Who are you guys......really???

[Eric Johnson]

I have lurked-posted since 1999 when I was at Spyglass.  I look forward to the upcoming changes to the site.

BTW I am-was EJ

Tight lines,

Eric Johnson
Superintendent of Bandon Dunes.

[Michael Dugger]

Eric....

Eeek, you let the cat out of the bag.  Now everyone will want to know Eric Johnson-Bandon SUper!!!

Really, though, I'm sure someone will come along at some point here and post a link to the MASSIVE thread that gives the low down on who everyone around here is.  

It's been done before.  It's a good read.  It's about 15 pages long.

Paging Scott Burroughs!!!!!

[Brian_Gracely]

Here's the old thread:
http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forums2/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=240;start=0

[Eric Johnson]

The old "Who are you guys?" thread is just that: old.  

My intention for this thread was to post under the "new" user name and corresponding alias with a profession and/or club affiliation (optional of course).

Besides, I am too lazy to dredge up the old thread!

[Brian_Gracely]

Brian Gracely
Age: 31, Married
Handicap: 3-4
Residence: Holly Springs, NC (near Raleigh)
Home Club: Tobacco Road (Sanford, NC), Knight's Play (Apex, NC)
Hometown: Beverly Hills, MI (lived there until 1990)
Hometown Courses: Burroughs Farms, Lincoln Hills
Caddy Experience:  Birmingham CC

Won first junior tournament by 10 strokes, it's been all downhill since then.  

Found this site after getting "500 Greatest Holes" book and began looking for more information about Pine Valley.  Realized that I wasn't the only guy that has notebooks filled with sketches of holes they would love to build or play someday.  

Member of the "Friends of Huckaby" society.  

Not a rater, but do read their magazines as they pass the time on my many plane trips.  

[herrstein]

Formerly Herrstein, I am Doug Stein, Chattanooga, TN.

I am a sitework contractor who has built some golf courses:
The Honors Course
Black Creek Club (also own this.)
Renovation at Lookout Mountain GC, a Raynor.

No black marks on my resume, I don't think

King Oehmig and I co-founded the Seth Raynor Society. (Spring meeting, by the way, May 18-20 in Charleston, SC.)

47 years old, member at the above three courses. Currently a plus 1 who's pretty happy with his game right now, and just moved two doors from the 17th tee at Lookout- which means I will soon be the greatest putter alive since I will be proficient on the 16th Lookout, the toughest plain green to putt I ever saw. (It probably needs to be redone).

[Anthony_Nysse]

Anthony J. Nysse

Poster formally known as....Anthony Nysse
Age:23
Driver: Titleist 983J
Sticks: Titleist 990
Wedges: 56* Vokey and 60* Cleveland
Putter* Wilson 8802
Ball" Titleist Pro V1 332

Club Associations:
Current :Asst. Superintendent @ Long Cove Club, HHI, SC
Assistant Superintendent at Crystal Springs CC, GR, MI
Interned at Friar's Head during construction/grow-in, LI, SC
Grew up working at Railside Golf Club, Grand Rapids, MI
Graduate of Michigan State University-Go Green!!

Currently play to about a 2 hndp and just recently moved to HHI...look forward to playing some of the greats in the south and meeting some GCA members!!

[Jim Thompson]

Jim Thompson

General Manager, Member/Investor: Angels Crossing Golf Club, Vicksburg, MI
Former Controller & CFO: Clearbrook Golf Club & The Ravines by Arnold Palmer, Saugatuck, MI

Doing whatever it takes to bring back the grand old game.  

Was playing to a four before I got back into the golf business.  Probably a ten now.

Not a rater.

When we play together and you ask where my short game went:  Two sons: Wyatt (4), Ronan (4 months)



Cheers!

I was just asked via PM if I am the party who formerly posted as JThompson.  For the record I am not.  I would however like to see JThompson go about five minutes with my mother.  The smart money would be on mom

[Donnie Beck]

Donnie Beck
Superintendent
Fishers Island Club

[Joe Hancock]

Joe Hancock

Superintendant/ owner
Grand Island GC
Grand Rapids, MI

[Jfaspen]

Jeffrey J. Formanczyk, 24
2nd Year Law Student (Michigan State DCL).
I used to play at Oakland University's Katke Cousins GC almost daily when I worked there for 4 years while in HS/College.
Posting here because great golf courses were what drew me to golf in the first place.  

Jeff

[JNC Lyon]

John Lyon
As many may know, I am a member at Oak Hill Country Club
Always trying to learn more about anything.

[Eric_Ginter]

Eric Ginter
Raleigh Country Club
Country Club of North Carolina (CCNC)

Best part of my game: the drive (to the course)
Golf experience:  Longtime amatuer player and competitor with a decent handicap but no consistency, greenskeeper at Olde Mill GC while in college...
31 years old  married with a beautiful 5 week old newborn baby girl, Elena Avery.

