Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
The Pete Dye-designed course at the French Lick Resort opened in 2008. (Photo courtesy of French Lick Resort)Russ Apple, head superintendent of the Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort, was honored by the Tri-State Golf Course Superintendents Association as 2015 superintendent of the year.
The tri-state group, which includes Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky, selects a superintendent annually by a committee who looks at such factors as maintenance practices and participation within the association.
Apple worked at several high-end facilities, including Eagle Creek Golf Club in Indianapolis, before going to French Lick Resort.
“This award is a reflection of the great staff we have assembled at French Lick Resort who together bring a passion unmatched in the industry for maintaining one of the top golf courses in the country,” Apple said.
He has spent his entire life working outside and around agronomy, from the farm he grew up on as a child to working on a golf course maintenance staff in high school. Those passions led him to Purdue University, where he earned a turf science degree in 2003.
In 2008, he opened the highly acclaimed Pete Dye Course and began preparing it for several national golf championships.•
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.