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Author(s):DeVictor, Darcy
Author Affiliation:Associate Editor, Golf Course Management
Title:Maintenance by members: The membership at Wamego CC gives a lesson in do-it-yourself golf course construction
Section:Features
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Source:Golf Course Management. Vol. 75, No. 3, March 2007, p. 68, 70, 72, 74, 76.
Publishing Information:Lawrence, KS: Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
# of Pages:5
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Membership relations; Volunteer maintenance; Golf courses in the community; Golf course construction; Golf course renovation; Public relations; Golf course management; Course profile; 9 to 18 hole conversion
Facility Names:Wamego Country Club, in Wamego, Kansas
Abstract/Contents:Discussses volunteer maintenance at Wamego Country Club in Wamego, Kansas. States that "since its opening in 1920 as a Chick Trout-designed nine-hole course, Wamego [Country Club] has relied on its uncommonly benevolent members, many of whom today hail from and live in [Wamego]." Also states that "when added up, the value of members' time and labor spent getting their hands dirty, not to mention opening their wallets to the tune of nearly $1 million, is virtually incalculable for a club whose annual working budget is just under $600,000." Mentions a 2002 expansion project that "was done at cost...If it wasn't done by members at cost, it wouldn't have happened. [The club] basically built that whole course on undisturbed ground of solid trees for somewhere around $1.1 million. No one thought it could be done for less than $4 million." Also mentions a 2005 project to complete the golf car trail. States that "in addition to the quarter-million dollars in cash donations that supported many back nine amenities, the club decided to garner more funds with commemorative plaques to members who purchased an item."
Language:English
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Note:Includes sidebar, "Want to makeover your own course?", p. 76
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DeVictor, D. 2007. Maintenance by members: The membership at Wamego CC gives a lesson in do-it-yourself golf course construction. Golf Course Manage. 75(3):p. 68, 70, 72, 74, 76.
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