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Dr. Street honored; Dr. McAfee memorial scholarship info

February 3, 2015 By Seth Jones

Congrats to Dr. John Street, who was presented with the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation’s Lifetime Membership Award in recognition of his 35 years of service as a teacher, researcher and mentor. Dr. Street has been a professor at the Ohio State ...

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News and notes: Mitchell, Miller leaving GCSAA; STMA show; Super Bowl turf; Royal Blood?

January 27, 2015 By Seth Jones

Congrats to GCSAA’s longtime employee Penny Mitchell, who is retiring from the association after nearly 30 years. And congrats to soon-to-be former GCSAA Great Lakes Region field staffer, John Miller, CGCS, who is heading back to the LPGA to work ...

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Eudora, Kansas: A Place Dreams Are Made Of Part 2

January 27, 2015 By Grant Gannon

After almost a week to recover from my whirlwind trip to Lawrence, Kan., I wanted to take more time to share more of my experiences in, as Seth referred to it, God’s country. If you were following our Twitter feed ...

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The Golfdom Files: The next 25 years

January 22, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Forecasting what could impact the immediate and long-term future of golf is not an uncommon concept for this publication. ¶ In the January 1975 issue of Golfdom, Jerry Claussen, a consultant for the National Golf Foundation’s Rocky Mountain Region, took ...

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Eudora, Kansas: A Place Dreams Are Made Of

January 21, 2015 By Grant Gannon

When some people get to travel for work they go to exotic locations, but my first trip as a Golfdom employee forced me… took me to Eudora, Kan. I know I shouldn’t complain because I’m lucky to even work for ...

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Image: Jim Mandeville/Nicklaus Companies; USGA Illustration/Kim Barney

Barbara Nicklaus to be honored with USGA Bob Jones Award

January 12, 2015 By Grant Gannon

Barbara Nicklaus has been selected by the United States Golf Association (USGA) as the 2015 Bob Jones Award winner. The Bob Jones Award, the USGA’s highest honor, has been present since 1955 and recognizes an individual that shares Jones’ spirit, ...

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