GCSAA SHOW REVIBI Old Tom Morris Award-winner, >enshaw, credits work of supers MARK LESLIE Berg, Gene Sarazen, Robert Trent Jones AS VEGAS — Hailed as setting "a new Sr. and Tom Fazio, he said: "These recipi- ndard" by which future Old Tom ents I've put on the pedestal forever. I >rris Award winners will be judged, can't believe I'm joining them." n Crenshaw here deferred praise to • About his good friend and mentor superintendents who were honoring Harvey Penick: "I've been so lucky in my a, his mentor who taught him the game, life to have been in contact with people in 1 the greats of the past and present. this game who are like Old Tom, a very The Golf Course Superintendents As- simple man with simple needs... Harvey :iation of America (GCSAA) presented typified what Old Tom told people: Golf s ^nshaw the Old Tom Morris Award at its endearing qualities are endless and age- lual banquet during the International less. And we are lucky to have people If Course Conference and today in golf who are the same A BREAK IN THE ACTION >w. They cited his love of the way." Architects Pete Dye (from left) and Dr. Michael Hurdzan chat with Golf Course News Publisher le and the image he gives it. • About his course design Charles von Brecht in the GCN booth during the Golf Course Superintendents Association of lie winner of 19 PGA Tour work: "Our architectural busi- America show last month in Las Vegas. rnaments, a consummate ness is so much fun. Old Tom nimalist" golf course de- would have had a twinkle in his ner, and a leading collector eye if he had seen [the Sand iolf memorabilia, Crenshaw Hills property in Mullen, McNitt, Milett, Wetzel and Green irned the compliments. Neb.]." At an earlier press con- About superintendents, he Ben Crenshaw ference he said of his design picked for Watson Fellowships 1: "I'm amazed at the job you partner Bill Coore: "He's an You do it so well. And a lot of times agronomist and has taught me so much LAS VEGAS — The Golf Course Su- in agronomy-turfgrass science at Penn- don't get a fair shake... This [award] about this field, In turn, I try to work on the perintendents Association of America sylvania State University ins the world to me." playability of the ... design. Bill's got a soft (GCSAA) has selected four research- • Steven M. Milett, Ph.D., candidate in About Old Tom Morris, he said: "Old spot for the superintendent, because that is ers and educators as the 1996 recipi- turfgrass pathology at the University of a preached and followed the way of how he got his start working with Pete ents of The GCSAA Watson Fellow- Wisconsin-Madison are. At St. Andrews [which he main- Dye." ships. • Henry C. Wetzel III, Ph.D., candidate led] it's hard to imagine the hand of At the press conference, GCSAA out- Each winner received a $5,000 award in plant pathology at Kansas State Uni- n did not touch that golf course. He going President Bruce Williams said: and an all-expense-paid trip to GCSAA's versity k care of it, inexpensively, and left "We've raised the bar by making Ben 68th International Golf Course Confer- • David E. Green II, Ph.D., candidate ure alone. Crenshaw the Old Tom Morris Award ence and Show held here Feb. 6-12. in plant pathology at the University of I happen to admire so many things about winner. He sets a new standard by which Those selected for The GCSAA Georgia f. My [memorabilia] collecting has been to judge all future winners." Watson Fellowships must demonstrate The GCSAA Watson Fellowship pro- >stly architecture and Scottish. It starts • • • academic excellence, communication gram is offered by the GCSAA Founda- h Old Tom. He spread the game with Taking the presidential gavel from Will- skills, commitment to a career as an tion and is sponsored by The Toro Com- lipment, with balls and club-making. He iams during the banquet, Paul McGinnis instructor and/or scientist, accomplish- pany in honor of James Watson, Ph.D., d, Tve got my golf and my God to see me said: "Whatever your station in life is to- ments in research and education, and a pioneer in the field of turfgrass re- ough.' He read a page out of his family night — nine-hole, private, resort, multi- the potential to contribute significantly search. The selection committee con- >le every night... We have Old Tom to course — GCSAA has something for you, to the industry. sists of Watson, chair, and representa- .nk" for the character of golf today. to help you to be a better superintendent... The 1996 Watson Fellowship recipi- tives of The Toro Company, The GCSAA • About past Old Tom Morris Award "From this night forward we'll talk about ents include: Scholarship Committee and university liners, such as Arnold Palmer, Patty where we are and where we're going." • Andrew S. McNitt, Ph.D., candidate professors. GEESE! 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