Industry News

Toro announces ProCore 648 contest winner

September 21, 2015 By Grant Gannon

It’s time to give up hope of winning The Toro Company‘s giveaway that was launched at the 2015 Golf Industry Show in San Antonio and ran through the end of June. All employees of U.S. and Canadian golf courses were eligible ...

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GGEF donates nearly $10,000 to UGA turfgrass research

September 17, 2015 By Grant Gannon

The Georgia Golf Environmental Foundation (GGEF), the philanthropic arm of the Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Association, will donate nearly $10,000 to support turfgrass research at the University of Georgia (UGA). The funds will go toward helping compensate graduate students working with ...

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GCBAA announces Don A. Rossi Award winner

September 17, 2015 By Grant Gannon

The Golf Course Builders Association of America (GCBAA) has named James (Jim) Moore the recipient of the Don A. Rossi Award. “Jim is an advocate for the highest level of golf course construction and renovation standards for the industry and he ...

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Hunter offers free technician training in Spanish

September 16, 2015 By Grant Gannon

Hunter Industries’ free Technician Level online training courses are now available in Spanish. The training courses teach users the basic knowledge about Hunter’s product line, including simple adjustments and programming. Courses are designed for installation and maintenance professionals, specifiers and ...

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Everglades GCSA pledges $15,000 to EIFG

September 15, 2015 By Grant Gannon

The Everglades Golf Course Superintendents Association has pledged to donate a total of $15,000 over three years to the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG). With the pledge to the EIFG, the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America ...

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First Green partners with Western Canada Turfgrass Association

September 11, 2015 By Grant Gannon

The First Green Foundation formalized a partnership with the Western Canada Turfgrass Association (WCTA) through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed Aug. 24 after a train-the-trainer event held at the Redwoods Golf Course, Langley, British Columbia, Canada. The MOU began after ...

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