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Deere donates $1M to The First Tee

March 1, 2013 By
John Deere will donate $1 million over five years to The First Tee, further emphasizing Deere’s active commitment to the game of golf and the career development of professionals in the golf maintenance industry. Besides supporting The First Tee network, ...

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Toro and Rounds 4 Research get exclusive

March 1, 2013 By
The Toro Company presented the Environmental Institute for Golf with a check for $50,000 at the GIS, creating an exclusive partnership with the program. Rounds 4 Research is an industry initiative specifically aimed at increasing funding for turfgrass research. “Research ...

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Orange everywhere at GIS, thanks to Jacobsen

March 1, 2013 By
On pedi-cabs. On muscle cars parked in a line across from the convention center. On T-shirts being handed out to passers-by. There was “orange everywhere” at the GIS, thanks to a guerilla marketing effort made by Jacobsen. The company, debuting ...

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UF/IFAS study: Public concerned about water for golf

February 22, 2013 By
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In a university news release authored by Laura Bernheim, the results of a new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences‘ Center for Public Issues Education (PIE Center) water survey suggest Floridians are more concerned ...

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Becker Underwood donates to Wee One Foundation

February 14, 2013 By
At the Golf Industry Show in San Diego, Becker Underwood demonstrated its altruistic side, presenting the Wee One Foundation with a check for $5,210. The money, raised through a special fundraising promotion Becker Underwood offered on its Transition HC turf ...

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2013 Graffis Businessperson of the Year: Wayne Kappelman

February 13, 2013 By
You’ve read all about the case. You know about the red-legged frog and the California garter snake. Now meet the man behind Sharp Park Golf Course, superintendent Wayne Kappelman, our winner of the 2013 Herb Graffis Businessperson of the Year ...

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