Adam Hess, the assistant superintendent at Augusta Pines Golf Club in Spring, Texas, defeated Tim Scott, CGCS, in a playoff to capture the 2010 Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) National Championship at the Greg Norman Course at PGA West in Palm Springs, Calif., on Feb. 7.
Hess, playing in the National Championship for the first time, parred the first playoff hole to defeat Scott, the GCSAA certified golf course superintendent at Stony Creek Golf Course in Oak Lawn, Ill., who missed a five-foot putt for a par of his own on the hole.
Hess began the final round of the tournament three shots behind first-round leader Danny Fielder, CGCS at Creekside Golf Course in Modesto, Calif. Hess had a rough start to his day, with a double bogey on No. 3 and a bogey on No. 5, but settled down to birdie the seventh hole and then par the next 11 holes to finish the day at 2-over-par 74 and the tournament at 1-over-par 145.
Hess, a 3-year member of GCSAA, is the son of Alan Hess, CGCS at Augusta Pines and was on hand at PGA West to witness his son’s championship.
For the first time, the GCSAA National Championship also featured a senior championship, with David Brown, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Flatirons Golf Course in Boulder, Colo., taking the crown after finishing at 6-over-par 150 for the tournament. He was tied for seventh overall in the broader National Championship.
The GCSAA National Championship and Golf Classic presented in partnership with The Toro Co. is held in conjunction with the GCSAA Education Conference (Feb. 8-12) and Golf Industry Show (Feb. 10-11), at the San Diego Convention Center.
