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PGA Tour pledges 5-year $250,000 grant for GCSAA golf course BMPs

February 22, 2016 By
The PGA Tour will contribute $250,000 over five years to the GCSAA to help implement best management practice (BMP) models for golf courses, with a focus on localities and states in which PGA Tour events are held, the GCSAA recently announced ...

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USGA names 2018, 2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Open sites

February 22, 2016 By
The USGA recently announced Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Ill., and Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C., as the host sites of the inaugural 2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship and 2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship, respectively. ...

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Spectrum Technologies: FieldScout TruFirm Turf Firmness Meter

February 22, 2016 By
The FieldScout TruFirm from Spectrum Technologies, based on USGA technology, offers a quick, easy and affordable method to measure the firmness of turf and bunker sands. Objective data measurements allow turf management professionals to balance the fine line between soil moisture ...

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USGA hosts industry experts for Pace and Innovation Symposium

February 8, 2016 By
The USGA hosted 125 industry experts for its Pace and Innovation Symposium Jan. 19–20 at Brookside Golf Club in Pasadena, Calif. The two-day symposium marked the third time that the USGA has brought together experts and leaders from throughout the industry to discuss ...

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2015 in the golf industry: The good, bad and ugly

January 25, 2016 By
I am not naming names, but this column title almost sounds like it could be a slogan for the 2016 presidential nomination race. Or maybe it’s just an evaluation of the whole field. It’s unfortunate that 2015 ended on such ...

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USGA names Judy Bell 2016 Bob Jones Award winner

January 21, 2016 By
The USGA will bestow its highest honor, the Bob Jones Award, to Judy Bell at an award ceremony on June 14 — the week of the 116th U.S. Open Championship at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club. Presented annually since 1955, the ...

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