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Floratine names Paul Ramina corporate agronomist

June 10, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Floratine has appointed Paul Ramina as its new corporate agronomist. Ramina joins the Floratine team following a long career in the golf industry, including more than 20 years as a superintendent. During his tenure, Ramina delivered tournament-level course conditions for several U.S. golf ...

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Billy Casper Golf wins Helios HR Apollo Award

June 8, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Billy Casper Golf (BCG) was honored with the 2015 Helios HR Apollo Award for talent development on May 27 at the Ritz Carlton in Tysons Corner, Va. Celebrating its ninth year, the Apollo Awards honor organizations that focus on the future ...

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Toro names director of marketing

June 4, 2015 By Joelle Harms

The Toro Company‘s vice president of irrigation and lighting businesses, Phil Burkart, has appointed Dan Winterton as director of marketing. Winterton, an 18-year veteran of Toro, replaces Pete Moeller, who was promoted to managing director of business development. Winterton started his career as a financial ...

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Toro honors past president David M. Lilly

May 28, 2015 By Joelle Harms

The Toro Company has established “The Toro Company-David M. Lilly Faculty Chair” to honor the legacy of David M. Lilly, Toro’s fourth president and former dean of what now is the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. Toro also ...

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Integrity Golf Company promotes Whalley to chief financial officer

May 19, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Integrity Golf Company has promoted Ed Whalley to chief financial officer (CFO). He assumes the new position effective immediately. Prior to the promotion, Whalley was the executive vice president of corporate development and compliance, and was responsible for helping oversee much of the ...

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Photos: Brandon Haddock (2); Seth Jones (3-6)

Golfdom Gallery: May 2015

May 18, 2015 By Joelle Harms

1. Cheese, please (L to R) Brandon Haddock, E-Z-Go and Jeff Plotts, TPC Scottsdale, enjoy some wine and cheese — and say cheese — at the Landscapes Unlimited party in Augusta, Ga., during Masters week. 2. Old pals Golfdom’s Seth ...

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