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Assistant Superintendent Seminar
January 21, 2025
Whispering Springs Golf Club
Fond du Lac, WI
This event is open to ALL WGCSA Assistant Superintendent and Student Members
8:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am
Golf Course Resources at UW-Madison
Dr. Doug Soldat, University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor
Turfgrass Diagnostic Lab Service, Turfgrass Apprenticeship Program, and Soil Sampling Basics
9:15 am
Poa Control at a Tournament Golf Course
Zach Reineking, Superintendent at Erin Hills Golf Course
Trials and tribulations of dealing with Poa annua at a high level
10:00 am
Break with Coffee and Soda
10:15 am
Building a Successful Culture
Jens Arneson, Senior Assistant Superintendent at Hawks Landing Golf Club
Tips on building a successful culture and landing your first superintendent position
11:00 am
Tournament Golf Courses
Chris Zugel, Director of Agronomy and Landscape, Kohler Co.
Working with the PGA to make a course ready to play for a major tournament
11:45 am
Lunch: Taco Bar
Q&A with Superintendents in Wisconsin
Garrett Luck, Hidden Glen Golf Club
Jon Canavan, Milwaukee Country Parks
Ben LaBarre, Westmoor Country Club
Jens Arneson, Hawks Landing Golf Club
In this interactive Q&A, we will talk with superintendents from the state who have different backgrounds and different ways of managing a golf course.
