Jaime Bojorquez of Westbrook Village Golf Club in Peoria, Arizona, Sean Brownson of New York’s Bethpage State Park and Dan Dommer of Ozaukee Country Club in Mequon, Wisconsin, are the three finalists for this year’s TurfNet Technician of the Year Award, presented by Toro.
The winner, who will be profiled later this month on TurfNet, will receive the Golden Wrench Award and a spot in the Toro Service Training University at the company's headquarters in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Criteria on which candidates are judged include: crisis management; effective budgeting; environmental awareness; helping to further and promote the careers of colleagues and employees; interpersonal communications; inventory management and cost control; overall condition and dependability of rolling stock; shop safety; and work ethic.
Click on the links below to read about each finalist.
Jaime Bojorquez, Westbrook Village GC, Peoria, Arizona
Sean Brownson, Bethpage State Park, Farmingdale, New York
Dan Dommer, Ozaukee CC, Mequon, Wisconsin
Previous winners include (2018) Terry Libbert, Old Marsh Golf Club, Palm Beach Gardens, FL; (2017) Tony Nunes, Chicago Golf Club, Wheaton, IL; (2016) Kris Bryan, Pikewood National Golf Club, Morgantown, WV; (2015) Robert Smith, Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, PA; (2014) Lee Medeiros, Timber Creek and Sierra Pines Golf Courses, Roseville, CA; (2013) Brian Sjögren, Corral de Tierra Country Club, Corral de Tierra, CA; (2012) Kevin Bauer, Prairie Bluff Golf Club, Crest Hill, IL; (2011) Jim Kilgallon, The Connecticut Golf Club, Easton, CT; (2010) Herb Berg, Oakmont (PA) Country Club; (2009) Doug Johnson, TPC at Las Colinas, Irving, TX; (2007) Jim Stuart, Stone Mountain (GA) Golf Club; (2006) Fred Peck, Fox Hollow and The Homestead, Lakewood, CO; (2005) Jesus Olivas, Heritage Highlands at Dove Mountain, Marana, AZ; (2004) Henry Heinz, Kalamazoo (MI) Country Club; (2003) Eric Kulaas, Marriott Vinoy Renaissance Resort, Sarasota, FL.