Page 119 - Western Amateur 120th Championship Program 2022, Exmoor Country Club

TIM KELLY, GOLF COURSE The responsibilities of the club’s greens dedication to providing outstanding
SUPERINTENDENT superintendent, while more complex conditions for the membership each
now in many ways, have remained season,” Tim says.
In 2018, Tim Kelly, Lead Assistant
largely the same since the early days of
Course Superintendent at Aronimink “I’ve enjoyed the
the club, namely, to respect and care for
Golf Club, was named the 10th Exmoor Exmoor community,
the land, to maintain quality conditions
course superintendent since the from the wonderful
for both member and tournament play,
founding of the club. A graduate of the members to the team
and — since the construction of the
turf management program at Delaware we've built over the
Donald Ross course of 1915 — adhere to
Valley University, Tim succeeded Kurt last few years. I value
the design principals of this renowned
Galisdorfer, who ably served the club the relationships
and respected course architect.
for 28 years. we’ve built with
Today, Tim directs 28 staff members, other course
Exmoor’s first five superintendents also
including nine full-time, 15 full-time superintendents
served as the club’s golf professionals,
seasonal, and five part-time seasonal across the North
a common practice which ended at
employees. They utilize an array of Shore and
Exmoor in 1931 when the two roles
high-tech equipment to manage an Chicagoland, many
were split. James Tweedie, a native of
environmentally sensitive approach of whom will assist Tim Kelly
Liverpool, England, was the club’s first
to course maintenance. with course preparation
superintendent and golf professional
for the Western Amateur.”
in 1897. He was tasked to grow grass on “Special thanks to the entire team for
a former sheep farm and command a their extra efforts this year preparing
team of horses to cut the turf. for the championship and their

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