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RUTGERS GOLF TURF MANAGEMENT Alumni who staff Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf CoursesGolf Digest’s 2007Top 100 American Golf CoursesRUTGERS GOLF TURF MANAGEMENTAlumniThe following is a state‐by‐state list of Golf Digest’s Top 100 courses in the country that employRutgers Golf Turf Management School Alumni. The listing below includes Golf Digest rank and thenames and classes of employees that graduated from the Rutgers Golf Turf Management School.ARIZONATroon North Golf Club ‐ Scottsdale, AZ(Rank #96 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Public Golf Courses)Daniel P. Sinek, Alumni – Class of 1997CALIFORNIAPGA West Golf Course ‐ La Quinta, CA(Rank #89 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Troy Anderson, Superintendent – Class of 2001Scott E. Sandels, Superintendent – Class of 2001Donald E. Petrey, Superintendent – Class of 1996Dean Miller, Director of Agronomy – Class of 1998Brian Duvall, Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2004Jason A. Hart, Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2001Andrew A. Perkins, First Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2005Pebble Beach Golf Course ‐ Pebble Beach, CA(Rank #6 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Patrick J. Spellman II, Superintendent – Class of 1994The Olympic Club – San Francisco, CA(Rank #23 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Justin Mandon, Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2002La Quinta Resort and Club – La Quinta, CA(Rank #47 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Marcus Nielsen, Irrigation Laborer – Continuing StudentMonterey Peninsula Country Club – Pebble Beach, CA(Rank #77 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Erik J. Hansen, Grounds Crew – Class of 2004

RUTGERS GOLF TURF MANAGEMENT Alumni who staff Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf CoursesRUTGERS GOLF TURF MANAGEMENT Alumni who staff Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf CoursesFLORIDACalusa Pines Golf Club – Naples, FL(Rank #71 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Paul Lewis – StudentTPC at Sawgrass – Sawgrass, FL(Rank #13 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Public Golf Courses)Tyler M. Cross, Spray Technician – Class of 2005ILLINOISMedinah Country Club – Medinah IL(Rank #11 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Nicholas P. Nate, Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2003Jim J. Wallace, Assistant Superintendent ‐ Class of 2006Olympia Fields Country Club – Olympia Fields, IL(Rank #42 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Corey Heasley – Class of 2007 (Graduation in Progress)Kirk W. Spieth – Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2004Rich Harvest Links – Sugar Grove, IL(Rank #51 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Jake Mendoza – Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2004KENTUCKYValhalla Golf Club ‐ Louisville, KY(Rank #68 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Ryan Cecil, Grounds Crew – Class of 2006Joey Downard, Greenskeeper\Student – (Graduation in Progress)MARYLANDBulle Rock – Havre de Grace, MD(Rank #49 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Donald J. Luongo – Second Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2005Congressional Country Club – Bethesda, MD(Rank #86 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Roland J. Weeden – Second Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2006

RUTGERS GOLF TURF MANAGEMENT Alumni who staff Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf CoursesRUTGERS GOLF TURF MANAGEMENT Alumni who staff Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf CoursesMASSACHUSETTSThe Country Club in Brookline – Brookline, MA(Rank #20 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Josh Grossman, Spray Technician – Class of 2005MONTANAOld Works Golf Course – Anacadona, MT(Rank #100 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Michael J. Marker, Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2002NEVADAShadow Creek Country Club – North Las Vegas, NV(Rank #6 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Public Golf Courses)David E. Diver, Superintendent – Class of 1997NEW JERSEYPine Valley Golf Club – Pine Valley, NJ(Rank #1 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Jeremy Dilks, Second Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2007Daniel Gallagher, Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2006David J. Wood, Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2001Baltusrol Golf Club ‐ Springfield, NJ(Rank #44 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Brent E. Powlison, Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2001Scott Dasetti, Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2006Somerset Hills Country Club – Bernardsville, NJ(Rank #57 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Matthew E. Manzi, Assistant Superintendent – Class of 1997Galloway National Golf Club – Galloway, NJ(Rank #74 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Richard D. Shetler, Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2003

