GOLF MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS SELECTED AS GOLF MAINTENTANCE PROVIDER FOR

JASPER, ALABAMA’S HISTORIC MUSGROVE COUNTRY CLUB

JASPER, AL (January 10, 2017) – Industry leader Golf Maintenance Solutions (GMS) has added Jasper, Alabama’s Musgrove Country Club to its growing portfolio.  Selected as the club’s golf maintenance and agronomy provider, GMS will deliver a broad spectrum of services designed to enhance the quality of the club’s championship golf course while maximizing resources.  The announcement was made by GMS Founders Bill Nauroth, CGIA & GCSAA, and Dean Wochaski, CGCS.

“We are excited to partner with Musgrove Country Club to significantly elevate the conditioning, playability and aesthetics of this spectacular Jerry Pate-designed golf course for the benefit of the club’s loyal membership,” said Nauroth.  “Our goal is to implement state-of-the-art maintenance and agronomic practices that elevate the caliber of the course, without compromising the integrity of the original design.”

Considered among the best private golf clubs in the region, Musgrove Country Club’s par-71, 6,594-yard championship golf course was originally built in 1924 on the site of a country estate owned by wealthy Wall Street bachelor Colonel L.B. Musgrove.  In 1932, after losing his fortune in the stock market crash, Musgrove sold the property to a group of 45 Walker County citizens, who transformed the estate into the private Musgrove Country Club. 

In 1992, golf course architect Jerry Pate completely re-designed the golf course, which features rolling emerald Tifway Bermuda fairways and Penn A1/A4 bent grass greens framed by majestic oak and pine trees.  Adding to the allure and uniqueness of the layout, two wooden swinging bridges cross Blackwater Creek, which traverses the course.  Over the years, the course has played host to numerous regional and state championships, including the State Senior Championship, State Women’s Amateur Championship, State Junior Boys’ Championship, State Junior Girls’ Championship, State Mid-Am, and the State Senior Fourball.  To maintain the course to championship standards, Nauroth will work with GMS Southeast Regional Agronomist Dave Downing, CGCS, to ensure a seamless transition for the maintenance team and begin implementing innovative practices designed to elevate course conditioning and ensure playing surface consistency.

“When we met with Bill and Dave, we knew we had found the right company to maintain our course. The passion they have for providing quality course conditions is contagious, while their knowledge and proven expertise are unsurpassed,” said Musgrove Country Club President Kevin Callahan.  “We look forward to working with GMS to provide our membership with an outstanding experience every time they play.”

Musgrove Country Club’s beautiful golf course serves as the centerpiece to a full-service private country club that includes six Rubico clay tennis courts, an Olympic-size swimming pool and pavilion, and a stunning historic log clubhouse.  In addition to the structure’s original log exterior, the clubhouse features the original lobby and ballroom, with hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings and back-to-back stone fireplaces.  The clubhouse also includes a full-service dining room, lounge and grill, as well as a fully-stocked golf and tennis pro shop.  One of the most unique clubhouses in the nation, the building is a focal point for member dining, socializing and networking during the club’s year-long schedule of golf and social events.  For membership information, please visit www.musgrovecc.com.
Founded in 2003 by a team of agronomists, superintendents, turfgrass experts and industry leaders, Golf Maintenance Solutions (GMS) delivers an unparalleled breadth of expertise encompassing all facets of golf course maintenance – ranging from full-service maintenance management, agronomic planning and irrigation, to construction, capital improvements, due diligence, training and development, purchasing contracts and equipment/fleet evaluations.  With decades of experience overseeing the maintenance of more than 150 private, resort, daily fee and municipal golf courses across the U.S., GMS works with clients to implement agronomic practices and maintenance programs that balance conditioning and aesthetics with financial responsibility.  For more information, please visit www.golfmsolutions.com