Golf Course Maintenance Boot Camp 

Waverley Country Club Turf Care Facility | 9:00am
Please prepare accordingly if there is rain in the forecast.

Presented by

• Brian Koffler, Superintendent at Waverley Country Club
• Chris Gaughan, Superintendent at Eugene Country Club
• Steve Cotton and Peter Trudeau with Pacific Golf and Turf

If you are unfamiliar with golf course maintenance practices or equipment or would like to be better informed, this boot camp is for you.  Attendees will be divided in to two groups and will spend time on the golf course as well as at the maintenance facility. 

Schedule

9:00am | Continental Breakfast
9:30am -11:00am & 11:15pm – 1:00pm  | Education Sessions

Session A  | Brian Koffler

• Organizational Structure
• Irrigation Practices
• Equipment Maintenance

  Pacific Golf and Turf;

• GPS Sprayer Technology / Benefits
• Technical Advances in Equipment Control
• Future Autonomous Mowers
• OnLink Information Integration Application Software

Session B | Chris Gaughan

• Basic Principles of Golf Course Maintenance
• Fertilization and Plant Protectant Practices
• Aerification and Sand Topdressing

1:00pm | Box Lunch

• Brian Koffler came to Waverley in 2010 after being the superintendent at the Olympic Club (Lakeside Course and the 9-Hole Course) in San Francisco. He also worked at the Cypress Point Club, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club and Pebble Beach Golf Links. Brian grew up in Heppner, Oregon beginning his career at Pendleton Country Club in Pendleton, Oregon and The Golf Club at Newcastle in Newcastle, Washington. He graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Horticulture and Turf Management.
  
  
• Chris Gaughan has been the superintendent at Eugene Country Club for over 25 years and on the payroll there for almost 44 years.  He is retiring in June 2018.  He worked one year each at Monterey Peninsula CC and Oswego Lake CC.  He caddied on the LPGA for 3 years.  He has a sister that was a pro for over 35 years including 10 years playing on the LPGA. She is currently the women’s golf coach at Georgia State.  His brother in law was also a GM for over 35 years at multiple country clubs all over the country.  As you can guess there was a lot of shop talk about the country club business at family functions. He has worked alongside 8 different GMs and 9 different pros over his tenure.  He is a Duck(finance) and Beaver (turfgrass management) with over 100 hours of continuing education at GCSAA seminars.

Space will be limited to 40 persons | $35 | This event is perfect for general managers, mid managers and supervisors, as well as Green Committee members.

Reservations required and available by clicking below. Questions or for more details, please contact Erica Gilly at [email protected] or by calling 503.292.2651 x202.