SAN FRANCISCO -- The Golf Course
Superintendents Association of Northern California (GCSANC) will
recognize Mr. Richard H. Harris and Mr. Robert D. "Bo" Links for their
exceptional contributions to the game of golf, evidenced through their
grassroots efforts to help save
Sharp Park Golf Course,
a much-loved seaside municipal facility in Pacifica, CA, designed by
legendary architect Alister MacKenzie. The prestigious GCSANC Presidents
Award will be presented at the association's annual meeting and awards
ceremony on Monday January 9, at The Course at Wente Vineyards
(Livermore, CA). More than 100 golf course superintendents and allied
golf industry leaders are anticipated to attend the ceremony.
"We are very pleased to recognize these fine gentlemen," stated
GCSANC President & Host Superintendent Glenn Matthews. "They have
worked tirelessly in support of public golf as they fully demonstrate
the kind of effort it takes to preserve public golf especially in
challenging economic and political times."
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Posted by Steve Sinai
1 comment:
Steve, did you actually post this at 4:19 am? I think there’s an interesting story right there. Maybe not. Anyway, it’s nice that Rich Harris and Bo Links have been recognized for all they’ve done to save our golf course. These guys don’t need Sharp Park, they’re a couple of scratch golfers, lawyers well-off enough to play any course they wanted to play. But they whole-heartedly believe in the idea of affordable public golf, the value of the things that golf teaches kids, and the importance of golf to the healthy, happy, well-rounded lives of so many people who will never tee up a ball in a private country club.
Many people have contributed significantly to this fight, but I think that most of us realize that, without the relentless dedication, the legal expertise, and the political savvy of the San Francisco Public Golf Alliance, the battle might have already been lost.
Paul Slavin
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