An American sampling size of one.
At my place,the Super is now answerable only to the GM--the Green Chairman can make suggestions,but if push comes to shove,the Super is going to do what the GM tells him to do.The reasons for this arrangement are specific to the intelligence/personalities,or lack thereof,of the current Board members.
The GM sits in Board meetings and Green Committee meetings.The Super is,on occasion,invited to Green Committee meetings.The Super knows not to offer an opinion different from the GM's.
The net result of this is that the GM,who neither plays golf nor knows anything about maintaining/preparing golf courses,believes in the "aesthetics first" philosophy of golf course maintenance.If a single member complains about the lack of green,maximum irrigation is immediately called for.Playability is not ever a concern.
But on the bright side,the GM is a great F and B guy so the hamburgers are much better now.