Thanks for a great site Ran, and for some GCA friends who told me about this site last weekend at the 19th hole!

[Carlyle Rood]

Name: Carlyle Rood
Club Affiliation: Atlanta Country Club
Handicap: 4.8
Age: 34
Occupation: Landscape Architecture Student, UGA (Sum '04)

[ian]

Ian Andrew, Toronto, Canada

Golf Course Architect with Carrick Design Inc, in Toronto, for past 15 years

I perfer renovations and in particular restorations when given that rare and wonderful opportunity. Spend a lot of time with the ghosts of Walter Travis, Stanley Thompson and Willie Park Jr. (and a few other good ones as well)

The site has been good to me, I have walked a lot of great golf, with a lot of great people.

[Matt Kardash]

Matthew Kardash

A nobody

age:21
location: Montreal, Canada
occupation: sinner

[danielfaleman]

Age: 46
Residence: Dripping Springs, Tx (40 miles west of Austin)
Profession: rancher
Education: BA in Anthropology, UTexas Austin
Current handicap: 1 (ok really a 2)

Reason to be GCA poster: former Assistant greenskeeper at the following: Onion Creek CC Austin 1977-1980, Lakeway GCs, 1982-1985.

[Richard Chamberlain]

Richard Chamberlain
Age: 38 44
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Handicap: 9 13

Occupation: Cad guy, draftsman, apprentice designer. Golf Course designer
Ross Watson Golf Design Established Richard Chamberlain Golf design in July 2009.
(formally with Graham Marsh Golf Design)

Definitely do not post here enough, but keep the eye out for threads with Aussie flavour.

[Mike_Sweeney]

Mike Sweeney, New York City, married, 2 son's/golf partners.

First golf job: sweeping out the carts at Avalon Golf Club; Swainton, NJ.

Caddy Experience: Bala GC (Flynn), Whitemarsh and Newport CC.

Current Experience: If the permitting, the economy and a pending divorce in a farming family all go our way, we may actually get to develop a course in Pennsylvania (see my profile).

Most Important Experience I help run a Charity Benefit for The School For Language and Communication Development, a school for Autistic Children that my son Dustin attends on Long Island. This year it is tentatively scheduled for Monday August 23rd at The Creek Club. http://www.watervilleresearch.com/news/events/155-1.html I will post more info with Ran's approval when it is finalized, but shoot me an email if you are interested.

Past or Present Home Courses Walnut Lane, my first course (see Ran's review), Cobb's Creek, Stone Harbor, RTJ @ Cornell, LI National, Yale, Nyackers, Enniscrone GC (Ireland).

Thank-you Ran.

[michael j fay]

Michael J. Fay
Co-founder of the Donald Ross Society
Executive Director of the Donald Ross Society for the past 14 years.
Nomadic seeker of golf courses throughout the US and the British Isles.
Noted for kindness to dogs.

[Greg Holland]

Greg Holland (formerly posted as GregH)
Lawyer
Greensboro, NC

Club:  Greensboro CC
(a 1911 Donald Ross course recently restored by Kris Spence while he was GCS, and a 1968 Ellis Maples course called Carlson Farms that maybe renovated soon)

[Jeff Fortson]

Jeff Fortson

Age: 30
Profession:  1st Assistant Golf Professional @ North Hills CC - Manhasset, NY

Currently looking to relocate back home in California.

[Peter_Herreid]

Peter Herreid
Age:  41
Hometown:  Bellevue, WA
E-mail:  golf@herreid.net
Occupation:  Dermatopathologist

I have had the good fortune to play a lot at Stanford GC and Yale GC over the years, which is the foundation for my interest in the "Golden Age" of GCA.  Atlhough I live in Bellevue, I am a member of Pumpkin Ridge down in Portland, and would love to meet and "hit the links" with anyone venturing up to either Seattle or Portland (425-562-6230).

As an aside, I would encourage all to make more use of the IM feature of this discussion group, or to e-mail directly between one another.  Perhaps some of the new guidelines, which I would heartily endorse, will affect this.

Peter

[DPL11]

Doug Larson-Married w/2 boys
Sales-Golf Course Supplies to Supts.

Former Supt.(Manufacturers G&CC 98-02, Riverton CC 93-98)

Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Home Courses:Hidden Creek GC (Coore-Crenshaw 2001)
                      Wildwood Golf & CC (Styles-VanKleek 1916)
Hdcp (2)

No Rating Experience

Been hanging out or working on golf courses since age 7.

Had the pleasure to meet some of the people from GCA at Barona Creek in 2-04.

[Mike Erdmann]

Mike Erdmann
Age: 34
Hometown:  Salem, Oregon
Hdcp:  5
Home Club:  Illahe Hills CC - Salem, OR (Billy Bell Jr, 1961)

Have met & played with a number of GCA'ers over the years, and always enjoy meeting up with others heading through the Portland/Salem area, or heading through town on their way from Portland down to Bandon.