Archive for January 2015

World Golf Foundation launches ‘Golf For Her’ website

January 29, 2015 By
World Golf Foundation, a non-profit organization aimed to develop and support initiatives that help grow the game of golf and its traditional values, has launched a new website designed to increase women’s golf participation, www.GolfForHer.com. The website, unveiled at the ...

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MTD acquires Core, Precise Path

January 29, 2015 By
MTD Products — the parent company of Cub Cadet, Troy-Bilt Products, Columbia, Yard Machines, Remington, Arnold and other brands — purchased two companies: Core Outdoor Power and Precise Path Robotics. Acquiring Core gives MTD a greater stake in the electronic ...

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Residex adds Helt as turf division director

January 29, 2015 By
Residex, a professional pest control and turfgrass management supply distributor, named David Helt its turf division director. In his new role, Helt will focus on increasing Residex’s branded, generic and proprietary turf products exposure and profit in the United States. ...

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Miller ready to return to LPGA

January 29, 2015 By
After four years working as GCSAA’s Field Staff representative for the Great Lakes region, John Miller, CGCS, is heading back to work with the LPGA. This time around the job remains the same, but the arrangement is a little different. ...

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Sound Bite: How Jacobsen devised the Truckster XD

January 28, 2015 By
Jacobsen introduced the new Truckster XD at the 2015 Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) Conference and Exhibition Jan. 13-16 in Denver. Chris Fox, Jacobsen’s product manager, explains how the Truckster XD came to fruition. Fox also details the features of the ...

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News and notes: Mitchell, Miller leaving GCSAA; STMA show; Super Bowl turf; Royal Blood?

January 27, 2015 By
Congrats to GCSAA’s longtime employee Penny Mitchell,  who is retiring from the association after nearly 30 years. And congrats to soon-to-be former GCSAA Great Lakes Region field staffer, John Miller, CGCS, who is heading back to the LPGA to work ...

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