Industry News

Carolinas GCSA elects new president

December 6, 2018 By Sarah Webb

Matthew Wharton, CGCS, of Carolina Golf Club in Charlotte, N.C., was elected as the new president of the Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association, a roughly 1,800-member organization. Wharton is both a certified golf course superintendent from the Golf Course Superintendents ...

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Anuvia adds 3 new board members

November 29, 2018 By Kelly Limpert

Anuvia Plant Nutrients added three new board members: Bill Buckner, CEO and president of the Noble Research Institute and Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; Kim McConnell, a founder and former CEO AdFarm; and Ben Belldegrun, managing director and co-founder of Pontifax ...

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Syngenta rolls out new resources for dollar spot control

November 27, 2018 By Kelly Limpert

To help golf course superintendents better manage dollar spot all season long, Syngenta launched a new solutions-based website, which includes a dollar spot prediction tool, trial data, videos and more. These new resources allow superintendents to actively monitor their courses ...

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PBI-Gordon names new chief operating officer

November 26, 2018 By Kelly Limpert

PBI-Gordon Corp. named Steve Clifford as its new COO. The change became effective July 31. He was previously an audit partner and the managing partner of Ernst & Young’s Kansas City office from 1999 through his retirement in 2015. Clifford ...

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Glenn Quattlebaum joins Turf Connections

November 26, 2018 By Kelly Limpert

Turf Connections, a Carolinas’ producer of turfgrass sod and sprigs, added longtime turf industry professional, Glenn Quattlebaum, to its staff as sales manager. Quattlebaum brings more than 35 years of golf and turf industry sales experience in the Carolinas and ...

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Syngenta’s Divanem receives registration in California

November 26, 2018 By Sarah Webb

Syngenta’s Divanem nematicide is now registered in California. The nematicide is designed to manage plant parasitic nematodes, such as lance, root knot and sting. “By offering Divanem to superintendents in California, we are meeting their needs for reliable nematode control ...

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