Frank Siple's resume does not cite contributions to the profession but his career is full of them.
After a half-century in the industry, Siple, 70, has been named to the Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Hall of Fame.
During his career as a certified golf course superintendent and later as a sales representative for Corbin Turf and Ornamental Supply, Siple earned wide respect for what he could do with grass and how he treated people. He was renowned for investing in the success of others. Giving both to individuals and the industry, Siple volunteered at nearly 50 tournaments, including The Masters.
Siple went to work for Charlie Underwood at Northwood Country Club in Lawrenceville in March 1971 because he “needed a job” after life as an assistant golf pro, then teaching pro, wasn't working out. But he only committed to golf course maintenance after a tough final round in the Kennesaw Open took him from one shot back overnight to a 10-shot deficit behind eventual winner Larry Nelson.
Underwood, also a Georgia GCSA Hall of Famer, became Siple's friend and mentor. After three years with Underwood, Siple became golf course superintendent at Idle Hour Country Club in Macon. He later moved to Lake Arrowhead Yacht and Country Club in Waleska, then Royal Lakes Golf and Country Club in Flowery Branch. He became a certified golf course superintendent in 1993.
From 1997 to 2011, he was at Lanier Golf Club in Cumming. He joined Corbin Turf when Lanier GC was sold to a real estate developer. He retired in 2018.
Siple will be inducted Nov. 4 at the Georgia GCSA's annual awards banquet at Jekyll Island Resort.