FarmLinks recently announced the addition of David DeWeese as golf course superintendent at FarmLinks Golf Course in Sylacauga, Ala., the world’s first and only research and demonstration course designed as a testing site and proving ground for the industry’s finest products and services.
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DeWeese comes to FarmLinks after four years as assistant superintendent at Willow Point Golf and County Club in Alexander City, Ala. After graduating from Mississippi State University (MSU) in 2003 with a degree in turfgrass management, DeWeese took the 2nd assistant superintendent position at Willow Point. And while at MSU, he took advantage of their internship program. In the summer of 1999, he interned at Canebrake Golf Club in Hattiesburg, Miss. In 2000, he worked at Old Overton Golf Club in Birmingham Ala., and in 2001, DeWeese interned at North River Yacht Club in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
“We are fortunate to have David on our team,” said Mark Langner, FarmLinks’ director of agronomy and applied research. “Most of David’s past employers are superintendents I started with in the industry, and all of them highly recommended him. We knew David was a great fit for our superintendent position because he was an intern here during the construction and grow-in of our course. In addition, the course where David worked before joining FarmLinks is within 30 miles of us, and we were always impressed with the great things we heard about its conditioning, which is very important to what we’re trying to accomplish here.”
DeWeese is equally as impressed with the course and the staff at FarmLinks.
“It’s a great opportunity for me to work with Mark (Langner) and to be a part of a unique, first-class operation like FarmLinks,” said DeWeese. “They have high expectations and pay close attention to detail here, and that is what I’m all about. Too, it’s exciting for me to be back. During the summer and fall of 2002 I interned at FarmLinks; now I’ve returned to a course where I learned a great deal.”
Born and raised in Starkville, Miss., DeWeese was taught the game of golf by his grandfather and was led in the direction of turfgrass by his older brother. “I never knew that you could go to school to be a superintendent until I was about 13- years old,” DeWeese recalls. “My older brother started college while I was still in high school, and he was studying turfgrass management. So by the time I was in the tenth grade, I knew that I wanted to major in turfgrass and become a golf course superintendent.”
