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First Green awarded $112,250 grant from USGA

December 16, 2014 By
First Green has been awarded a $112,250 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) grant by the United States Golf Association (USGA) for 2015. The grant is funded by the USGA’s partnership with Chevron and designed to encourage students in science, ...

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Jacobsen expands direct distribution operations to Southeast

December 11, 2014 By
Jacobsen, a Textron company, will be establishing direct distribution capabilities to serve customers in North Central Florida, Georgia and Alabama. The company believes it can better support customers in these regions by servicing them directly. Jacobsen will be increasing stocking ...

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Golfdom strengthens editorial team with addition of Hiscock, Gannon

December 9, 2014 By
Former GCM editor-in-chief and recent Ohio State grad added to award-winning editorial team. CLEVELAND — Two new editorial staffers have joined Golfdom magazine, dedicated to seeing the magazine continue its successful ways in 2015 and beyond. Ed Hiscock, former editor-in-chief ...

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Vittum to receive 2015 USGA Green Section Award

December 9, 2014 By
The United States Golf Association (USGA) will honor Dr. Patricia J. Vittum with the 2015 USGA Green Section Award. The award has been presented annually since 1961 and celebrates an individual’s service to the game of golf through his or her work with ...

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Jacobsen adds territory sales manager

December 9, 2014 By
Jacobsen, a Textron Company, named Chris Makowski to territory sales manager. Makowski comes to Jacobsen from Toro distributor Grassland Equipment and Irrigation in Rochester, N.Y., where he spent 13 years as a sales representative. Prior to his tenure at Grassland Equipment, Makowski ...

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Bayer awards two GCSAA members with Plant Health Scholarships

December 9, 2014 By
Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience, selected two Plant Health Scholarship recipients. Michael Scully, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Valley Crest Creekside Golf Course in Modesto, Calif., and Daniel L. Rootes Jr., GCSAA superintendent member at Ponderosa Butte Golf Course ...

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