Industry News

Woodward named OB Sports senior VP

November 5, 2013 By Joelle Harms

Longtime superintendent Mark Woodward, a former CEO of the GCSAA, has been hired by Scottsdale, Ariz.-based management company OB Sports as a senior vice president. (Woodward is also a monthly columnist for Golfdom, penning the “At the Turn” column.) Woodward ...

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Bayer names golf business manager for T&O division

October 31, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, has hired David Wells as golf business manager for its North American turf and ornamentals (T&O) business. “David’s depth of experience in both turf management and manufacturing is an ideal fit for ...

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Ecologel Solutions seeks Hydretain photos for contest

October 31, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

Ecologel Solutions has issued a call for photos that depict Hydretain results through side by side or before and after comparison photos. The 2014 Hydretain Photo Contest offers a chance to win a Canon Rebel T3i Digital Camera Bundle that ...

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Jacobsen names Haggas National Accounts Manager

October 30, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

Jacobsen, a Textron Company, has made an addition to its sales team, naming Josh Haggas National Accounts Manager. Haggas will be responsible for serving multi-course owners and management companies across the United States and Canada. He comes to Jacobsen from ...

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e-par offers online environmental management training

October 29, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

e-par USA and the e-par Group (Australia) release an online platform that provides environmental training for golf course maintenance staff in the United States. The e-par TEE (Training for an Environmental Event) program uses animated simulations and an interactive e-learning ...

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Deere to sell majority interest in landscape business

October 28, 2013 By Seth Jones

Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has agreed to acquire John Deere Landscapes (JDL) in a deal valued at about $465 million. JDL, based in Alpharetta, Ga., is a unit of Deere & Co.’s Agriculture & Turf segment. Deere ...

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