SUPERINTENDENTS

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)

Darrin came on board in October of 2023 as the new Superintendent at Musgrove Country Club in Jasper, AL. As a Certified Golf Course Superintendent, Darrin has committed to continuing education and personal growth in the golf course maintenance

industry. We are very excited about what his background brings to Musgrove Country Club. Darrin has held positions at Hot Springs Village in Arkansas, Oro Valley Country Club in Oro Valley, AZ, and Fox Hollow at Lakewood Golf Course in Lakewood, CO. With Darrin’s extensive background and knowledge of different turf types, he has been an asset to Musgrove Country Club and GMS. This is an exciting property that is showing continued progress. Thank you, Darrin, for your efforts and vision you share

as we keep elevating the golf course experience for the members and guests at Musgrove Country Club.

Mark Wilson (Director of Golf Course Maintenance)

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)

The GMS family welcomes Alexander (AJ) Costello as the new superintendent at Myakka Pines Golf Club in Englewood, FL. Prior to joining us in December of 2024, AJ was Superintendent at Shadow Wood Country Club in Estero, FL and served as an Assistant Superintendent at Grey Oaks Country Club in Naples, FL. His prior experience, turfgrass knowledge, organization, and attention to detail are all part of our GMS culture and in just a few months, he has helped elevate course conditions to levels GMS and our clients expect. AJ also enjoys fishing, golfing, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and his growing family. Congratulations to AJ and his wife on the recent birth of their second daughter. We are excited about the future for AJ and Myakka Pines Golf Club.