The CSGA Links Volume 6 Issue 1 April, 2018 | Page 8

THE INSIDE SCOOP
THE INSIDE SCOOP
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Support CT Superintendents
Gib Palmer Receives Prestigious
USGA Joe Dey Award
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ast year was a very good year for the Connecticut Association of Golf Course Super-
intendents (CAGCS). Recognized as one of the best associations in the country, they were
selected as one of just four regional bodies to receive a $10,000 grant from the Environmental
Institute for Golf, the philanthropic arm of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
(GCSAA).

With news of the award the Connecticut State Golf Association contributed another $5,000
in support of the CAGCS.

“We have outstanding golf course superintendents in Connecticut who are among the na-
tion’s best in soil science and turf management,” said CSGA Executive Director Mike Moraghan
(left, below with CAGCS President Marc Weston). “It is a privelege to associate with this group of
experts, and we enthusiastically support their work.”

The funding has helped launch a Best Management Practices (BMP) project that the CAGCS
has embarked upon in partnership with the University of Connecticut. Led by Pete Gorman, su-
perintendent at Pine Orchard Yacht and Country Club in Branford, the state’s project will be a be a
study to provide guidelines for a full range of course main-
tenance practices.

“We want Connecticut to be at the forefront
of the BMP project,” said Gorman. “We want to be a
resource for other states and other industries going
forward. The funding is helping all of us be leaders in
best management practices, such as water conserva-
tion and all environmental topics. It’s a commitment-
to our profession.”
I t is the USGA’s highest volunteer honor. And though this year’s winner of the Joe Dey
Award has done most of his volunteering in Virginia, Gib Palmer has deep roots in Connecticut.

A West Hartford native, Palmer is the son of Russ Palmer, CSGA Executive Director from
1986-1996, the eponym of next month’s Russell C. Palmer Cup at the Country Club of Farming-
ton.

Palmer, who lives in Midlothian, Virginia, was president of the Virginia State Golf Associa-
tion from 2014-2015. A member at Salisbury Country Club, Palmer has served on the USGA’s
Junior Championship Committee since 1996. During that time, he worked as a rules official at
nearly 20 U.S. Junior Amateur Championships while also volunteering at numerous other USGA
events.

Palmer remains a member of the VSGA’s Board of Directors and was instrumental in the
establishment of the Virginia Golf Hall of Fame. He played a key role in integrating the VSGA’s
Women’s Division into the organization as a whole, and was a driving force behind the bulding of
a dedicated VSGA headquarters in Midlothian.

“I had the pleasure of meeting Joe Dey many years ago, and there is no one who better
represented integrity, honesty and respect for the game,” Palmer said. “To be associated with his
reputation is a tremendous honor and I’m incredibly thankful for this recognition.”
Three CT Caddies Receive Evans Scholarships
C addies from Meriden, Stamford and Easton have won Evans Scholarships,
administred by the Western Golf Association. Each will receive tuition and housing at
Miami of Ohio. Demetre Carnot (left), a caddie at Sankaty Head Golf Club, Jose Reyes
(center), of Rockrimmon Country Club, and James Stablein (right), of Aspetuck Valley
Country Club, were among 26 East Coast recipients, and some 250 annual winners.
Courtesy : USGA
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