Tag: USGA

Punching holes in golf course cultural practices

March 18, 2015 By Joel Jackson

Welcome to the wonderful world of golf course cultural practices. I recently attended a regional educational day hosted by the West Coast, Suncoast and Ridge chapters of the Florida GCSA presented by Bryan Unruh, Ph.D., from the University of Florida. ...

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Audubon International introduces BioBlitz species counting program

March 6, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Audubon International has introduced the first global Golf Course BioBlitz, a free program for golf courses, which will run April 19-25, the week of Earth Day. BioBlitz is a species counting competition designed to create awareness among golfers and the community about ...

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Orchid Island to host 2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur

February 17, 2015 By Joelle Harms

Orchid Island Golf & Beach Club, in Vero Beach, Fla., has been selected by the United States Golf Association (USGA) as the host site for the 2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship. The club’s first USGA championship is scheduled for ...

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USGA presents service awards at annual dinner

February 9, 2015 By Joelle Harms

The United States Golf Association (USGA) presented its service awards during its annual meeting on Feb. 7 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. Hosted by Golf World senior writer and television analyst Tim Rosaforte, the USGA Service Awards ...

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McIlroy, Lewis, Langer voted GWAA players of the year

January 6, 2015 By Grant Gannon

The votes have been counted and the results are in from the Golf Writers Association of America’s (GWAA’s) Player of the Year awards, and Rory McIlroy, Bernhard Langer and Stacy Lewis each came away with their second honor. McIlroy’s stellar 2014 ...

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First Green awarded $112,250 grant from USGA

December 16, 2014 By Joelle Harms

First Green has been awarded a $112,250 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) grant by the United States Golf Association (USGA) for 2015. The grant is funded by the USGA’s partnership with Chevron and designed to encourage students in science, ...

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