Industry News

Former Jacobsen President Withers joins Golf Business International

July 11, 2017 By Grant Gannon

The former president of turf equipment manufacturer Jacobsen, David Withers, has joined Golf Business International following his move back to the United Kingdom. Withers now works as an independent consultant following his six-year tenure as president and CEO of Jacobsen, ...

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Cimarron Hills Golf & Country Club gears up for greens, bunker renovation project

July 11, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

Cimarron Hills Golf & Country Club’s Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course will soon undergo an extensive greens and bunker renovation. Work will begin on the renovation project on July 5 and is expected be completed by Oct. 1. During the ...

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Apollo to buy ClubCorp for $1.1 billion

July 10, 2017 By Grant Gannon

ClubCorp and affiliates of certain investment funds (the “Apollo funds”) managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo”), have entered an agreement pursuant to which the Apollo funds will acquire all of the outstanding ...

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Bayer names four new area sales managers

July 5, 2017 By Grant Gannon

Environmental Science, a business unit within the Crop Science division of Bayer, has made four staffing appointments within its turf & ornamentals business: Clay Breazeale, area sales manager for North Carolina and South Carolina Eric Skorich, area sales manager for ...

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Rain Bird selects new district sales manager for Carolinas, Georgia

June 30, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

Rain Bird has selected Andy Burns as its new district sales manager for the Carolinas and Georgia sales territories. Burns will be responsible for working with Rain Bird Golf’s distribution network in that region to further develop and enhance the ...

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Georgia GCSA names nine Legacy Scholarship recipients

June 26, 2017 By Grant Gannon

The Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Association (Georgia GCSA) recently awarded nine students with its 2017 Legacy Scholarship. The scholarship offers educational aid to children and grandchildren of Georgia GCSA members. The awards are funded by the Georgia GCSA and sponsored ...

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