Golf Inc - April 2008 - (Page 33)

JIM SEELEY KemperSports Executive Vice President, Bandon Dunes Resort, Bandon, Ore. A golf industry veteran of nearly 40 years, Seeley’s current responsibilities are focused on running the highly acclaimed Bandon Dunes Resort, with additional operational responsibility for the Independence Club in Richmond, Va. Even those immense roles pale compared to responsibility for all KemperSports-managed facilities after joining the company 13 years ago following an 11-year career with PGA Tour Properties. Seeley aptly characterizes Bandon Dunes as “a property that started with very modest goals and mushroomed into so much larger a property than anybody could have imagined.” The original 21 lodging rooms now number nearly 250 and a fourth course is under construction. As a measure of the esteem in which he is held by KemperSports, the company’s annual award to its top GM has been named the James R. Seeley General Manager of the Year trophy. SAM LOGAN General Manager of Golf Operations, Punta Espada Golf Club, Cap Cana, Dominican Republic Logan has parlayed his bilingual skills and operational expertise into a splendid career in the Caribbean and Mexico. He was the opening GM for management company Troon Golf at Cap Cana’s Punta Espada Golf Club three years ago, after previously opening courses in Mexico, Punta Mita and El Tigre. Cap Cana has a second course under construction, and at least three more on the drawing board. Logan was a trailblazer in converting the Mexican work days from a six-day, 42- to 44-hour work week to a five-day week at nine to 10 hours per shift. Logan said that employee surveys showed both productivity and morale improved under the new system. He also takes pride in Punta Espada’s golf shop, where he does all the buying. “My goal is to reach $50 in average sales [per golfer] per month,” he said. “We broke it once, and we’re at $44 and change now. The national [U.S.] average is about $18.50.” April 2008 No more guesswork. Sensor depth 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 inches deep First indication of effective water application 4 inches deep Monitor changes in inﬁltration 6 inches deep Observe root zone activity 8 inches deep Prevent nutrient losses 10 inches deep Conﬁrm strategic leaching. 12 inches deep Monitor perched water table Irrigating fairways, greens and tee boxes requires real intelligence and the world’s most advanced soil moisture technology, brought to you by GolfLinx. The new generation of AquaSpy water management systems gives you a complete understanding of the turf environment right through the soil proﬁle. No other soil moisture probe in the world transmits data in 2 inch increments to a depth of 12 inches. A modular, no maintenance design and an open and common platform enables plug and play connectivity. GolfLinx gives you the science to promote turf health, reduce water and energy consumption as well as cutting fertilizer costs. Competition level golf courses use the AquaSpy technology to maximize these beneﬁts while improving playability and ﬁne tuning greens. A growing distributor network means there are GolfLinx dealers in key states across the US – and 24 hour support just a phone call away. AquaSpy – Intelligence in every drop For more information about GolfLinx: go to www.golﬂinx.net or call (714) 966 1975 080301 www.GolfIncMagazine.com 33 http://www.contechbridge.com http://www.contechbridge.com http://www.golflinx.net http://www.golflinx.net http://www.GolfIncMagazine.com

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Golf Inc - April 2008 Contents Editors Column Birney Takes NGCOA Helm Construction Costs on the Rise KemperSports Adds 14 Courses Americas: Fazio Designs St. Kitts Layout Europe/Africa: Seaside Resort Planned in Egypt Asia/Australis: Faldo Opens New Chinese Course High-Tech Tools: New Technologies that can Help Operators There's No Economic Slump at Still-Popular Reynolds Plantation Tim Moraghan Wants to Make Golf Fun Again Why a $1.5 Billion Resort has Made Environmental Protection a Top Priority Most Admired Operators Marketing Experts Make Their Pitch for Golf Courses From Korea, with Cash Last Word

Golf Inc - April 2008

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