2017 KTC Golf Tournament

Audubon Country Club – 11 AM
Louisville, Kentucky

Awards Reception to follow in the Club House

• Registration: 10:45-11:30 AM
• Lunch: 11:30 AM – Box lunch provided
• Shotgun Start: 12:30 PM
• Tournament Awards Reception: 6-7 PM

GOLF SESSIONS
8:30 PM – NOON

Moderated by Pat Jones of GIE Media

• The Story of Oakmont Country Club’s Restoration and Hosting USGA Championships
  John Zimmers, Golf course Superintendent, Oakmont Country Club
• Effective Water Management for Agronomic Programs
  Sam Green, Chief Operating Officer, Aqua Aid Incorporated
• Evolution of a Golf Course: A Superintendent’s Perspective
  Jeff Corcoran, Manager of Golf Courses and Grounds, Oak Hill Country Club

SPORTS TURF SESSIONS
1:30 – 5 PM

• The Principals of Sports Turf Management Planning and Drainage
  Marcus Dean, Sports Turf Manager at University of Kentucky
• Sports Turf Applications for Plant Growth Retardants and Weed Control Options
  Dr. Wesley Totten, Chair, Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources, University of Tennessee at Martin
• Sports Turf Panel: All Things Baseball – The Maintenance of Baseball/Softball Fields for Skinned and Turf Areas
  Tom Nielsen, Head Groundskeeper, Louisville Bats Baseball Club
  Thomas Trotter, Head Groundskeeper, Nashville Sounds Baseball Club
  Jake Tyler, Turf Manager, Toldeo Mud Hens

GENERAL SESSION
9 – 11 AM

• World of Turf...Turf Managers Around the World Have Many Tools in Their Toolbox to Build their Agronomic Programs
  Sam Green, Chief Operating Officer, Aqua Aid Incorporated
• Groundskeeping Abroad and Making Events Work on Fields at All Levels
  Luke Yoder, National Sports Field Specialist for Ewing