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Donald B. Silven, CGCS
Superintendents Division VP / Director
Donald Silven, a Certified Golf Course Superintendent, has a wealth of experience in all aspects of the role of a golf course superintendent, including staff recruitment, training, retention and supervision as well as golf course design, renovation and maintenance. He has actively performed and supervised all maintenance, construction, installations and renovations on several golf courses and properties. This knowledge is essential in helping evaluate the capabilities of golf course superintendents.
Donald served as Head Golf Course Superintendent at prestigious Warwick Country Club for over 15 years. Through his efforts, that club's course earned the label of "Pebble Beach East". His talents were later applied to oversee construction of 27 holes at Chukka Valley Country Club (now Hickory Valley Golf Club) in Gilbertsville, PA. His credentials were not lost on Wannamoisett Country Club (ranked as one of the top 100 golf courses by Golf Digest) when he was hired as its Head Golf Course Superintendent. Wannamoisett (Rumsford, RI) has been the site of the Northeast Amateur tournament (one of the top 4 amateur golf events) for the past 30 years.
With his continued active affiliation with the Golf Course Superintendents of America (GCSAA), Donald has maintained significant industry contacts, supplementing CSC's existing database of potential candidates. He continues to maintain his long standing certification through participation in continuing education programs. Don is a past member in the affiliated chapters of the Philadelphia Association of GCSAA and GCSAA of New England. He remains active in the Rhode Island Association of GCSAA, having served on its board of directors and as President in 1975.
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