Woodward named OB Sports senior VP

Longtime superintendent Mark Woodward, a former CEO of the GCSAA, has been hired by Scottsdale, Ariz.-based management company OB Sports as a senior vice president. (Woodward is also a monthly columnist for Golfdom, penning the “At the Turn” column.)

Woodward will be called on for general business development and for his expertise in operating municipal courses.

“This will allow me to do what I do best, which is successfully managing major golf operations and making them viable again,” Woodward says.

Woodward will continue to operate Woodward and Associates and Damarco Golf, but says his role with China’s MasterStep Golf Group is slowing down.