Course of the Week

Turfgrass and post-drought recovery

September 11, 2012 By
By Jim Novak For most of the country, this year has been one of the driest in decades. Many professionals in the landscape business and those responsible for sports fields or golf courses know all too well that many fairways ...

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USGA mourns loss of Stanley Zontek

September 7, 2012 By
Editor’s Note: The following is a statement by the U.S. Golf Association: FAR HILLS, NJ — On the morning of Aug. 28, 2012, the USGA lost one of our own with the passing of Stanley J. Zontek. Stanley’s loss will ...

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Clark joins Jacobsen sales staff

September 7, 2012 By
CHARLOTTE, NC — As part of Jacobsen’s recent expansion of its  customer support, sales force and dealer presence in North and South America, the company recently added another veteran superintendent to its sales staff. The new key role is part ...

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Profile Products ‘Show You’re a PRO’ contest under way

September 7, 2012 By
BUFFALO GROVE, IL—Profile Products is rewarding contractors who apply ProMatrix Engineered Fiber Matrix (EFM) on a project, test plot or demonstration site now through Nov. 30. To enter the “Show You’re a PRO” giveaway, contractors should visit www.profileevs.com/GoPro and fill out the ...

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Sluiter joins e‐par USA

September 7, 2012 By
ALBANY, NY — Jim Sluiter, most recently staff ecologist and manager of Audubon International’s Cooperative Sanctuary Program, has agreed to join e‐par USA as the organization’s Florida regional representative and sustainability specialist. “We are incredibly pleased to have Jim working with us ...

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STMA President-Elect Kaufman resigns

September 7, 2012 By
LAWRENCE, KS — On Sept. 4, the Sports Turf Managers Association’s President-Elect Martin Kaufman, CSFM, resigned from its Board of Directors, due to a change in his membership category. Kaufman recently became employed by Turf Managers LLC, which moved him ...

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