Industry News

Bayer’s Jackie Applegate speaks about Women in Golf

October 8, 2019 By Golfdom Staff

The Women in Golf event brought together 50 female turf professionals from the United States and Canada for two and a half days of networking and education. The event was hosted by Bayer and is the second event of its ...

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Echo introduces robotic mower and range picker

October 8, 2019 By Christina Herrick

As part of Echo USA’s #20for2020 media preview event, Echo Robotics introduced the RP-1200 robotic range picker and the TM-2000 autonomous mower. Both the autonomous mower and robotic range picker are compatible with an automated ball management system for driving ...

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John Kinkead Sr., head of Turfco, dies at 89

October 4, 2019 By Golfdom Staff

John Kinkead Sr., longtime head of Turfco Manufacturing and an innovator in the golf course and turf management industry, died on Oct. 1. He was 89 years old. Kinkead will be remembered by those in the industries he loved — ...

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PowerBilt hires Paul Boe as president of the 100-year-old golf brand

October 3, 2019 By Tyler Gunter

PowerBilt Holdings announced that Paul Boe has joined the company as its president. In this capacity, Boe will manage all strategic growth initiatives for the PowerBilt brand and its licensees. He will be responsible for the company’s brand development strategy ...

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Dave Bennett, ASGCA Fellow, dies at 84

October 3, 2019 By Tyler Gunter

Dave Bennett, a Fellow of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), died Oct. 1, 2019, in Texas. He was 84. Bennett was a park administration and horticulture graduate of Texas Tech University. His professional career included more than ...

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Leaders Recognized at NGCOA’s Mid-Atlantic Annual Meeting

October 1, 2019 By Christina Herrick

National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA)’s Mid-Atlantic Chapter recently held its annual meeting, where the chapter presented its annual awards, at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md. Mike Cumberpatch was honored as Mid-Atlantic Golf Leader. Cumberpatch, of Annapolis Md., serves ...

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