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By PGA Mail in {CATEGORY} on 26 May 2009

Famous course superintendent and past Huntingdale Master John Spencer died last week.

The Australian Golf Course Superintendents Association's newsletter reported this week that "former Huntingdale Golf Club superintendent John Spencer passed away last Saturday (16 May) after a battle with cancer. Spencer, one of this country's leading superintendents who helped pioneer the development of pure couch fairways in Melbourne, was farewelled on Wednesday at a funeral service in Inverloch.

Despite showing great promise as a golfer in his earlier years - he won the 1958 Australian Schoolboy Championships - Spencer would end up making his mark in the turf management profession, most notably during his time at Huntingdale Golf Club. During his 20-year tenure there Spencer and his team set a benchmark when it came to course preparation, in particular for the Australian Masters.

After retiring from Huntingdale, Spencer moved to Inverloch, south east of Melbourne, and played at Leongatha Golf Club where he was made an honorary member in appreciation of his help to improve the turf surfaces and design of the course."




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