Industry News

PGA Tour pledges 5-year $250,000 grant for GCSAA golf course BMPs

February 22, 2016 By
The PGA Tour will contribute $250,000 over five years to the GCSAA to help implement best management practice (BMP) models for golf courses, with a focus on localities and states in which PGA Tour events are held, the GCSAA recently announced ...

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Flowtronex expands product portfolio at GIS

February 22, 2016 By
Flowtronex, a Xylem brand, launched its Oasis g2, Flowtronex SSE- II and three additions to the PACETM portfolio at the 2016 Golf Industry Show, Feb. 10-11, in San Diego. All of these products feature state-of-art controls; best-in-class remote monitoring; and ...

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Penn State team wins 2016 GCSAA Collegiate Turf Bowl

February 22, 2016 By
Penn State University was named the 2016 winner of the GCSAA Collegiate Turf Bowl, held Feb. 11 during the Golf Industry Show in San Diego. Team 20 from Penn State was awarded $4,000 by the GCSAA and its partner of ...

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USGA names 2018, 2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Open sites

February 22, 2016 By
The USGA recently announced Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Ill., and Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C., as the host sites of the inaugural 2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship and 2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship, respectively. ...

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Toro goes all in — and all out — with product intros

February 16, 2016 By
How to describe new Big Red offerings? A boatload It’s unclear whether stats are kept on the number of new products introduced at each year’s Golf Industry Show (GIS), or on what company unveils the largest batch of new stuff. ...

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Advocacy report on GCSAA TV

February 11, 2016 By
GCSAA Thursday reported on its recent government affairs and advocacy efforts during a presentation on the GIS show floor that was also recorded for broadcast on GCSAA TV. GCSAA Director of Government Affairs Chava McKeel, Director of Congressional and Federal ...

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