Friday, August 23, 2013

The USGA’s Preliminary Site Visit in Preparation for the 2015 US Junior Amateur



An Early Start on #1
On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, Greg Sanfilippo and Pat O’Brien of the USGA were on property at the Dye Course to begin the USGA Course Setup and Preparation memo.  The course was walked hole by hole to review items such as heights of cut, mowing lines, hole sign locations, practice facility preparation, and to begin to get a feel for how the course should play during the 2015 USGA Junior Amateur.  Although the championship is still almost two years away, this gives an idea of how much planning and thought is put into a tournament of this caliber.  A big thanks goes out to several of our members for their assistance during this site visit: Dick Anderson, Karen Anderson, Al Thiess, and John Hicks, all of whom donated several hours of their time to aid in this process.  


Below are several photos from the two day visit.
  
Bill Hirchert and Greg Sanfilippo, of USGA, documenting item for the upcoming tournament in 2015
Dick Anderson, Greg Sanfilippo, and Derrick Garrou, Head Professional
Looking at just how “Thick and Gnarly” the rough should be in 2015.
Discussions and documentation consumed most of the day during the tour.


Almost every inch of the course was covered and discussed.


Al Thiess and John Hicks enjoying a warm morning.





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