2013 Tee-2-Green Collegiate Turf Team Challenge Winner UConn Turf Club

MondayMarch 29^th, I had the honor of speaking with the turf club students from the University of Connecticut and presenting them with the  Tee-2-Green Collegiate Turf Team Challenge plaque. I was very proud to present the plaque to the students who participated in our challenge and also to give them bragging rights for 2013.  It was fantastic to see the students again and I look forward to seeing them transform into the top turf managers of the future.

Congratulations again to the UConn Turf Club as they are the 2013 Tee-2-Green Collegiate Turf Team Challenge winner at this year's GCSAA conference in San Diego.

Teams from all turf schools were invited to stop by the Tee-2-Green booth to participate in our ever-popular Seeds of Fortune game. This year we decided to hold a team event for turf schools/clubs where they could compete as a group to post the highest score by answering turf and golf-related questions. We were very excited to host the event, because we have always enjoyed meeting the students each year as they stopped by our booth.

Again this year it was great to see the students compete at such a high level. After two days of competing, we ended up with a four-way tie for first place with 4500 points. It was decided that we would have a playoff amongst all four teams to see who could answer the most questions in the final round. If the team missed even one question, they were eliminated from the finals. The four-way tie included last year's champions, Ohio State University, along with Suny Cobleskill, and the team that gave the winners a run for their money.

UConn Turf Club will have it's name etched on the turf team trophy for all to see in the upcoming years, and the team members' names will grace our web site. I will personally be visiting the schools of all top five finishing teams this year to thank them for playing, and I will be presenting UConn with a special plaque for their turf club and hosting a special event with their club this spring. Way to go, Huskies!

We want to thank all the teams who came by the booth this year and participated, and we want to invite all turf clubs to come and compete next year and to put your name on the trophy for the pride of your school.

We truly enjoy meeting our next turf managers, and we feel this is a way to give back to them.

Members of the UConn Huskies Turf Team were:

Anthony Minniti

Raymond Platt

Brian Conlon

Eli Desrochers

Andrew Harazim

Evan Lyman

Cody Seaman

Daniel Feder

Dave Gunn

Jake Schloss