Industry News

Now accepting applications for the 2017 Syngenta Business Institute

March 16, 2017 By
Golf course superintendents can now apply for the 2017 Syngenta Business Institute (SBI). Through SBI, Syngenta partners with the nationally-ranked Wake Forest University School of Business to provide superintendents with business and managerial skills. The ninth annual SBI will take ...

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Toro Golf Irrigation names new marketing manager

March 15, 2017 By
The Toro Co. named Tory Perren as senior marketing manager for its golf irrigation business. Perren comes to Toro from Continental GMBH, where he spent the past 17 years working in several product and business management roles within its ContiTech division. ...

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Media: Reuters

California Trump course green damaged by environmental activist vandals

March 14, 2017 By
Early Sunday morning a group of environmental activists vandalized a green at Trump National Golf Course, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., as first reported by the Washington Post. A self-proclaimed “anonymous environmental activist collective” sent a 64-second video to the Washington Post, which showed ...

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Nemacolin Resort names Ulevich new superintendent

March 6, 2017 By
  Nemacolin Woodlands Resort recently named Ben Ulevich as its new golf course superintendent. Ulevich joins the Nemacolin team after more than 11 years as golf course superintendent at Out Door Country Club, York, Pa. Ulevich was also the golf ...

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Pure Seed names new regional manager

March 3, 2017 By
Pure Seed has named Greg Freyermuth its new regional manager in the Southeastern zone of the U.S. Freyermuth has extensive knowledge of the seed industry, and will broaden Pure Seed’s ability to service customers throughout the nation, the company said ...

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Ewing, Rain Bird form new partnership in Arizona and Southern Nevada

March 2, 2017 By
Ewing Irrigation and Landscape Supply and Rain Bird Golf have entered into an exclusive distribution partnership to serve customers in Arizona and Southern Nevada. As of March 1, customers in Arizona and Southern Nevada can purchase Rain Bird Golf products ...

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