Tag: John Deere

The Stars of Texas: 2015 Golf Industry Show

April 9, 2015 By Marty Whitford, Ed Hiscock, Grant Gannon and Seth Jones

The 2015 GIS in San Antonio wasn’t limited to one Lone Star product. Here are several stars of the show. There are so many products to see at a show like the GIS, it almost drives us mad. Thankfully, there ...

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Locations set for The First Tee 2015 Careers on Course program

April 1, 2015 By Grant Gannon

The First Tee, a non-profit youth organization that uses golf as a platform to teach life and leadership skills that provide character education programs for youth, will host its 2015 Careers on Course program at four courses and chapters across ...

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Global Turf Equipment hires new service manager

April 1, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Global Turf Equipment (GTE) has named Rocky Lackey its new service manager. Lackey has been an expert mechanic and iron worker for more than 25 years. He most recently was senior manager of golf and grounds equipment maintenance at Orange Lake Resort ...

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I’ll remember the Alamo show

March 18, 2015 By Seth Jones

I will remember a few things about the 2015 GIS in San Antonio outside of the great food and lousy weather. ¶ I ran into “Turf’s Most Interesting Man,” Bob Farren, CGCS at Pinehurst Resort, at the John Deere party. ...

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Bernhard Grinders partners with distributor Finch Services

February 2, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Bernhard and Company, manufacturer of Bernhard Grinders, has partnered with Finch Services, a Mid-Atlantic distributor. Finch Services supplies turf maintenance equipment to golf courses and sports facilities in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia. Family-owned and operated ...

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Georgia GCSA honors Craig Ketelsen

December 9, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Craig Ketelsen, CGCS, received the Distinguished Service Award from the Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Association (GCSA), marking a 25-year relationship with the organization. Ketelsen, 52, was honored during the association’s annual awards banquet on Dec. 8 in St. Simons Island, ...

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