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Amvac appoints Bob Trogele to COO, executive VP

January 26, 2015 By Joelle Harms

American Vanguard named Ulrich (Bob) Trogele, Ph.D., to chief operating officer (COO) and executive vice president of its principal operating subsidiary, Amvac Chemical, effective immediately. In this position, Trogele will focus on growing the business across multiple product lines and geographies. As COO, ...

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CSI appoints new southwest area manager for Quali-Pro

January 23, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Control Solutions (CSI) named Jim Davis as southwest area manager for its Quali-Pro division. Davis has 35 years of turf and ornamental experience. He has worked in distribution sales and management in Arizona and California. He has also worked in manufacturing sales and management in various capacities ...

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Annika Sorenstam partners with Capillary Concrete

January 23, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Annika Sorenstam, World Golf Hall of Famer and 2013 Golfdom Summit keynote speaker, announced a partnership with Capillary Concrete. The partnership, made through the purchase of shares, will help promote the company’s bunker liner and sports turf system. “We’re extremely ...

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The Golfdom Gallery: January 2015

January 22, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Click on the photos to enlarge them. Fancy flags We had these good looking flags on all 18 holes of the Palmer course at Reunion Resort. They’ll look good framed in our office, too. Big hitter, long Golfdom’s digital media ...

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The 2015 Golfdom Report

January 22, 2015 By Seth Jones and Grant Gannon

From big expectations for the new year to disappointment with the current assistant superintendent pool, here’s how readers see the state of the industry. This is the year, it seems. The year the economy starts to really bounce back, the year golf’s ...

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The 19th Hole: Greg Burleson

January 22, 2015 By Seth Jones

CGCS // Augusta (Ga.) CC What’s your favorite drink after 18 holes of golf? A Luzianne sweet tea. Where are you from originally? I’m from Gastonia, N.C. I went to school at UNC-Charlotte and got a business degree. I knew ...

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