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The USGA joined more than 100 sports organizations to advocate for greater environmental responsibility. (Photo: USGA)

USGA on joining the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Initiative

June 6, 2020 By
The United States Golf Association (USGA) joined 100-plus organizations in becoming a signatory of the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Initiative. ...

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BASF pledges $25K to Disaster Relief Fund

June 4, 2020 By
BASF donated $25,000 to the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Disaster Relief Fund. The donation will help GCSAA to provide immediate financial assistance to its members suffering job loss due to the effects of COVID-19. “A significant number ...

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Primera introduces new CEO

June 4, 2020 By
Primera has hired Jeff Braun as the company’s new CEO. Braun spent the past 22-plus year of his career with DeWalt Industrial Power Tool team, a division of Stanley Black & Decker, where he originally interned as an undergrad and ...

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Golf industry responds to coronavirus

May 28, 2020 By
Editor’s note: We will continue to update this post as information becomes available.   Updated May 28, 2020 Back2Golf updates Operations Playbook The industrywide Back2Golf initiative has updated its Operations Playbook (version 3.0) to help lead the responsible return of ...

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Back2Golf updates Operations Playbook

May 28, 2020 By
The industrywide Back2Golf initiative has updated its Operations Playbook (version 3.0) to help lead the responsible return of golf. The updated playbook and addendums provide recommendations that guide the industry as it reestablishes amateur competitive events and junior programming, which ...

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Linne Industries receives patent for solar-powered water aeration system

May 28, 2020 By
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent for Linne Industries’ protective screens as part of its the PondHawk solar-powered pond aeration system. The patented protective screens simultaneously cover the back of PondHawk’s solar panel, integrate it into the ...

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