Previous tournaments hosted by facility: 2010 Greenbrier Classic; 1994 Solheim Cup (Greenbrier Course); 1979 Ryder Cup (Greenbrier Course)

1421 Research Park Drive • Lawrence, KS 66049-3859 • 800- 472-7878 • www.gcsaa.org

Course statistics GCSAA Tournament Fact Sheet PGA Tour Average tee size: 1,200 sq. ft. Classic Tournament Stimpmeter: 10.5 ft. July 28 - 31, 2011 Average green size: 7,000 sq. ft. Green construction soil mix: The Greenbrier Sporting Club USGA (90% sand, 10% other) (The Old White TPC) Rounds per year: 15,000 White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Acres of fairway: 28 Source of water: Creek Acres of rough: 65+ Golf Course Management Drainage conditions: Fair Information Sand bunkers: 72 Water hazards: 10

GCSAA Golf Course Superintendent: Jacob M. Workman Course ratings Availability to media: Contact Jacob Workman by phone 304-

673-4288; fax 304-536-7868; email Yardage Par Rating Slope

[email protected] or [email protected] Gold 7229 70 73.7 137 Education: A.S., Golf Course Management, Horry- Georgetown Technical College, Myrtle Blue 6405 70 71.4 136 Beach, S.C., 2005; B.B.A., Business Management, Marshall University, Huntington, W.Va., 2003 White 5813 70 69.3 130 Years as a GCSAA member: 8 GCSAA affiliated chapter: Red 5034 70 69.5 129 Golf Course Superintendents Association Years at this course: Less than one Course characteristics Number of maintenance employees: 30 Height of Number of tournament volunteers: 50+ Primary Grasses Previous positions: Cut Bentgrass; Poa 2005-2010, Assistant Superintendent, Tees 0.325" The Greenbrier Sporting Club, White annua Bentgrass; Poa Sulphur Springs, W.Va.; 2003-2005, Fairways 0.450" annua International World Tour Golf Links, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Greens Bentgrass 0.130" Previous tournament preparation: Bentgrass; 2010 Greenbrier Classic, The Kentucky Greenbrier Sporting Club, White Sulphur Rough bluegrass; 3" Springs, W.Va. perennial ryegrass; fescue

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Wildlife on the course A declassified emergency Cold War fallout shelter that was once a top secret U.S. government relocation facility for Congress, Beaver; Blue heron; Bobcat; Canada goose; commonly known as the Bunker, is carved deep Coyote; Deer; Eagle; Fish; Fox; Groundhog; into the mountainside beneath the West Virginia Hawk; Muskrat; Osprey; Otter; Rabbit; Wing of the hotel and is now open to the public Raccoon; Red fox; Snakes; Squirrel; Swan; for tours. Turkey; Turtle; Woodpecker

Course architect/date: Interesting and historical course- Charles Blair MacDonald, 1914 related facts Most recent redesign/renovation: The Greenbrier Sporting Club is home to three PGA TOUR Design, 2010-2011 distinctively different 18-hole championship courses, The Greenbrier Course, The Old Redesign builder: White TPC, and The Meadows Course. The Old McDonald's and Sons, 2010-2011 White TPC, the first 18-hole golf course at The Greenbrier, opened in 1914. A legend of Greenbrier golf history, the course was named for the well-known Old White Hotel, which stood Other key course personnel on the grounds from 1858 to 1922. Steven Tomlinson, Assistant Superintendent President Woodrow Wilson was one of the first Kelly Shumate, Course Superintendent golfers to play The Old White TPC Course in Carrington Bryant, Intern April of 1914. This historic course features Roy Young, Equipment Manager generous fairways and challenging, undulated Curtis Persinger, Equipment Manager greens. Charles Blair Macdonald, a dominant Hill Herrick Jr., PGA Professional figure in the early history of American golf, Jamie Hamilton, PGA Professional designed the course and modeled several holes Jim Justice, Club Owner from some of the most famous European holes. Burt Baine, Director of Golf The Old White TPC’s No. 8 hole was styled after the Redan at North Berwick; No.13 after the Alps at Prestwick; and No.15 after the Eden at St. Andrew's. Golf course management facts

Over the years, golf greats including Ben For additional information please visit the Hogan, Byron Nelson, Arnold Palmer, Gary GCSAA association news section or contact the Player, Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Communications Department at 800-472-7878. Watson have played these challenging greens. Sam Snead shot his final hole-in-one on The GCSAA is a leading golf organization and has Old White TPC’s No. 18 in 1995. From 2001- as its focus golf course management. Since 2006, Lester George restored The Old White 1926, GCSAA has been the top professional TPC Course. His restoration brought back association for the men and women who many of the original features of this C.B. manage golf courses in the United States and Macdonald masterpiece. worldwide. From its headquarters in Lawrence, Kan., the association provides education, In 2010, The Old White Course hosted The information and representation to more than Greenbrier Classic, with notable participants as 19,000 members in more than 72 countries. John Daly, Sergio Garcia, and inaugural GCSAA’s mission is to serve its members, Greenbrier Classic champion, . advance their profession and enhance the In 2011, it was announced that The Old White enjoyment, growth and vitality of the game of Course was now The Old White TPC, joining golf. The association’s philanthropic organization, The Environmental Institute for Golf, works to strengthen the compatibility of golf with the natural environment through research grants, support for education programs and outreach efforts. Visit GCSAA at www.gcsaa.org.

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