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Tournament Fact Sheet

Solheim Cup (LPGA Tour) • Toledo, Ohio • September 4-6, 2021

Golf Course Superintendent Tournament Set-up John F. Zimmers, Jr., GCSAA : 36-36--72 Phone: 412-600-9255 Yardage: 6,903 Email: [email protected] Years as GCSAA Member: 28 Course Statistics Years at Inverness Club: 5 Average Green Size: 5-6,000 sq. ft. Years as a Superintendent: 26 Acres of Fairway: 32 Previous Courses: Sand Ridge (superintendent), Acres of Rough: 85 Oakmont (superintendent) Number of Sand Bunkers: 85 Hometown: Tyrone, Pa. Number of Water Hazards: 2 creeks Education: Rutgers University Number of Holes Water is in Play: 9 Soil Conditions: Sandy loam Other Key Personnel Water Sources: City and well Carlton Henry, Assistant Superintendent Drainage Conditions: Drains well Ryan Kaczor, Assistant Superintendent Donald Crossway, Equipment Manager Turfgrass Sue Dussel, Horticulturist Greens: Pure Distinction bentgrass .100” J.J. Weaver, Director of Golf : Pureformance bent / Poa annua .335” A.J. Sikula, PGA Professional Fairways: Pureformance bent / Poa annua Number of Employees: 30 .350” Rough: Bluegrass / perennial ryegrass / Number of Tournament Volunteers: 10-15 Turftype tall fescue 2.5”

Course Architect Architect (year): Donald Ross (1919) Additional Notes • Inverness became the first to Renovation Architect (year): Andrew Green (2017) host all four levels of USGA events (junior, amateur, open and senior).

• Inverness has hosted four U.S. Opens (1920, 31, 57 and 79) and two PGA Championships (1986, 93).

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