AGCSA Board

President

Allan Devlin (Secret Harbour Golf Club, WA)
Profile: Born and bred in the United Kingdom, Allan is an ex-professional golfer who turned to greenkeeping in 1978. After a few lean years as a tournament pro and not wanting to pursue the club pro life, he became very interested in turf management. Starting his career at Dunwood Manor Golf Club, he emigrated to Australia in 1987 and after nine months secured the superintendents position at the new Burswood Resort Casino in Perth. In 1994 he moved to Secret Harbour, a new golf course development under construction by Graham Marsh, a position he still holds today. After several years on the GCSAWA committee, including three as president, Allan became an AGCSA board director in 2005 and replaced Jeff Gambin as AGCSA president at the 2008 AGM.

Directors

Darren Wilson (Wembley Golf Complex, WA)
Portfolio: Treasurer 
Profile: Darren was elected to the AGCSA Board at the 2011 AGM. Darren began his greenkeeping career at Lake Karrinyup Country Club in the late 1980s before moving to The Vines in 1996 as assistant superintendent. After completing his Masters in Turf Management, in late 2002 Darren was appointed superintendent at Wembley Golf Complex and since then has overseen substantial changes to the 36-hole public access facility.  Darren won the 2007 AGCSA Excellence in Golf Course Management Award, which was followed shortly after by the 2007 Golf Digest Superintendent of the Year Award. Darren was on the GCSAWA board from 2001-2011, including four years as president from 2007.

Tony Fogarty (Club Catalina Country Club, NSW)
Portfolio: State Liaison
Profile: Tony was also elected to the AGCSA Board at the 2011 AGM. Club Catalina is situated on the far south coast of New South Wales and has been Tony's second home since starting his apprenticeship there in 1978. Over the years he rose up the ranks and has been course superintendent for the past 26 years. During that time Tony has overseen the expansion of the club to a 27-hole facility as well as a recent amalgamation with the local bowling club. The club has hosted a number of major events including the NSW Trainee Championships over a 17-year period, the NSW PGA in 1999 and more recently the Jack Newton all age state titles and the Australian Futures Championships since 2007. Tony was a former committee member of the NSWGCSA for nine years and vice-president for three years.
 

Peter Lonergan (Coolangatta & Tweed Heads Golf Club, QLD)
Portfolio: Events and Education
Peter was co-opted to the AGCSA Board in August 2011 following the resignation of director Bryce Strachan. Peter’s career started at Latrobe Golf Club in suburban Melbourne and included a one year stint as 'curator' at Colac Golf Club in Victoria’s western district.  Peter then moved to Victoria Golf Club where he spent 14 years prior to working in sales at Nuturf for two years and then making his latest move to Coolangatta & Tweed Heads Golf Club on the NSW/QLD border. Peter has vast experience at state association level having been a former president of the VGCSA and in 2008 took over the GCSAQ presidency from Rod Cook Interestingly, Peter was one of Victoria’s representatives at the state presidents meeting at Metropolitan Golf Club in 1991 that voted to form the AGCSA as we know it today.  

AGCSA Past Presidents
Jeff Gambin (2004-2008) 
Mark Couchman (2001-2004)
Peter Frewin (1996-2001)
Wayne Hinton (1994-1996)
Doug Robinson (1991-1994)

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