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March 20, 2012 Education and Dinner Meeting The Club Pelican Bay GOLF COURSESPERINTENDEN The OldCollierGolfClub Education and Monday, November 14, 2011 Golf Meeting Everglades Chapter ASSOCIATION OF AMERIC A O U R sp e a k e rs e V e n t D e t a i ls

Bruce R. Williams, CGCS Education and Golf Meeting Bruce Williams has been making presentations to golf and turf groups for The Old Collier Golf Club over 40 years. Born and raised on a golf course, he is the son of a renowned President’s Message golf course superintendent, Bob Williams. Bruce Williams is a graduate of Monday, November 14, 2011 Baldwin-Wallace College and also Michigan State University in the Turfgrass Golf is limited to 88 players Darren J. Davis Management Program. While at MSU he served as President of the Turf Club and was recognized as the Outstanding Student. Williams spent 21 years as Schedule of events the golf course superintendent at Bob O’Link Golf Club in Highland Park, IL, at that time the 10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Registration Dear Member, course was ranked in the top 40 by . His last 14 years as a superintendent were spent 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Speaker (Bruce Williams) as the Director of Golf Courses and Grounds at The Los Angeles Country Club, which was 12:30 p.m. -1:00 p.m. Lunch The busy winter golf season has arrived in Southwest Florida and the Everglades Golf Course ranked #14 in the country. Williams has been involved in leadership positions for four decades 1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Golf Clinic (Bob Toski) Superintendents Association (EGCSA) board of directors and I hope that your facility and in golf and turf. He has been the president of the following golf course superintendent chapters: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 9-hole golf outing Midwest, Chicagoland, Southern California and California. In 1996, Williams was the president of you are off to a terrific start! 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Prizes/Refreshments the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America as was his father in 1958. Currently he serves as a Director for the California Alliance for Golf. Williams also serves on the USGA Green I am pleased that the EGCSA is off to a tremendous start this year… Most recently, on Cost Section Committee and is the Executive Director of The California Turfgrass and Landscape October 24, the annual EGCSA Pro/Superintendent Golf Tournament was held at my facility, $75 per person Foundation. Further, he operates several successful businesses including Executive Golf Search, $25 per person (meeting and lunch only) Olde Florida Golf Club. Despite competing with other local professional association events Inc. and Bruce Williams Golf Consulting. Williams writes for Golf Course Industry magazine and held the same day, we were pleased to have over 60 attendees who participated in the event, also BoardRoom magazine. He is sought after for presentations to universities, turf conferences, attire enjoying a relaxing round of golf and a day of camaraderie. Prior to the Pro/Superintendent, on the Golf Industry Show and conferences overseas. Shorts are permissible. October 13, the EGCSA held the first of two “assistant-only” events hosted by the Hideout raffle Golf Club. The event began with a 9-hole, two-person scramble followed by an informative Robert John Toski

men t ay Bring cash for the 50/50 raffle. and educational meeting featuring guest speakers, Rhett Evans and Bob Randquist, the chief Robert (Bob) Toski, born September18, 1926 in Haydenville, Massachusetts is an Proceeds deposited into EGCSA Benevolent Fund. executive officer and president of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America American golfer and teacher. He learned to play at Northampton Country Club, (GCSAA). Attendees provided very positive feedback and are eager for the next “assistant- where he caddied and two of his elder brothers were assistant professionals. other only” event, which will be held in June at Golf Club of the Everglades. He joined the PGA Tour in 1949 and was the leading money winner in 1954, Attendees will be awarded .10 service points by the winning four times including $50,000 at the World Championship of Golf. In Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. The next EGCSA event will be an education and golf meeting hosted by The Old Collier major championships Toski finished 18th in the 1951 Masters, 17th in the 1956 Golf Format U.S. Open and 9th in the 1950 and 1954 PGA Championship. He left the tour with p a nd m ai l Cut Golf Club on Monday, November 14. The EGCSA board of directors and I are very excited Attendees will participate in a 9-hole “fun tournament”. This will be an individual ball event. at age 30 so he could spend more time with his young family (perhaps influenced about the event for several reasons. First and foremost, the meeting will feature a dynamic However, prizes will not be given for the low score(s), instead a $50.00 gift card will be and highly regarded speaker, Bruce Williams. Williams is a past president of the GCSAA, and by having lost his own mother at age six), and took a series of jobs as a club professional. Later he found renewed fame as a leading golf coach, helping pros such as , awarded for a designated skill event on each hole. Depending on the number of attendees, if you have attended one of his seminars, you are aware that he is an exceptional presenter. and . He also wrote several books and made some of the earliest golf instruction there will be up to18 winners! Skill (or in some cases luck) events will include closest to the The event will also include a golf clinic presented by world-renowned golf instructor, Bob videos. In the early 1980s he was a regular on NBC Sports golf telecasts. Toski was the first living pin, longest drive, longest putt, straightest drive, closest chip, etc. Toski. Toski, who has coached golf professionals such as Tom Kite and Bruce Crampton, was instructor inducted into the World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame and he is also a member of the Participants can select their own foursome or register individually and the also an exceptional tour player in his on right. His accomplishments include being a leading National Polish-American Hall of Fame. money winner on the PGA tour and finishing in the top 20 in three of the four “majors.” A golf committee chair will select pairings. brief bio of both gentlemen is included in this flyer. Player Name______In addition to terrific speakers, the November event features a different format. Often the O U R E V e n t h o S T Club______board and I have heard from EGCSA superintendent members that times have changed, and they are not always comfortable being away from their facility to attend an all-day chapter Player Name______meeting. Therefore, we have decided to present a half-day event. Furthermore, recognizing Directions: Club______that not all EGCSA members like to grind it out on the links, the event will include a FUN, The Old Collier Golf Club 790 Main House Drive • Naples, FL 34110 Player Name______unique 9-hole golf outing. The event details are listed in this flyer. Finally, like most EGCSA events, you are welcome to attend just the meeting and lunch at a reduced cost. However, From I-75-South take exit 111 Club______if you do wish to golf, you must attend the meeting. Senior Agronomist Turn right onto Immokalee Rd. travel Player Name______William T. Hiers, CGCS approximately 4 miles west. Turn right onto US- Club______I hope to see you there! GCSAA Class A Golf Course 41. Immediately get into the far left hand lane, on your right you will see Germain BMW dealership Superintendent Make check payable to EGCSA and mail to Darren J. Davis, President (Old Collier is directly across the street). Take Ricardo Uriarte a left at non-functioning stop lights, this is Main EGCSA P.O. Box 110422 Naples, FL 34108 Everglades Golf Course Superintendents Association Golf Course Architect [email protected] House Drive. Please RSVP by phone ASAP. RSVP LINE : 239-513-8016 Tom Fazio Please park in the clubhouse parking lot. (239) 353-4441 Or register on website: www.evergladesgcsa.com