York Tournament Country Club of York York, Pennsylvania

Case Description:

Preparing for a USGA tournament is a long-term process that involves many challenges for a golf course superintendent. Terry Wueschinski, superintendent at the Country Club of York, was preparing for the biggest golf tournament the City of York had ever seen. The USGA visited the Club in the summer of 1995. Prior to this visit, three hundred trees removed from the course. This required two years and $65,000 to accomplish. The removal of the trees was an influential factor that convinced the USGA to give the club the privilege of hosting the 1998 Junior Amateur Tournament. After the club had received news that it had been selected to host the tournament, representatives of the USGA began talking to Terry about structural changes to the golf course and changes to Terry's cultural program.

The Golf Course

Challenges

Study Materials:

Powerpoint presentation

Assignments:

One group will be assigned the responsibility for making a presentation containing the following elements:

A brief synopsis of the case description
A detailed analysis of the facts presented in the case description
A list of the issues emerging from the analysis
A broadly stated strategy for addressing the issues
A detailed action plan for implementing this strategy
This group should also prepare a report using the format that follows and submit hard copies along with appropriate attachments to on the date shown in the course schedule.

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