Discussion Class

York Tournament

So you’re going to host a tournament!

• Challenges• Opportunities• Planning• Communication• Coordination• Training

Challenges

• Meet quality standards

• Set up for tournament

• Provide security

• Prepare for adversity

• Acquire resources

• Survive

Meet Quality Standards

USGA requirements• Appearance

• Playability

Implications for cultural program, renovation, and reconstruction

• Challenge

Implications for golf course modifications

To achieve turf quality objectives, will changes be needed with respect to the nature, intensity, and

frequency of cultural operations?

Turf TypeGreens

Collars

Aprons

Tees and Banks

Fairways

Intermediate Roughs

Roughs

Other

Cultural OperationMowing

Fertilization

Irrigation

Cultivation

Topdressing

Rolling

Pest Management

Other

Set-Up for Tournament

• Temporary buildings

• Scoreboards

• Roadways

• Parking

• Communications

With respect to set-up, what should be done and when?

Item Over Time Last Minute

Tents and acquisition, set up

scoreboards site preparation set up

Roadways construction delineation

Parking site preparation delineation

Communications installation set up

Provide Security

• Vehicles

• Equipment

• Traffic

• Parking

• People

• Vandalism

Prepare for Adversity

Illness & Injury

Vandalism

Pests

Weather

• heavy rains

• hail damage

• drought

Acquire Resources

• Equipment

• Vehicles

• Personnel

• Installations

• Modifications

• Consumptive costs

Survive

• Pre-tournament activities

• Family involvement during tournament

• Post-tournament activities

Opportunities

• Buildings

• Equipment

• Irrigation System

• Additional Staffing

• Operating Budget

• Course Improvements

• Reputation

Planning

• Learn from others’ experiences

• Make a list, add details, and revise often

• Develop a budget and project schedule

• After planning your work, work your plan, and save your plan

Communication

• Keep “stakeholders” informed

• Build ownership by soliciting ideas and involvement

• Be sensitive to needs and concerns

• Be sure to communicate in all directions: up, down, and sideways

CoordinationSuperiors:• provide plans and reports• get timely decisions

Peers:• establish roles and responsibilities• work toward “interdependency”• include suppliers and other supts.

Subordinates:• assign duties• assess progress• reinforce roles and responsibilities

Training

Begin in class; reinforce in the field

• new or modified practices

• tournament-specific duties

• communication and coordination

• simulations for practice

• pride in results