Industry News

Powell inducted into the National Black Golf Hall of Fame

May 19, 2016 By
Larry Powell will be the third member of his family and one of four new inductees into the National Black Golf Hall of Fame (NBGHF) on May 21, at the Peachtree Hotel and Conference Center in Peachtree City, Ga. Powell, ...

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Golf Digest names Bladerunner Farms’ president to List of Innovators & Influencers of 2016

May 18, 2016 By
Golf Digest named David Doguet, turfgrass breeder and president of Bladerunner Farms in Poteet, Texas, part of its List of Innovators & Influencers of 2016. Doguet is well-known in the turfgrass industry for his work in developing advanced varieties of ...

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American Society of Golf Course Architects elects new president

May 18, 2016 By
Greg Martin, ASGCA, was elected President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) at the organization’s recent 70th annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Martin, of Batavia, Ill., is a landscape architecture graduate of Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. ...

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Bayer launches “Talking Turf” blog

May 18, 2016 By
Environmental Science, a division of the Crop Science division of Bayer, introduced a new tool for golf course superintendents—the “Talking Turf” blog. With updates from the Bayer Green Solutions Team (GST) on disease pressure, weed control and plant health recommendations, ...

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Jacobsen signs agreement with Mexican management company

May 16, 2016 By
Jacobsen, a Textron Inc. company, recently signed an exclusive agreement with Wallgrow, a Mexican golf course management company, that will allows the company to provide Jacobsen equipment to the golf courses it manages. Wallgrow provides a variety of management services for ...

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TurfEx unveils new spreader/sprayer

May 16, 2016 By
TurfEx unveiled its TT5000 Spread-N-Spray, featuring a new standard height-adjustable boom kit. The TT5000 is driven by a 7-hp Subaru EX210 engine with electric start and a 0.95-gallon fuel tank. Its heavy-duty Peerless transmission has two forward gears, neutral and reverse, ...

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