Tag: Jack Nicklaus

GCSAA announces Thank a Golf Course Superintendent campaign

March 11, 2015 By Joelle Harms

The Golf Course Association of America (GCSAA) has announced a promotional campaign to “thank a golf course superintendent.” The GCSAA will host a sweepstakes that offers golfers the opportunity to win prizes by thanking a superintendent. “It is rewarding to ...

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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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Golf writer Dan Jenkins to receive 2015 Old Tom Morris Award

October 28, 2014 By Joelle Harms

The GCSAA announced in a news release that Dan Jenkins, one of a handful of writers in the World Golf Hall Fame and someone who covered each of the sport’s major championships for more than 60 years, will be honored with the 2015 Old Tom Morris Award. ...

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Sanford Golf Design awarded for work on Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point

September 11, 2014 By Molly Gase

The Florida Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (FLASLA) awarded David Ferris, RLA, and Sanford Golf Design the Award of Excellence for their work at Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, Bronx, N.Y. The Award of Excellence was ...

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Jumping on the pigment bandwagon: Lower cost, better weed control

May 30, 2014 By Joelle Harms

=Tray Maltby, director of golf course grounds at Reunion Resort in Orlando, Fla.He may handle maintenance operations for three golf courses and have 60 employees working under him, but Tray Maltby is simply a superintendent at heart. “I just love ...

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NGCOA Annual Conference attendance jumps 10 percent

February 25, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Attendance at the 2014 NGCOA Annual Conference in Orlando earlier this month increased more than 10 percent over last year’s event. Representatives from 1,524 courses took advantage of educational and networking sessions and recognized a group of award winners that ...

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