Tournament Fact Sheet ANA Inspiration Mission Hills Country Club – Dinah Shore Tournament Course • Rancho Mirage, Calif. • April 4-7, 2019 Golf Course Superintendent Tournament Set-up Jared Taylor Par: 72 Phone: 760-485-6257 Yardage: 6,780 Cell: 760-485-6257 Stimpmeter: 13.5 Email: [email protected] Course Statistics Years as GCSAA Member: 6 Average Green Size: 7,000 sq. ft. Years at Mission Hills: 3 Average Tee Size: 2,500 sq. ft. Years as a Superintendent: 3 Acres of Fairway: 21 Previous Courses: Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands Acres of Rough: 100 (assistant), Brookhaven Country Club (assistant) Number of sand bunkers: 68 Hometown: Simi Valley, Calif. Number of water hazards: 3 Education: College of the Desert CC Soil conditions: Blow sand Water sources: Aquafier Number of full-time staff members: 16 Drainage conditions: Very good Number of tournament volunteers: 0 Turfgrass Other Key Golf Personnel Greens: 328 bermudagrass overseeded with Poa trivialis David Hay, CGCS, Director of Agronomy .950” Rey Montano, Equipment Manager Tees: Bermudagrass overseeded with perennial ryegrass Rodney Silvagni, PGA Professional .325” Steve Swiackey, Green Committee Chairman Fairways: Bermudagrass overseeded with perennial Brett Draper, General Manager ryegrass .350” Rough: Bermudagrass overseeded with perennial Course Architect ryegrass 4.0” Architect (year): Desmond Muirhead (1970) Course Owner: Club Corp Additional Notes • The 18th hole features an island green. In 2009 Brittany Lincicome won the event with an eagle on the 72nd hole – the only time in history one of golf’s majors was won on the final hole with an eagle. • The Dinah Shore course is one of three courses on the property (Arnold Palmer Signature Course – 1978 and Pete Dye Challenge Course – 1988). • The facility includes a 17-acre driving range, 10,000 square foot chipping green, four putting greens and a multitude of practice bunkers. 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 18,400-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. .