BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y., Dec. 21, 2006 … Being part of the team at four major championships, Ryan Batz knows what it takes for a golf course to reach its peak. The new golf course superintendent for Trump National Golf Club, Westchester, has groomed famed layouts at Pebble Beach (2000 U.S. Open), Bethpage (2002 U.S. Open), Shinnecock Hills (2004 U.S. Open) and Baltusrol (2005 PGA Championship), forming his eye for details that will be central to his approach at Trump Westchester.
Batz, 28, from Bernville, Pa., comes to Westchester from Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster, where he served as golf course superintendent for nearly two years, managing a program to obtain "tournament quality" playing conditions daily. A member of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, Batz also was assistant superintendent at East Hampton (N.Y.) Golf Club, where he assisted in the final grow-in, and Moraga (Calif.) Country Club, where he implemented a 10-year master plan that included building two new greens and 15 new greenside bunkers.
Weighed against a medical career, working outdoors was more appealing to Batz, who changed his initial pre-med path and instead took courses to attain his degree in turfgrass science at Penn State University. While completing college, Batz worked at his hometown club, Green Acres Golf Club, where he got his first job at age 14 golf cutting weeds around trees. He juggled his studies while working first as assistant superintendent and then as superintendent at Green Acres.
Batz, who is engaged to be married next spring, lives in Easton, Pa.
Trump National Golf Club, Westchester, is one of six golf properties owned by Donald J. Trump and managed by Trump Golf Properties, LLC. The other properties include:
Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey
Trump National Golf Club, Los Angeles, California
Trump International Golf Club, Palm Beach County, Florida
Trump International Golf Club on the island of Canouan in the Grenadines.
Trump International Golf Links, Scotland, to be built at Menie Estate, Aberdeenshire
Additional information about Trump Golf Properties is available at www.trumpgolf.com .
Contact:
Karen Moraghan
Hunter Public Relations
(908) 876-5100
kmoraghan@hunter-pr.com
