Industry News

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Millennial Task Force assembled to encourage the younger generation to pick up the game

April 19, 2016 By
  GOLF 20/20, the industry’s trade organization administered by World Golf Foundation, recently created the“Millennial Task Force” in hopes of encouraging Millennials (ages 18-34) to pick up the game. The Millennial Task Force was created to increase awareness, interest and ...

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Audubon International kicks off BioBlitz competition

April 19, 2016 By
Environmental nonprofit Audubon International has launched the second annual BioBlitz, a free program for golf courses across the world, which will run from Earth Day, April 22, to International Migratory Bird Day, May 14, the company announced in a press ...

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GMS hires Jim Allison as vp of business development

April 14, 2016 By
Twenty-four-year golf industry veteran Jim Allison has been named vice president of business development at Arizona-based Golf Maintenance Solutions (GMS), the company announced in a press release. “We are delighted to add Jim to the management team and are confident ...

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Bird-X explores bird control needs in the golf industry

April 6, 2016 By
After attending the Golf Industry Show in San Diego, Bird-X, a company that provides humane pest and bird control solutions, found out how important bird control could be to golf course superintendents, the company says in a recent blog post. ...

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Toro names distributor award recipients

March 31, 2016 By
Two Wesco Turf employees, Tina Neuzil and Bill Wallace, were awarded two of Toro’s top sales awards at the Golf Industry Show in San Diego, Calif., February 6 – 11. These awards recognize distributor personnel for customer-focused sales programs in ...

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Billy Casper Golf names its Superintendent of the Year

March 30, 2016 By
Billy Casper Golf  (BCG) named Jason McIntyre of Fellows Creek Golf Club, Canton, Mich., its “Superintendent of the Year” at the management company’s recent regional meeting in Williamsburg, Va. McIntyre was selected for the honor because of his “above-and-beyond performance in ...

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