Oglebay Wins Special GCSAA Award
Superintendent Nick Janovich is One of Four to Receive Award in 2018
Oglebay Resort – West Virginia’s most popular golf destination set amid the beautiful Appalachian foothills – celebrates a prestigious award bestowed upon a key member of its golf staff.
Oglebay Golf Course Superintendent Nick Janovich was recently recognized as a winner of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Grassroots Ambassador Leadership Award.
“We are extremely proud to have Nick on our staff,” says Danny Ackerman, Oglebay’s General Manager of Golf Operations. “This recognition from the GSCAA demonstrates Nick’s ongoing dedication to Oglebay and the game of golf.”
The GSCAA provides education, information and representation to over 18,000 members who manage and maintain golf courses in 78 countries. As one of just four winners in 2018, second-quarter recipient Janovich is in rare company.
The Grassroots Ambassador Leadership (GAL) Award, presented quarterly in partnership with The Toro Co., recognizes individuals who have demonstrated advancement of the GCSAA Priority Issues Agenda through congressional outreach and relationship development with a member of Congress. Janovich has made 27 trips to Capitol Hill as an ambassador of the GCSAA and golf industry.
“We are at the point where they know me, why I’m there, and they are prepared with information,” Janovich says. “I’ve also been affectionately referred to as the ‘golf guy.’”
Through Toro, GAL winners will receive a trip to the 2019 National Golf Day in Washington, D.C., where golf industry leaders meet with members of Congress to discuss the game’s economic, social and environmental contributions to society.
The latest U.S. Golf Economy Report conducted by TEConomy Partners shows that $84.1 billion in activity was directly driven by golf. Approximately one out of every 75 jobs in the U.S. is impacted by the golf industry.
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About Oglebay
Situated in the rolling hills of the Ohio Valley in Wheeling, W.Va., Oglebay offers exceptional overnight accommodations, world-class amenities and over 2,000 acres of year-round recreational opportunities. Oglebay is best known for golf as the resort presents four courses, including two championship layouts at the Speidel Golf Club. Accommodations include the 258-room Wilson Lodge, quaint cottages and spacious estate houses. With over 20,000 square feet of meeting space spread over 15 rooms, Oglebay offers all the amenities to meet today’s business demands and provides an ideal setting for training programs and corporate retreats.
About Billy Casper Golf
Billy Casper Golf is one of the largest privately-owned golf course management companies in the U.S., with nearly 150 properties in 29 states. Headquartered in Reston, Va. – with regional offices across America – BCG has more than 25 years of results-driven expertise. The company specializes in full-service course management as well as assistance in specific segments of the golf business, including course and property maintenance, staffing and training, clubhouse operations, food and beverage, merchandising, golf instruction, marketing and public relations, special events and financial management.
More information: www.billycaspergolf.com
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