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GCBAA online charity auction ends tonight

August 16, 2012 By
Pssst! The GCBAA Foundation Auction closes tonight, at 9 p.m. EDT. So if you’re eyeing one of the auction items, better get it while the gettin’s good. Up for bids: tickets to the 2013 Wells Fargo Championship; luxurious golf getaways; an ...

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John Deere loses a leader

August 13, 2012 By
Gregg Breningmeyer at last year’s John Deere Classic, with GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans in the background. Gregg and Rhett riding down 18. I don’t think Rhett is waving a peace sign (but he might be), I think he’s confessing to ...

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Sportsmanship 101

August 10, 2012 By
OK, so we have to wait four more looong years before golf is an Olympic sport (why is that, by the way?). Even if golf is enduring one last snub during these Games, I still find the Games worth watching–and ...

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Happy (Irrigation) Anniversary, Toro!

August 8, 2012 By
We never did know which anniversary was what (paper, silver, gold?) But we do know 50 years is a darn long time to be in business. So hats off to Toro today as it celebrates 50 years in the irrigation ...

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Jacobsen says, "here’s $500!" to 30 students

August 8, 2012 By
The Scripps Howard Foundation.  I still remember when I was in college, and I got the letter from them telling me I was to be the recipient of a journalism award that included a scholarship.  That was, as Ice Cube ...

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FMC offers free weed ID poster

August 7, 2012 By
FMC has a free weed ID poster available to turf professionals… here are the details: Know your crown vetch from your cudweed? Pusley from purslane? Sign up for a free “Weed ID” Poster to learn how to identify and control ...

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