Industry News

The White Pine way

January 6, 2013 By Chris Lewis

From the selection of the land to the low-pressure irrigation system, Northeast Michigan’s White Pine National Golf Resort harmonizes with nature and golfers. As the son of Clarence Wolfrom, a longstanding superintendent and Michigan Golf Hall of Famer, Bruce Wolfrom ...

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On the fly

January 1, 2013 By Joelle Harms

Fly fishing is reeling in more and more superintendents, who are drawn by its adventure and solitude. – By Tim Killeen When golf course executives take time off, what do they do? Some take a busman’s holiday and play ...

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Eagle One Golf Acquires Fore-Par

December 20, 2012 By Seth Jones

Eagle One Golf Products (Anaheim, Calif.) announced today that they have acquired Fore-Par (Buena Park, Calif.) Readers might remember back in June, Eagle One Golf was acquired by Canadian company Golf Supply Warehouse. With the acquisition, Eagle One Golf now ...

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STC provides technical guidelines for synthetic turf systems

December 11, 2012 By Terrie Ward

With the publication of its technical gudelines, the Synthetic Turf Council has provided objective measures that make it possible to better understand the professional guidelines and test protocols, the selection use and maintenance of synthetic turf systems and the crumb ...

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Never underestimate the power of a united voice

December 11, 2012 By Jim Novak, Turfgrass Producers International – TPI

When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initially released its proposed guidelines for New Home Specifications back in July 2009, it proposed a 40 percent restriction on turfgrass for new single-family homes. Turfgrass Producers International (TPI) was just one of many ...

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BASF completes acquisition of Becker Underwood

November 28, 2012 By Golfdom staff

LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY — BASF has completed the acquisition of Becker Underwood from Norwest Equity Partners, a U.S.-based private equity investment company, for a purchase price of $1.02 billion. With the acquisition, BASF is now a leading global provider of technologies for ...

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