Target Specialty Products to host webinar on coronavirus

Target Specialty Products will release the sixth part of the Turf Fuel Master Class, “Golfing through Change with COVID-19 — Part II” on May 7.

The free webinar, which is part of the Business Growth Webinar Series, features a golf course superintendent panel discussing closures and golf course maintenance during the COVID-19 crisis. Click here to register for the webinar.

The second part of “Golfing Through Change with COVID-19” will feature the experiences of industry leaders as they maneuver the changing landscape of golf during this pandemic. Highlights include insights from the following golf course superintendent leaders:

Kyle Barton, superintendent at Naperville (Ill.) Country Club was preparing his golf course for spring with a skeleton crew. Golf was not allowed in Illinois. Golf reopened on May 1. Barton will discuss how he ramped up maintenance and prepared his golf course for golf with socially distancing in mind

Ken Bruneski is the golf course superintendent at Nk’Mip Canyon Desert Golf Course in Oliver, British Columbia, which was voluntarily closed during COVID-19. Bruneski will discuss if the course bowed to pressure to open and how the course ensures the safety of their staff and golfing clientele.

Ian Daniels is the superintendent at Teugega Country Club in Rome, N.Y. New York State opened up golf for private country clubs only a week after the original closing. Daniels will discuss how Teugega CC embraced the opportunity to open while maintaining a safe culture.

Scott Thayer is the superintendent at The Legends Club in Minnesota. Thayer recently received permission to maintain his golf course. Since then, Minnesota granted permission for golf courses to fully open for play. Thayer will explain how the state GCSAA lobbying efforts persuaded the state to open.

Nate Maurer, superintendent at Jacksonville Golf and Country Club, offered insight on Target’s original panel discussion on what it is like to be open during COVID-19. Golf traffic continues to be high in Florida. Maurer will divulge what he has learned during this time.