Industry News

USGA finalizes 2020 championship schedule

May 19, 2020 By Christina Herrick

USGA made several updates to its 2020 championship schedule, as the organization continues to reconfigure its season due to uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The 120th U.S. Women’s Amateur, scheduled for Aug. 3-9 at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md., ...

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PGA shows cancel in-person PGA fashion and demo experience, unveils series of virtual programs

May 13, 2020 By Sarah Webb

The PGA Fashion & Demo Experience, originally scheduled for Aug. 18-19, will facilitate business connections through digital programs starting in June. ...

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Anuvia Plant Nutrients adds VP of research and development

May 13, 2020 By Sarah Webb

Anuvia Plant Nutrients recently added Shawn Semones, Ph.D., as the company's new vice president of research and development (R&D). ...

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USGA joins United Nations Sports for Climate Action Initiative

May 11, 2020 By Christina Herrick

As part of its mission to champion and advance the game of golf and to actively engage in the sustainability effort across the sports landscape, the United States Golf Association (USGA) has joined more than 100 organizations in becoming a ...

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GCBAA mourns passing of former Executive Director Paul Foley

May 11, 2020 By Sarah Webb

Paul Foley, a golf industry leader who served as executive director of the Golf Course Builders Association of America (GCBAA), died of complications from the coronavirus on April 17. Foley had already retired from a successful career as an executive ...

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The Toro Co. remembers former chairman and CEO Ken Melrose

May 11, 2020 By Golfdom Staff

Kendrick “Ken” B. Melrose, former chairman and CEO of The Toro Co., died Sunday, May 3, 2020 at the age of 79. “Ken was an extraordinary person, whose wide-ranging accomplishments were driven by his unwavering commitment to serving others,” The ...

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