Course of the Week

Superintendent starts charity for special needs children, adults

July 18, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

A superintendent for Traditional Golf Properties has established a non-profit charity that works for children and adults with special needs, and their families by turning the desire to accomplish endurance type adventures into fund raising platforms. Brian Peters, GCSAA, started ...

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John Deere adds ‘flex fuel’ model to ZTrak line

July 16, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

John Deere increased its line of ZTrak mowers by adding a “flex fuel” model to its fleet. The new Z925M Flex Fuel is compatible with ethanol blends up to E85, giving superintendents a new alternative fuel option for their fleets. “When ...

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GCSA renovates field for Foster Care Kids

July 8, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

Volunteers from the Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Association have delivered more than $40,000 worth of goods and services to transform a weedy, pot-holed pasture into a 60,000 sq. ft. sports field for boys and young men in the state’s foster ...

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The natural vegetative buffers are a distinguishing feature of the course. (Photo courtesy NC State University.)

University’s golf course receives Audubon recognition

June 18, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

NC State University officials have announced its Lonnie Poole Golf Course has passed strict sustainability standards to become a certified Audubon International Signature Golf Sanctuary and member of the organization’s Signature Program. The golf course joins Kansas State University’s Colbert ...

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Phoenix/UPI launches purchase incentive programs

June 10, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

Phoenix/UPI has announced that 24 of its products—including fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and plant growth regulators—are part of its latest purchase inventive program. Its Superintendents Summer Specials encompasses three programs that offer a variety of premiums on products purchased through an ...

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KIOTI Tractor names certified dealers