Tournament Fact Sheet the Memorial Muirfield Village Golf Club • Dublin, Ohio • July 16-19, 2020 Director of Grounds Tournament Set-up Chad Mark Par: 72 Phone: 614-889-6780 Yardage: 7,456 Email: [email protected] Twitter: @chadmark614 Course Statistics Average Green Size: 5,000 sq. ft. Years as GCSAA Member: 23 Average Tee Size: 1,500 sq. ft. Years at Muirfield Village: 4 Acres of Fairway: 28 Years as a Superintendent: 17 Acres of Rough: 80 Previous Courses: Kirtland CC, Inverness Club Number of Sand Bunkers: 74 Hometown: Washington Court House, Ohio Number of Water Hazards: 13 Education: Ohio State University How many holes is water in play: 13 Soil Conditions: Clay Number of Employees: 40 Water Sources: Pond, well Number of Tournament Volunteers: 40 Drainage Conditions: Fair Other Key Golf Personnel Turfgrass James Bryson, Superintendent Greens: Bentgrass / Poa annua .090” Adam Daroczy, Assistant Superintendent Tees: Bentgrass / Poa annua .250” Bill Claytor, Equipment Manager Fairways: Bentgrass / Poa annua .375” Greg Benz, Tournament Operations Rough: Kentucky bluegrass / ryegrass / Nate McKinniss, Second Assistant Superintendent Fescue 3” Larry Dornisch, PGA Professional Nicholas LaRocca, Manager Additional Notes Jack Nicklaus II, President • New tees on no. 8, 11 and 15 have added 67 yards to the total course length. Course Architect Architect (year): Jack Nicklaus (1974) • New fairway bunkers have been added on No. 6, 7, 10, 11, 13 and 18. Tournament Fact Sheets for the PGA, LPGA, Champions and Korn Ferry Tours can be found all year at: • Renovation of the golf course will begin July 20 with greens, tees and fairways being https://www.gcsaa.org/media/tournament-fact-sheets re-grassed. Did You Know? While Muirfield Village is hosting • The course hosted last week’s Workday back-to-back tournaments, TPC San Antonio is also Charity Open. When that event was hosting consecutive Korn Ferry events these two weeks as announced the first week of June, the maintenance crew was in the middle of well (on two different courses on its 36-hole property). renovating fairway bunkers on six holes. Mike Strauss • Media Relations Manager • (O) 785-312-5164 • (C) 785-865-8444 • [email protected] • www.gcsaa.org Since 1926 the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has been the top professional association for the men and women who manage golf courses in the United States and worldwide. From its headquarters in Lawrence, Kan., the association provides education, information and representation to 18,200-plus members in more than 75 countries. GCSAA’s mission is to serve its members, advance their profession and enhance the enjoyment, growth and vitality of the game of golf. .