohler, Wis. Previous tournaments hosted by facility: 1999 PGA Club Professional; 2004 PGA 1421 Research Park Drive • Lawrence, KS 66049-3859 • 800- Championship; 2005 Palmer Cup; 2007 472-7878 • www.gcsaa.org U.S. Senior Open

GCSAA Tournament Fact Sheet PGA of America GCSAA nd 92 PGA Championship Superintendent Information August 9 - 15, 2010 GCSAA Golf Course Superintendent: at Christopher A. Zugel (Straits Course) Availability to media: Kohler, Wis. Contact Christopher Zugel by phone 920-565-6108; fax 920-565-6103; email [email protected] Class A Manager of Golf Course Education: Maintenance Information B.S., Horticulture with concentration in turf management, Colorado State Class A GCSAA Manager of Golf Course University, Ft. Collins, Colo.; 2000 Maintenance: Years as a GCSAA member: 12 Michael J. Lee, CGCS GCSAA affiliated chapter: The title "CGCS," after a superintendent's name, stands for Certified Golf Course Superintendents Golf Course Superintendent, which recognizes the achievement of high standards of professionalism through education and experience. Association Availability to media: Years at this course: 5 Contact Michael J. Lee by phone 920- Previous positions: 803-3293, Office manager at 920-565- 2008, Grounds Manager, Milwaukee 6105; fax 920-565-6103; email Brewers Baseball Club, Milwaukee, [email protected] Wis.; 2005-2008, Senior Assistant Golf Education: Course Superintendent, Whistling B.S., Agriculture, University of Straits (Straits Course), Kohler, Wis.; Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis., 2002-2005, Assistant Golf Course 1987 Superintendent, Blackwolf Run, Kohler, Years as a GCSAA member: 25 Wis. GCSAA affiliated chapter: Previous tournament preparation: Wisconsin Golf Course Superintendents 2007 U.S. Senior Open, Whistling Association Straits, Kohler, Wis.; 2004 PGA Years at this course: 17 Championship, Whistling Straits, Kohler, Previous positions: Wis.; 2002 Honda Classic, TPC Heron 1993-1999, Head Golf Course Bay, Coral Springs, Fla. Superintendent, Blackwolf Run, Kohler, Wis.; 1988-1993, Assistant Golf Course Superintendent, Blue Mound Golf & Country Club, Wauwatosa, Wis. Course statistics Previous tournament preparation: 2007 U.S. Senior Open, Whistling Average tee size: 7,400 sq. ft. Straits, Kohler, Wis.; 2004 PGA Tournament Stimpmeter: 11 ft. Championship, Whistling Straits, Kohler, Average green size: 8,000 sq. ft. Wis.; 1998 U.S. Women's Open Green construction soil mix: Championship, Blackwolf Run (River USGA (85% sand, 15% peat) Course), Kohler, Wis.; 1995-1997 Rounds per year: 30,000 Anderson Consulting World Acres of fairway: 22

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Source of water: Pond, well at Whistling Straits was ranked No. 3 on Golf Acres of rough: 200+ Digest's 2009 Top 100 Rating. Drainage conditions: Fair Sand bunkers: Numerous The PGA Championship will return to Whistling Water hazards: 3 Straits in 2015 before the PGA of America holds the 2020 Ryder Cup there. Kohler's Blackwolf Run hosted the 1998 U.S. Women's Course ratings Open, and will again in 2012.

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Course architect/date: Red 5396 72 66.9 125 , 1998

White 6162 72 70.5 134 Other key course personnel Green 6459 72 71.9 137 Joseph Sell, Assistant Superintendent Blue 6909 72 74.2 144 Emily Shircel, Assistant Superintendent John Weber, Equipment Manager Mike O'Reilly, PGA Professional Black 7362 72 76.7 151 Herbert V. Kohler, Club Owner Jim Richerson, Director of Golf Course characteristics Dirk Willis, Manager of Golf Operations

Height of Primary Grasses Cut Pencross Tees 0.31" Golf course management facts bentgrass Chewings fine Fairways 0.5" For additional information please visit the fescue GCSAA association news section or contact the Providence Greens 0.10" bentgrass Communications Department at 800-472-7878.

Rough Fine fescue 4-6" GCSAA is a leading golf organization and has as its focus golf course management. Since 1926, GCSAA has been the top professional association for the men and women who Wildlife on the course manage golf courses in the United States and worldwide. From its headquarters in Lawrence, Blue heron; Coyote; Deer; Eagle; Fish; Fox; Kan., the association provides education, Groundhog; Hawk; Mole; Muskrat; Pheasant; information and representation to more than Quail; Rabbit; Raccoon; Snakes; Squirrel; 20,000 members in more than 72 countries. Turkey; Turtle; Woodpecker; Several different GCSAA’s mission is to serve its members, species of birds advance their profession and enhance the enjoyment, growth and vitality of the game of golf. The association’s philanthropic organization, The Environmental Institute for Golf, works to strengthen the compatibility of Interesting and historical course- golf with the natural environment through research grants, support for education related facts programs and outreach efforts. Visit GCSAA at www.gcsaa.org. Open, rugged and windswept terrain defines the walking-only, links-style Straits Course sculpted along two miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. Created by Pete Dye, Straits course