Nick Larrimore, CGCS (Superintendent), Plantation Lakes Country Club
Millsboro, DE

Nick Larrimore has been active in the golf course industry for 12 years working at various facilities in the Mid-Atlantic region. His experiences range from daily fee public facilities to high end private facilities. His pride in efficient utilization of staff and resources to provide consistent championship quality on a daily basis has been a great asset since joining GMS and Plantation Lakes this year.

Nick’s formal education includes completion of his Bachelor’s degree in Turfgrass Science at Penn State University and Master’s Degree in Business Administration at Goldey-Beacom College. He has experienced many great golf course construction projects from planning through completion.  With an impressive background, he also has tournament experience at Merion Golf Club during the 2009 Walker Cup Tournament and Wilmington Country Club during the 2013 Palmer Cup.

Nick is currently the Golf Course Superintendent at Plantation Lakes Golf & Country Club where exciting things are happening! The original front nine holes have been ranked in the top 3 courses in Delaware for the past two consecutive years.  Nick worked extremely hard to help with the construction and maturation of the back 9 holes in 2020.  Plantation Lakes continues to be recognized as one of the top golf courses in Delaware.

Darrin Baker, CGCS (Superintendent), Musgrove CC
Jasper, AL

Darrin is the new superintendent at Musgrove CC.  He will start on October 9, 2023 and we are excited about his experience and leadership skills.  More to come.  Welcome Darrin!

Mark Wilson (Director of Golf Course Maintenance), The Villages Golf & Country Club
San Jose, CA

Mark began his golf course maintenance career while in high school.  Now with over 45 years of experience working with a wide variety of properties on the west coast, he is a very well-rounded golf course maintenance professional.  He brings strong knowledge of both cool season and warm season grasses and has taken on various agronomic projects with great success.

His career started in the San Francisco Bay area in the mid 1970’s.  Mark’s career path then took him to Oregon where he became a superintendent in the early 80’s.  Eventually his skills were recognized and utilized as he became a regional golf course superintendent and supported 10 golf courses for one of the largest golf course management companies in the world.  It was during this time that Mark first met and worked with others from GMS.  Mark’s passion for learning then brought him to the central valley of California as well as into southern California.

Mark is currently the Director of Golf Course Maintenance at The Villages Golf & Country Club where he brings great focus on staff development, agronomic stabilization, small projects and addressing the needs of the golf course to ensure a great golf experience for the members and guests of this community.

AJ Costello (Superintendent), Myakka Pines Golf Club
Englewood, FL

GMS is excited to have AJ as the golf course superintendent at Myakka Pines GC.  More on AJ’s background to come!