REGISTER


Monday, March 25th - Golf Outing Details:

Carmel Country Club
4735 Carmel Road
Charlotte, NC 28226
Hosts: Bill Anderson, CGCS, Director of Greens & Grounds
           Ed McClafferty and Kevin Lutz, Golf Course Superintendents

Limited to first 120 registrants
Two-man best-ball team event
Flights based on # of registrations
Net and Gross Flight winners will receive gift certificates
COST: $75 per player - includes green and cart fees, prize's and reception

Schedule of Events:
11:00 am - 12:15 pm Registration & Warm-Up
12:30 pm                    Shotgun Start
5:00 pm                      Reception & awards

Tuesday, March 26th - USGA SE Regional Conference  
COST: $70  Includes lunch
Appropriate Dress: Jackets Required

Registration 7:00 – 8:00 A.M.
Coffee and Danish
  
Morning Session – 8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
Moderator: Patrick O’Brien, SE Region Director, USGA Green Section, Griffin, GA

8:00 Welcoming Remarks
Steve Hamilton, President, Carolinas GCSA,
Myrtle Beach, SC
William Anderson, Director of Golf & Grounds, Carmel CC, Charlotte, NC
Patrick O’Brien, SE Region Director, USGA Green Section, Griffin, GA

8:15 Maintenance Up the Middle
Christopher Hartwiger, Senior Agronomist, USGA Green Section, Birmingham, AL

8:45 Accurate Disease Diagnosis: From Sample Preparation to Submission
Dr. Jimmy Kerns, Associate Professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
 
9:15 Water Management Plan: Does My Golf Course Need One? 
Dr. Dara Park, Assistant Professor, Turfgrass Soil & Water Quality, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

9:45 Carolinas Golf Associations Update,
Jack Nance, CAE, Executive Director
Carolinas Golf Association
Timothy Kreger, Executive Director,
Carolinas GCSA, Liberty, SC  

10:00 Break

10:15   Golfers Don’t Call Them Bermudagrass Putting Greens: Things I Learned in Making the Transition from Bentgrass to Bermudagrass
Brian Powell, Golf Superintendent, Old Chatam Golf Club, Durham, NC

10:45   The USGA Test Center: Where Golf Meets Rocket Science 
John Spitzer, Technical Director, Far Hills, NJ

11:15   365 Days with the USGA Tru Firm: What I Learned and What I Want to Know
Christopher Hartwiger, Senior Agronomist, USGA Green Section, Birmingham, AL

11:30 Carolinas GCSA Update
Timothy Kreger, Executive Director
Carolinas GCSA, Liberty, SC  

11:45   Lunch

Afternoon Session - 1:00 PM – 2:50 PM
Moderator: Kathy Gordon, SE Director, USGA Regional Affairs, Atlanta, GA

1:00 Plant Disease Activators: The Next Step in Disease Control?
Dr. Bruce Martin, Professor, Turfgrass Pathology, Clemson University, Pee Dee, SC

1:45 Carolinas CMAA and USGA Update
Corinne Grimaldi, Managing Director, Carolinas CMAA, Charlotte, NC
Patrick O’Brien, SE Region Director, USGA Green Section, Griffin, GA

2:00 Removing Bermudagrass from Creeping Bentgrass: Is There Hope on the Horizon?
Dr. Gerald Henry, Associate Professor, Crops and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

2:15 Uncovering the Past to Find Our Future- The Renovation of Pinehurst Course #2 and How it Impacted Irrigation
Bob Farren, Director of Golf Course Maintenance & Grounds, Pinehurst, NC

2:45 Questions and Answers 

2:50 Adjourn

Accommodations:
Quality Suites at Carolina Place Mall
9840 Pineville-Matthews Rd.
Pineville, NC 28134
704-889-7095
Single/Double  $77 +tax
Be sure you state you are with the Carolinas GCSA to receive special pricing
Deadline to guarantee special pricing is MARCH 7, 2013