RUTGERS GOLF TURF MANAGEMENT Alumni who staff Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf CoursesRUTGERS GOLF TURF MANAGEMENT Alumni who staff Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf CoursesNEW YORKBethpage State Park – Farmingdale, NY(Rank #5 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Public Golf Courses)Andrew R. Wilson – Class of 2000Saratoga National Golf Course ‐ Saratoga Springs, NY(Rank #91 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Public Golf Courses)Joseph M. Lucas, Superintendent – Class of 1994Adam Wojciki, Greenskeeper/Student – (Graduation in Progress)Winged Foot Golf Club – Mamaroneck, NY(Rank #8 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Jesse Shannon, Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2007Matthew R. Gaver, Second Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2002Matthew D. Weitz, Apprentice – Class of 2003John E. Rautman II, Apprentice – Class of 2002Quaker Ridge Golf Course – Scarsdale, NY(Rank #33 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Arturo Hernandez, Second Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2002Josh Brookreson, Student Intern – (Graduation in Progress)Garden City Country Club – Garden City, NY(Rank #56 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Anthony James DiGennaro, Greenskeeper – Class of 2007Justin Kelly, Student Intern – (Graduation in Progress)Colonial Springs Golf Course – East Farmingdale, NY(Rank #80 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Frank W. Donroe Jr., Superintendent – Class of 1994Michael Maurin – Class of 1999NORTH CAROLINAPinehurst Resort & Country Club – Pinehurst, NC(Rank #3 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Public Golf Courses)David R. Ashley, Spray Technician – Class of 2001

RUTGERS GOLF TURF MANAGEMENT Alumni who staff Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf CoursesRUTGERS GOLF TURF MANAGEMENT Alumni who staff Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf CoursesNORTH DAKOTAHawktree Golf Club – Bismarck, ND(Rank #24 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Public Golf Courses)Stan W. Weeks, Superintendent – Class of 1993OHIOMuirfield Village Golf Club – Dublin, OH(Rank #18 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)James Kevin Cooper, Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2003Camargo Club – Cincinnati, OH(Rank #55 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Jonathan C. Williams, Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2005OREGONBandon Dunes– Bandon, OR(Rank #7 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Public Golf Courses, Rank #31 in Golf Digest’s Top 100American Golf Courses)Jeffrey Wilson, Assistant Superintendent – Class of 1998Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course – North Plains, OR(Rank #68 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Public Golf Courses)Vincent Rubeo, Superintendent – Class of 1998PENNSYLVANIAOakmont Country Club, PA – Oakmont, PA(Rank #5 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Thomas S. Haluck, Greenskeeper – Class of 2007Heath Beckner – Class of 2007John F. Zimmers Jr., Superintendent – Class of 1993Glenn R. Cowen III, Greenskeeper/Student – (Graduation in Progress)Brian E. Fritz, Grounds Crew – Class of 2006Merion Golf Club – Ardmore, PA(Rank #7 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf Courses)Brooks M. Pickering, Assistant Superintendent – Class of 2007

RUTGERS GOLF TURF MANAGEMENT Alumni who staff Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf CoursesRUTGERS GOLF TURF MANAGEMENT Alumni who staff Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Golf CoursesSOUTH CAROLINASage Valley Golf Club – Graniteville, SC(Rank #91 in Golf Digest’s Top 100 American Public Golf Courses)Mark E. Swygert, Superintendent – Class of 2001

RUTGERS GOLF TURF MANAGEMENT Alumni who staff Golf Digest's Top 100 American Golf Courses NEW YORK Bethpage State Park - Farmingdale, NY (Rank #5 in Golf Digest's Top 100 American Public Golf Courses) Andrew R. Wilson - Class of 2000 Saratoga National Golf Course ‐ Saratoga Springs, NY (Rank #91 in Golf Digest's Top 100 American Public Golf Courses)