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Rise in salaries say GCSAA
GCSAA Survey shows rise in salaries for Golf Course Superintendents
Employers of golf course superintendents continue to reinforce the value they place in golf course facility leaders as the average annual salary for the profession climbed to more than US$93,000 (£72,750) in 2019.
The average salary and additional data come from the latest biennial Compensation and Benefits Report from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA).
The 2019 report showed that the U$93,176 average salary was an increase of 4.5% over the 2017 report, continuing the trend of increases in every two-year period since GCSAA began tracking the data in 1993. Superintendents’ salaries have more than doubled in the last quarter century since that first report, when the average salary was US$44,500 (£34,816).
Certified golf course superintendents, those who have achieved the highest level of recognition through education, experience and service, saw an increase of more than one per
Obituary - Andrew Rodwell
cent over 2017. Their average salary rose to US$111,250 (£87,000), an increase of US$1,630 (£1,275) over 2017.
Assistant superintendents and golf course equipment managers also saw increases in their incomes. Assistant salaries rose 7.3%, and equipment managers saw a seven per cent increase from the average salary two years ago.
“It is heartening to see golf course owners continue to invest in golf course superintendents and their staff,” said Rhett Evans, GCSAA CEO. “They know the value of these highly educated professionals who oversee the golf facility’s top asset.”
The report also gives a good picture of the
SCH (Supplies) Ltd founder and former managing director Andrew Rodwell has died age 80. Many will know Andrew from the company’s 33 years of extensive attendance at turf machinery shows across the country.
In 1986, Andrew recognised that the ordinary lawn mower tractor was capable of a lot more than merely mowing grass. With the help and encouragement of Malcolm Vandenburgh at Wests Engineering Ltd, the pair set about designing and manufacturing a range of grass care machinery. Before long, SCH (Supplies) Ltd was created and began selling products to a handful
of local dealers.
Through sheer hard work and determination the business flourished and expanded, and now has a catalogue of over 200 products, and a vast network containing hundreds of machinery dealers across the country.
From the early days of SCH, Andrew was an advocate of training local aspiring engineers. He nurtured and mentored his young apprentices, some of whom have remained with SCH for over twenty years. The business now employs 25 people who design, manufacture and deliver the machinery.
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In December 2018, Andrew and his family decided to hand over the running of SCH to two of his long term employees - John Free and Ian Holder. SCH had been Andrew's passion for over thirty years, and his hard work has put the company's future on a successful trajectory. SCH will continue to trade as normal, so that his legacy is maintained.
Andrew has been described as a larger than life character, he was gregarious, often hilarious and a great British eccentric. He had a passion for anything mechanical from vintage tractors to classic cars. He will be sorely missed by SCH and all who knew him.
Rhett Evans, GCSAA CEO
profile of GCSAA superintendents and their operations. The average age of a superintendent is 46.5 years, and they have spent 16.4 years in the profession. The average number of years superintendents have spent in their current position stayed steady at 10.5 years.
Between December 2018 and January 2019, the association research firm Industry Insights sent the 2019 survey to all GCSAA Class A and Class B members and the response rate was 45%, with a margin of error of +/-1.3% and a 95% level of confidence.
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