Tournament Fact Sheet

AT&T Byron Nelson Trinity Forest Golf Club • , • May 9-12, 2019

Director of Grounds Tournament Set-up Kasey Kauff Par: 70 Phone: 940-703-9370 Yardage: 7,500 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @kaseykauff Course Statistics Average Green Size: 13,500 sq. ft. Years as GCSAA Member: 16 Acres of Fairway: 100 Years at Course: 4 1/2 Acres of Rough: Not applicable (native) Years as a Superintendent: 10 Number of Sand Bunkers: 88 Previous Courses: Country Club of Orlando Number of Water Hazards: 0 (superintendent), Atlanta Athletic Club (superintendent) Soil Conditions: Sandy loam Hometown: Advance, N.C. Water Sources: River Education: North Carolina State University Turfgrass Number of Full-Time Staff Members: 38 Greens: Champion bermudagrass .100” Number of Tournament Volunteers: 40 Tees: Trinity Zoysia .375” Fairways: Trinity Zoysia .375” Other Key Golf Personnel Rough: Native James Morgan, Assistant Superintendent Bill Weller, Assistant Superintendent Additional Notes Ben Zawaki, Assistant Superintendent • New tees have been built on holes No. 1, Colton Janicek, Assistant Superintendent 8, 10 and 12. Christo Sullivan, Assistant Superintendent Tony Bevolo Equipment Manager • is built on a former landfill in south Dallas. Richie Hare, PGA Professional Jonas Woods, Club President • Course received a Golf Digest Green Star Environmental award in 2018. Course Architect Architect (year): Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw (2016) • Dallas had its wettest fall in history with historic rains. • Wildlife on the course include deer, fox, coyote, feral hog, rabbit.

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