Industry News

Zimmers to crew: You’re the best in the world

June 14, 2016 By Seth Jones

The crew here at Oakmont is 50 strong. For the U.S. Open, another 140 volunteers are here to help out. Many are over-qualified for the jobs they’re on, but they just want to lend a hand. It’s a who’s who of ...

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2016 U.S. Open Day 1

June 13, 2016 By Seth Jones

Here are a bunch of photos from Sunday and a few from Monday, of the 2016 U.S. Open maintenance team at work. I’ll get in here with captions as needed as soon as things settle down… Photos: ...

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Women’s Golf Day brings thousands to golf globally

June 10, 2016 By Grant Gannon

More than 400 golf facilities in 27 countries hosted thousands of women and girl’s in celebration of the inaugural International Women’s Golf Day (WGD) on June 7. “We were able to fulfill our mission to engage, empower and support women ...

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First reversible golf course to open June 27

June 6, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

The Loop, an 18-hole reversible design, will open at Forest Dunes Golf Club, Roscommon, Mich., on June 27. Designed by golf course designer Tom Doak, this course is the first of its kind in the U.S. “It’s sure got a ...

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Applications now open for Green Start Academy

June 3, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

John Deere Golf and Environmental Science, a division Crop Science, a division of Bayer, opened the application process for the 11th annual Green Start Academy (GSA). Assistant superintendents in the U.S. and Canada looking to advance their careers, hone their ...

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Bayer names new area sales manager

June 1, 2016 By Grant Gannon

Environmental Science, a division within the Crop Science division of Bayer, has named Zach Lane its southwest Florida area sales manager. In his new role, Lane will manage customer and distributor relationships for both golf and lawn & landscape markets ...

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