Deron Rake has received certification status by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. Rake, an eight-year veteran of ValleyCrest Golf Course Maintenance, is the Southeast regional superintendent and the golf course superintendent at Cherokee Run Golf Club, a daily fee, 18-hole facility in Conyers, Ga.
GCSAA certification identifies Rake as having met the highest academic and professional standards in agronomy, horticulture and operational excellence.
“We are very proud of Deron and applaud his professional commitment to golf course management and his endeavors to gain this valuable credential,” says Greg Pieschala, president of ValleyCrest Golf Course Maintenance.
Rake achieves certification
Deron Rake, superintendent at Cherokee Run Golf Club in Conyers, Ga., has received certification status by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.