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Quick hits from the PBGCSA meeting

January 16, 2014 By Seth Jones

It was a great meeting to attend this week at the Rees Jones course at Breakers West. Superintendent Mark Reid and his staff do a great job out there. Some quick observations: — PBGCSA prez Steve Wright, CGCS, (Boca West ...

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GCSAA expects big GIS

January 14, 2014 By Seth Jones

I caught up with GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans recently. We chatted about a few things, and of course the GIS in Orlando was something we discussed… Good news for the GCSAA, and maybe the industry: Evans reports that the Golf ...

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MC Jonesy

January 9, 2014 By Seth Jones

Heck yeah I’m an MC! Come see me — and some guy named Curtis Tyrell, he hosted the Ryder Cup at Medinah and also spoke at the 2012 Golfdom Summit or something, I don’t know — at Monday’s Palm Beach ...

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Giving away a HOF vote

January 8, 2014 By Seth Jones

There’s an interesting story going on over at Deadspin and ESPN.com right now (two of my favorite sites, btw.) It involves this story of the Miami Herald‘s and ESPN’s Dan Le Batard giving away his vote for the Baseball Writers ...

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Good things for a good guy

January 7, 2014 By Molly Gase

Yesterday, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of Northern California (GCSANC) announced their annual award winners. One of their winners was Wayne Kappelman, superintendent at Sharp Park Golf Course, Pacifica, Calif. He will receive the Course Superintendent of the Year award ...

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Brandt acquires Grigg Bros.

January 2, 2014 By Seth Jones

Some breaking news in the turf industry here… this was just announced via Brandt’s website: Brandt, a leading manufacturer of agricultural specialty products, announced today that it has a definitive letter of intent to acquire Grigg Brothers, a leader in ...

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