Golfdom, February 2015

new irrigation build a retaining wall reclaim some land and remove relocate some unsightly cart paths He managed the project exclusively on his own with his own staff He undoubtedly saved us a few hundred thousand Rice says The original 300000 probably wouldnt have even gotten the bunkers done He has such a tremendous business savvy about him hes always thinking Erik Tolzmann Larsons assistant superintendent chose working at Town Country Club over another course because he knew he wanted to learn from Larson I think saving money is at the forefront of his mind everyday which is helpful for us from a learning standpoint as assistant superintendents Tolzmann says We can see how he manages things here not only to provide top notch playing conditions but do it as fiscally responsible as possible Saving 100 here and 100 there all adds up throughout the year It was a 2 year project but we got it done in 18 months Larson says We did all the irrigation work we did everything We had a great team from my assistants to the high school kids who worked two days a week We were a lean mean fighting machine by the time we got done everyone had a role and they all did it the best they could Dale Caldwell superintendent at Minneapolis GC and Larsons mentor says Bill is an interesting guy to watch work Hes a very convincing guy and all his ideas have merit Caldwell says Its not all Bill on his own he utilizes contractors he utilizes architects he just goes about it in a different way For example Larson hired a shaper Dan Bieganek who worked for Rees Jones for years but wanted to move back to Minneapolis He bought a used bulldozer for Bieganek let him get to work then sold the bulldozer for a profit once the bunker project was complete Im a research nut I research every Continued on page 27 1 8 9 X X X X X X February 2015 Golfdom 25 Golfdom com photos courtesy t cc ADD A COUPLE HUNDRED EXPERTS TO YOUR ROSTER Get the support you need With more than 80 service centers and 33 retail locations real people with real answers are on your side to help you make all the right moves Chris Hof Minnesota 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 17 6 3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4 2 5 22 24 25 23 7 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Learn more Contact your local WinField representative or visit www winfi eldpro com WinField is a registered trademark of Winfi eld Solutions LLC 2015 Winfi eld Solutions LLC When I was on the national board for the Club Managers and Id travel for tournaments Id take Bill with me says George Carroll Larsons former boss I think of all the maintenance buildings we saw we put them all together at Town Country Its one of the best facilities Ive ever seen outside two or three in the world