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USGA president-elect Fred Perpall (Photo: USGA/John Mummert)

USGA elects Fred Perpall as the organization’s 67th president

March 9, 2023 By
Perpall will serve a 3-year term leading the USGA executive committee, which provides strategic direction and oversight to the association. ...

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Wendell Hutchens, Ph.D., receives 2023 Musser Award of Excellence

February 27, 2023 By
The criteria for selecting award recipients include graduate work, academic record, dissertation, publications, leadership and extracurricular activities. ...

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(From left to right) Erik McDonald, Chip McDonald and John McDonald II. (Photo: McDonald & Sons)

McDonald & Sons founder Chip McDonald passes the torch to his sons

February 23, 2023 By
The golf course construction firm named John McDonald II as its new president and CEO following Chip McDonald's retirement. ...

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GCSAA reelects Breen as first two-term president since ’47 and adds new board member

February 13, 2023 By
GCSAA members reelected Kevin P. Breen as president at the association's annual meeting held during the GCSAA Conference and Show. ...

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Boyne Golf’s Bernie Friedrich named 2023 PGA Golf Executive of the Year

January 31, 2023 By
The honor recognizes outstanding services in an executive management position, as well as qualities of leadership, vision, moral character and more. ...

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Quali-Pro hires Ralph Meola as mid-Atlantic territory manager

January 31, 2023 By
Meola is a former superintendent at the Elkridge Club in Baltimore, Md. He now joins Quali-Pro as its mid-Atlantic territory manager. ...

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