Course of the Week

Locust Hill Country Club Gets Audubon Certification

March 16, 2012 By
Locust Hill Country Club’s golf course has been certified in environmental planning by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses (ACSP). The ACSP is a program administered by Audubon International designed to help landowners preserve and enhance the environmental ...

Read More

Britton Harold Joins Jacobsen’s Product Management Team

February 23, 2012 By
Britton Harold has been announced as the newest member of Jacobsen’s product management team. As product manager, Harold is responsible for multi-deck and outfront rotary products. Rounding out the product management team are Chris Fox and Rachel Luken. Harold has ...

Read More

GCSAA Announces Watson Fellowship Winners

February 23, 2012 By
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has announced the winners of its 2011 Watson Fellowships: Lindsey Hoffman, Renee Rioux and Joseph Roberts. Each was awarded a $5,000 postgraduate grants. The students, who are working toward post-graduate degrees, also ...

Read More

Shaun Finley Joins Watertown Country Club as New Club Pro and GM

January 18, 2012 By
Shaun Finley has taken over as general manager and golf pro at Watertown Country Club in Watertown, Wis. He was hired to replace Gene Frank, who retired in October after serving 18 years as pro over two different periods. Finley ...

Read More

Sharp Park Golf Course Stays Alive

January 18, 2012 By
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday, Jan. 10, not to close the Sharp Park Golf Course, much to the dismay of environmentalists who claim the course endangers California garter snakes and red-legged frogs on the course. According ...

Read More

Billy Casper Golf Launches Agronomy Internship Program

January 17, 2012 By
Billy Casper Golf (BCG), which owns and operates more than 130 golf courses, country clubs and resorts, has launched an agronomy internship program designed to identify and educate future leaders in turfgrass management. The internship program was developed with the ...

Read More