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GCSAA Tournament Fact Sheet
Web.com Tour
United Leasing Championship
June 23 - 29, 2014
Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Okla.; 2009
Northern Trust Open, Riviera Country
Club, Pacific Palisades, Calif.; 2011BMW Championship, Cog Hill Country
Club, Lemont, Ill.; 2012 BMW
Championship, Crooked Stick Golf Club,
Carmel, Ind.; 2013 Presidents Cup,
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio
Previous tournaments hosted by facility:
2011-2013 United Leasing
Championship; 2006 U.S. Senior
Amateur; 2008 Rolex Tournament of
Champions
Victoria National Golf Club
Newburgh, Ind.
Golf Course Management
Information
GCSAA Golf Course Superintendent:
Kyle Callahan
Availability to media:
Contact Kyle Callahan by phone 812858-2717; cell 317-654-4913; fax 812858-2718; email
[email protected]
Education:
Bachelor of Science w/ Emphasis in
Turfgrass Management. Minor: Soil
Science, Oklahoma State University,
2006.
Years as a GCSAA member: 10
GCSAA affiliated chapter:
Tri-State Golf Course Superintendents
Association
Number of maintenance employees: 42
Number of tournament volunteers: 15-20
Previous positions:
2003-2006, Intern, Karsten Creek Golf
Club, Stillwater, Okla; 2005 Intern,
Spring Creek Ranch, Collierville, Tenn.;
2006-2010, Intern/ Spray Technician,
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio;
2010, Assistant Superintendent, Club at
Carlton Woods, The Woodlands, Texas;
2011-2014 First Assistant.
Superintendent, Crooked Stick Golf
Club, Carmel, Ind.
Previous tournament preparation:
2003 NCAA Nation Championship,
Karsten Creek Golf Club, Stillwater,
Okla.; 2005 FedEx St. Jude Classic,
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tenn.; 20062011 the Memorial Tournament,
Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio;
2007 PGA Championship, Southern
Course statistics
Average tee size: 1,000 sq. ft.
Tournament Stimpmeter: 11-12 ft.
Average green size: 7,200 sq. ft.
Soil condition: Heavy clay
Green construction soil mix:
USGA (sand 90%, peat 10%)
Rounds per year: 13,000
Acres of fairway: 30
Source of water: Lake
Acres of rough: 50
Drainage conditions: Fair
Sand bunkers: 51
Water hazards: 16 holes
Course ratings
Yardage
Par
Rating Slope
Victorian
7242
72
77.0
148
Tecumseh
6861
72
75.1
145
Chinook
6598
72
73.5
142
Ayrshire
6269
72
72.0
141
Squaw Creek
5667
72
69.0
131
Darlington
5010
72
66.0
125
Course characteristics
Primary Grasses
Tees
Bentgrass
Fairways
Bentgrass
Greens
Bentgrass
Rough
Kentucky
bluegrass; fescue
Height of
Cut
Nick Klinkhammer, GCSAA Member Landscape
Manager
Bryce Poynter, GCSAA Class C Assistant
Superintendent
Tim Brinson, Equipment Manager
Steve Munch, Club Manager
Chris Schindler, PGA Professional
Victoria Partners LLC, Club Owner
3+"
Golf course management facts
Environmental
management/features
Victoria National Golf Club is an Audubon
Certified Cooperative Sanctuary. The ACSP is
an education and certification program that
helps golf courses protect the environment and
preserve the natural heritage of the game of
golf.
Wildlife on the course
Beaver; Blue heron; Bobcat; Coyote; Deer;
Eagle; Fish; Fox; Groundhog; Hawk; Mole;
Muskrat; Osprey; Otter; Pheasant; Quail;
Rabbit; Raccoon; Snakes; Squirrel; Turkey;
Turtle; Woodpecker; Several different species
of birds
Interesting and historical courserelated facts
Victoria National Golf Club is built on what was
once an abandoned coal mine.
Course architect/date:
Tom Fazio, 1998
Original course builder/date:
Course Doctors, 1996-1998
Other key course personnel
Noah Pier, GCSAA Class C Assistant
Superintendent
For additional information please visit
gcsaa.org/news or contact the Communications
Department at 800-472-7878.
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1926, GCSAA has been the top professional
association for the men and women who
manage golf courses in the United States and
worldwide. From its headquarters in Lawrence,
Kan., the association provides education,
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members in more than 72 countries. GCSAA's
mission is to serve its members, advance their
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