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The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

Superintendent Series: Preparing Champions Golf Club for the U.S. Women’s Open

The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

Fried Egg Golf

Sports, Golf

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Chris Ortmeier, Director of Agronomy at Champions Golf Club, and Darin Bevard, Director of Championship Agronomy for the USGA, join Andy to discuss this week's U.S. Women's Open. Chris and Darin detail the unique challenges associated with the Decemb...

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0:00.0

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Toro distributor to schedule a demo. All right today's episode is a US Women's Open special. We sit down, not sit down, virtually sit down on Zoom.

1:07.8

With Chris Ortt Meyer, Director of Gronomy at Champions Golf Club, which is the host for this U.S. Women's Open, a unique host in the sense that

1:16.0

due to the December rescheduled date, they will be hosting it at both of their 18-hole courses, Cypress Creek, as well as the Jack Rabbit course.

1:25.2

So we talked to Chris Ortmeyer, Director of Agronomy there, as well as Darren Bavard,

1:30.8

who is the Director of Championship Agronomy for the USGA.

1:34.4

So a unique little conversation between the USGA Agronomist and the host superintendent,

1:40.6

Chris, and how they prep and different experiences through the years as well as what we should see ahead of this week's U.S. Women's Open.

1:50.0

So hope you guys enjoy this conversation and without further to do here is Chris

1:56.7

and Darren. I'm Miss Agreen for example I'm already upset when I find my ball

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