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Photos: Joelle Harms (1); Seth Jones (2, 3, 6, 7); Jo Uhles (4); Laura Russell (5)

Golfdom Gallery: March 2015

March 18, 2015 By Joelle Harms

YEE-HAW! This apparently wasn’t Jacobsen’s first rodeo, but it was ours. Attendees at Jacobsen’s Golf Industry Show VIP party were treated to plenty to eat, drink and an honest-to-goodness rodeo. Home state advantage We hit a lot of chapter parties ...

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The Golfdom Files: Superintendent or greenkeeper — which?

March 18, 2015 By Joelle Harms

In the January Golfdom, our resident assistant superintendent columnist Matt Neff wrote an impressive history on the various titles of superintendents. This was such a great topic that we had our crack team of historians (AKA associate editor Grant B. ...

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The 19th Hole: Sean Sullivan

March 18, 2015 By Seth Jones

CGCS // The Briarwood CC, Billings, Mont. Sean, what can I get you? I’ll have a Diet Coke. So you drove from Billings to San Antonio for the GIS this year? I’ve only flown once in the last 14 years ...

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Dow adds members to T&O business

March 11, 2015 By Grant Gannon

Dow AgroSciences appointed several new members to its turf and ornamental (T&O) business. Among the new hires is Mark Neterer, who Dow appointed to the newly created role of urban pest management sales leader. In this position, Neterer will lead ...

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Integrity Golf promotes Larry Snyder to executive VP of maintenance

March 10, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Longtime Celebration Golf Club superintendent Larry Snyder, CGCS, has been named Integrity Golf Company’s executive vice president of golf course maintenance. The new position is effective immediately. “Larry has been one of our most valued partners since the inception of the ...

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Global Turf Equipment names new VP of sales

March 9, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Global Turf Equipment (GTE) has appointed Walt McMahon as vice president of sales. McMahon, former executive vice president of Golf Ventures, has received numerous awards and accolades over the course of his 35-year golf industry career, including Jacobsen’s Dealer of Year in 2010, Helena ...

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