Orlando, United States: Bill H. Maynard, the Director of Golf Course Maintenance Operations at the Country Club of St Albans, has been elected to a one-year term as President of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA).
Maynard, a Certified Golf Course Superintendent (CGCS), served as Vice President of the association in 2016 and has been a member of the association’s Board of Directors since 2010.
A 30-year member of GCSAA, Maynard also is a member and past president of the Heart of America Golf Course Superintendents Association in the greater Kansas City area, one of 98 GCSAA regional chapters.
A native of Nashville, the 54-year-old Maynard earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee in 1986. He succeeds Peter Grass, CGCS and Golf Course Superintendent at Hilands Golf Club in Billings, who served as President in 2016.
Grass will continue on the Board as immediate past President.
“A lot of my friends have said: ‘Don’t forget where you came from’,” said Maynard. “So, it’s important to me that I represent the entire membership. Our professional image has grown, and more of the golf public realises the role we play.
“But I want that recognition to continue, and I want everyone from the nine-hole guy to the multi-course guy to feel that I represent them, and that GCSAA represents them.”
Other elected officers were Darren J. Davis, CGCS and Golf Course Superintendent at Olde Florida Golf Club in Naples, as Vice President, and Rafael Barajas, CGCS and Director of Golf Course Operations at Boca Grove Plantation in Boca Raton, as Secretary/Treasurer.
John R. Fulling Jr, CGCS and Grounds and Facilities Manager at Kalamazoo (Michigan) Country Club; Mark F. Jordan, CGCS and Natural Resource Leader at Westfield Group Country Club in Westfield Centre, Ohio; and John Walker, Director of Golf Course Maintenance at Bentwater Yacht and Country Club in Montgomery, Texas, were re-elected to two-year terms.
Kevin P. Sunderman, Director of Grounds at Isla Del Sol Yacht and Country Club in St. Petersburg, was appointed to complete the one-year remaining on Barajas’ term.
Kevin P. Breen, CGCS and Golf Course Superintendent at La Rinconada Country Club in Los Gatos, California, continues his service to the Board with one year remaining on his two-year term; while past President John J. O’Keefe, Director of Golf Course Maintenance at Preakness Hills Country Club in Wayne, New Jersey, retires from Board service.