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New Hunter Industries president Greg Hunter positioned for success

February 25, 2013 By Golfdom Blog Staff

Just got off the phone with Greg Hunter. In the wake of his father Richard’s recent retirement, Hunter talked to us about how it feels to fill his father’s shoes as company president, his own strengths and his goals for ...

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The 19th Hole: Jeff Christensen

February 1, 2013 By Seth Jones

Director of GC maintenance // Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley, Birmingham, Ala. What can I get you? A cold beer. Any kind. Seen any good movies lately? I saw Ted, it’s hilarious. It’s not one to watch ...

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GCSAA honors four with Morley Award

January 18, 2013 By Golfdom staff

Frank Lamphier Ken Mangum Dennis Lyon Dr. Roch Gaussoin LAWRENCE, KAN.—Call them the Fab Four: Frank Lamphier; Ken Mangum, CGCS; Dennis Lyon, CGCS; and Dr. Roch Gaussoin have been chosen to receive the 2013 Golf Course Superintendents Association of America ...

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The Golfdom Report: 2013

January 1, 2013 By Seth Jones and Beth Geraci

From the January 2013 issue of Golfdom, readers share their thoughts and feelings on the state of their profession – from feelings on the Obama administration to job satisfaction. Good news, bad news. You still love your job, but you don’t expect ...

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Remembering Turfgrass Icon Reed Funk

October 31, 2012 By Seth Jones

Earlier this month Dr. C. Reed Funk, professor emeritus at Rutgers University, passed away following a brief bout of pneumonia. He was 84. Bruce Clark, Ph.D., described Funk in a statement as a “pioneer in the field of turfgrass breeding,” ...

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A Rock-Hard Turf Question

October 30, 2012 By Seth Jones

Being in Dr. Ken Diesburg’s turf classes at the University of Illinois-Urbana can be hard. Rock hard. Hard as concrete. Diesburg says his favorite question to pose to students — requiring an essay answer — is, “It is claimed that ...

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