Tournament Fact Sheet

the Memorial Tournament Village Club • Dublin, • May 30 - June 2, 2019

Director of Grounds Tournament Set-up Chad Mark Par: 72 Phone: 614-889-6780 Yardage: 7,392 Email: [email protected] Stimpmeter: 13

Years as GCSAA Member: 22 Course Statistics Years at GC: 3 Average Green Size: 5,000 sq. ft. Years as a Superintendent: 16 Average Tee Size: 1,500 sq. ft. Previous Courses: Kirtland CC, Inverness Club Acres of Fairway: 28 Hometown: Washington Court House, Ohio Acres of Rough: 80 Education: Ohio State University Number of Sand Bunkers: 73 Number of Water Hazards: 13 Number of Full-Time Staff Members: 40 Soil Conditions: Clay Number of Tournament Volunteers: 40 Water Sources: Pond, well Drainage Conditions: Fair Other Key Golf Personnel James Bryson, Assistant Superintendent Turfgrass Ken Gregory, Assistant Superintendent Greens: Bentgrass / poa annua .090” Bill Claytor, Equipment Manager Tees: Bentgrass / poa annua .250” Tim Hollowell, Horticulturist Fairways: Bentgrass / poa annua .375 Matt Morrison, Horticulturist Rough: Kentucky bluegrass / ryegrass / Larry Dornisch, PGA Professional fescue 3” Nicholas LaRocca, Manager II, President

Course Architect Architect (year): Jack Nicklaus (1974)

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