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Staples Golf names new Vice President of Design and Management

June 26, 2013 By
Staples Golf Resource Group, LLC. And Andy Staples, ASGCA Associate have named Doug Long Vice President of Design and Management. His responsibilities will include assisting in servicing the company’s current design projects across the U.S. and playing an increased role ...

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GCSAA COO Konzem resigns

June 19, 2013 By
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (CSAA) CEO Rhett Evans today announced that Richard Konzem has made the decision to resign his position as chief operating officer effective immediately. “I appreciate Richard’s contributions to the association’s operations and its members,” ...

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The natural vegetative buffers are a distinguishing feature of the course. (Photo courtesy NC State University.)

University’s golf course receives Audubon recognition

June 18, 2013 By
NC State University officials have announced its Lonnie Poole Golf Course has passed strict sustainability standards to become a certified Audubon International Signature Golf Sanctuary and member of the organization’s Signature Program. The golf course joins Kansas State University’s Colbert ...

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The 19th Hole: Jeff Wetterling

June 1, 2013 By
CGCS //  Greenacres CC, Lawrence Township, N.J. So what’s your drink of choice? Well, a cold beverage of almost any kind will do. An Amstel Light, but if alcohol is not an option, a tall Arnold Palmer. How long have ...

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No better backpack

June 1, 2013 By
Every time I follow a man onto an airplane, I have backpack envy. ¶ It seems all the new backpacks have a place dedicated for a water bottle, a few extra pockets and maybe even a straw peeking out. My ...

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The Unfab Four

May 30, 2013 By
I was flipping through the new issue of Golfdom the other day. (That’s always a strange feeling after having spent several weeks sweating the contents of an issue and staring at it on a computer screen, to then read the ...

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