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Turf Equipment (Photo: Global Turf Equipment)

A golf business for a golf family

October 17, 2018 By Katy Ibsen

In July, Florida-based companies Global Turf Equipment and Turf Equipment Rental merged into a single entity under new ownership, GTE Partners, LLC. This acquisition, however, is unlike most. For one family, it’s the entree into a joint venture between father ...

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EIC Seth Jones and superintendents at Grand Lake GC (Photo: Bill Roddy)

Golfdom Gallery: October 2018

October 15, 2018 By Golfdom Staff

1. Drink (tickets) are on Golfdom! Making good on a competition from last fall, the Golfdom team hit the Rocky Mountain GCSA Affiliate Cup event at Grand Lake (Colo.) GC to buy the whole chapter a cold beverage. The RMGCSA ...

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T.A. is taking care of business

September 28, 2018 By Seth Jones

The Herb Graffis Businessperson of the Year Award is named in honor of Golfdom’s founder, World Golf Hall of Fame member Herb Graffis. Graffis was one of the first people to think of golf as a business when he and ...

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Wanamaker Trophy at Bellerive CC (Photo by: Montana Pritchard/PGA of America)

Believe in Bellerive: PGA Wrapup 2018

September 17, 2018 By Seth Jones and Kelly Limpert

It’s been 10 days since Brooks Koepka hoisted the Wanamaker Trophy at Bellerive CC in St. Louis, Mo. Carlos Arraya, CGCS, director of agronomy, has witnessed his crew dwindle from 52 people to 18. Cooler weather is allowing the course ...

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Adam Scott at 2018 PGA Championship (Photo by: Seth Jones)

Golfdom Gallery: September 2018

September 17, 2018 By Golfdom Staff

1. Great Scott! We really were self-satisfied after the opening round of the 2018 PGA Championship when three of the top five players were guys we interviewed, including Adam Scott, who finished in 3rd place. 2. Almost famous One has ...

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Todd Lowe joins Bayer Green Solutions Team

September 7, 2018 By Golfdom Staff

Environmental Science, a business unit of Bayer Crop Science, added Todd Lowe to its Bayer Green Solutions Team. Lowe will serve customers in Florida as part of the group’s commitment to healthy turf through solving key customer challenges and providing ...

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