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Bayer to send 5 superintendents to 2016 GIS

February 3, 2016 By Golfdom staff

Through the Bayer Superintendent Grant Program, Environmental Science, the GCSAA and the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG) are sending five golf course superintendents to the 2016 Golf Industry Show, which is being held Feb. 6–11 in San Diego. The purpose of the ...

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Oregon GCSA appoints executive director

January 26, 2016 By Joelle Harms

The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America’s Oregon Chapter (OGCSA) has hired Alexis Wenker as its executive director to replace the retiring Linda Whitworth, the OGCSA announced in a news release. Wenker has more than 16 years of experience in the golf and landscape management field. Much ...

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Golfdom Gallery: January 2016 reflects on Golfdom Summit

January 25, 2016 By Golfdom staff

1. Flag Swag (L to R) Mike Posey (Hoover [Ala.] CC); Tyler Andersen (University of Texas GC, Austin) and Kyle Johnson (Inverness CC, Birmingham, Ala.), show off their swag with Golfdom’s Grant B. Gannon. 2. The Blues Brothers (L to ...

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The 19th Hole: Cliff Moore, Mountain Ridge Country Club

January 25, 2016 By Seth Jones

Superintendent // Mountain Ridge CC, West Caldwell, N.J. What can I get you? What can I get you to drink? Tito’s and club. I can’t believe we let you take all those dollar bills off us at Pinehurst during the ...

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USGA names Judy Bell 2016 Bob Jones Award winner

January 21, 2016 By Golfdom staff

The USGA will bestow its highest honor, the Bob Jones Award, to Judy Bell at an award ceremony on June 14 — the week of the 116th U.S. Open Championship at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club. Presented annually since 1955, the ...

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Dow AgroSciences adds 4 to T&O sales team

January 12, 2016 By Golfdom staff

Dow AgroSciences has appointed four new sales representatives to its turf and ornamental (T&O) team, the company announced in a news release. As a sales representative, Yusif Jaouni will assist customers in Michigan, Ohio and western Pennsylvania.Jaouni graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a bachelor’s ...

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