Steve Dennis

Five: Canyon Springs Golf Club Six shooters

Title:Superintendent, Canyon Springs Golf Club, San Antonio

GCSAA membership:One year

Education:Bachelor of science, range sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock (1982)

Tournament advice:"This isn't a golf course where you can spray it around and still save par," Dennis says. "Once you're out of the mowed grass and in the rocks, native grass or trees, you're in serious trouble." Another must, he adds, is to be able to read Canyon Springs' large, undulating greens well and have good speed control with the putter.

Dennis on Dennis:"It's been an ongoing education in a short time for me. I'm still a working superintendent. I like to get out there and get my hands dirty. I like to be with the crew, training them, showing them how to do things. I rely on my overall experience and natural instincts in building a relationship with my staff. I don't expect them to work any harder than I do."