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USGA names sustainability initiative for Mike Davis

June 10, 2021 By
The USGA renamed its sustainability initiative the Mike Davis Program for Advancing Golf Course Management in honor of its outgoing CEO. Formerly the Turfgrass Environmental Research Program (TERP), the initiative is the largest private grant program in golf dedicated to ...

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FMC grants allow GCSAA chapters to boost education

June 10, 2021 By
FMC Corp. donated $25,000 to 30 local chapters of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, allowing those groups to support training and other educational programs. The top 30 chapters earned $250 to $5,000 2021 FMC Give Back awards, distributed ...

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Todd Bohn with World Golf Hall of Fame member Tom Watson. (Photo: Golfdom Staff)

Todd Bohn named Desert Mountain’s director of agronomy

June 8, 2021 By
Todd Bohn has been named director of agronomy for Desert Mountain Club, effective July 5. A Midwest native, Bohn arrives at Desert Mountain from Big Cedar Lodge where he served as director of agronomy and oversaw conditioning of five premier ...

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Carolinas GCSA scholar Parker Shoun with his father, Michael, on the day he signed to play lacrosse at Barton College. (Photo courtesy of Carolinas GCSA)

Carolinas GCSA awards $24K in scholarships

June 8, 2021 By
Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association presented $24,000 to 24 students in this year’s Bennett-Maples Scholarships. The annual scholarship program is named for Grant Bennett and Henson Maples, who are credited with founding the Carolinas GCSA in 1954. This year’s scholarships ...

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Celebrating Women’s Golf Month

June 7, 2021 By
June is Women’s Golf Month. Launched in 2005 by the PGA of America with the support of the LPGA and the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA), it’s a monthlong celebration and promotion of women in golf. The month started ...

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Turfco upgrades smart controllers allowing for more topdressing control

June 4, 2021 By
Turfco has upgraded the number of preset positions for storing specific spread applications from four to eight when used with the company’s WideSpin 1550 and CR-15 large-capacity topdressers allowing superintendents to control their topdressing programs more effectively. Superintendents can also input travel ...

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