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Rob DiFranco served as Managing Editor for Golfdom Magazine, utilizing his BA in Journalism from Kent State University, and past experience as a sports reporter for The Morning Journal of Lorain, OH.

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Longtime Carmel CC superintendent Bill Anderson dies at 72 Posted on 02 Jan 2023 in the Industry News & People categories.

Anderson's Carmel Country Club tenure ran 40 years, taking him from assistant superintendent to director of greens and grounds. Read more»

University of Georgia’s Scott Griffith named Georgia GCSA’s superintendent of the year Posted on 21 Dec 2022 in the Industry News & People categories.

Griffith, also a nominee for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America board of directors, is former Georgia GCSA president and vice president. Read more»

GCSAA awards J. Bryan Unruh, Ph.D., 2023 President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship Posted on 14 Dec 2022 in the Industry News categories.

J. Bryan Unruh, Ph.D., associate director of the West Florida Research and Education Center, is the recipient of the 2023 GCSAA's President’s Award. Read more»

2022 State of the Industry: The boom goes on Posted on 14 Dec 2022 in the Featured & From the Magazine categories.

In the 2022 State of the Industry report, we reached out to GCSAA-affiliated chapter presidents across the country to get a report on this past golf season. Read more»

USGA nominates Fred Perpall as its 67th president Posted on 06 Dec 2022 in the Industry News & People categories.

Perpall would succeed Stu Francis, who concludes his term as president of The United States Golf Association in February 2023. Read more»

Real Plant Nutrients acquires all assets of Spring Valley Posted on 21 Nov 2022 in the Industry News categories.

Interoceanic Corporation, the parent company of Rapid Plant Nutrients, announced it acquired all assets of fertilizer producer Spring Valley USA. Read more»