May 8 , 2008

  • USGA acquires Lawson Little’s Sullivan Award medal
  • TIME names Lorena Ochoa to 100 most influential list
  • Revival in Greensburg
  • ING spring conference to tackle state of the industry
  • IBM, USGA begin four-year partnership

  • Caring for consistency
  • Inside your shop; resisting wear and tear
  • Breaking the resistance chain
  • Welcome to Sawgrass
  • Weekend with the Carolinas

  • National Women in Golf Month invites participation
  • Briggs & Stratton launches "Tell Us Your Story" contest
  • NGF signs 3-year agreement with The Weather Channel
  • Neptune acquired by Dover Corp.
  • CMAA adds Certified Chief Executive designation

  • Toro introduces QuickChange tine head and core-splitting tines
  • Drought tolerant grass meets green building standards
  • Valent introduces new Velocity formulation
  • Advan enters the PGR market
  • Cub Cadet releases novel mowing deck
  • Weed Raker offers chemical-free pond and lake weed control
  • WeatherBug and CMAA offer weather safety solution

  • GCSAA director of golf and landscape D. Brad Pegram is hosting the Michelob Ultra Open
  • GCSAA Class A superintendent/director of golf Scott E. Hickey is hosting the Fort Smith Classic
  • GCSAA Class A superintendent Fred W. Klauk Jr. is hosting The Players Championship
  • Superintendents in the news

  • Powell is first female golfer to be honored at St. Andrews
  • Agrium Advanced Technologies selects Mezenberg
  • Long Island GCSA awards scholarships

  • Upcoming events in the world of golf course management

  • Firefighter golf outing to honor nine Charleston firemen
  • Plug in to Earth Week by eCycling
  • Register now for Bob Labbance fundraiser
  • GCSAA/EIFG support NRPA summit
  • Take a virtual tour of the National Hurricane Center
  • Winning photos show passion for the environment

  • Photo Quiz
  • Front Nine
  • Rating turf quality
  • Stone Eagle, before and after
  • A once-in-25-year storm
  • Still buried under snow?

  • Beetles take a bite out of purple loosestrife
  • Barenbrug attains GCSAA Silver Partner status
  • Stanford's new Siebel complex to host NorCal superintendents
  • GCSAA represents the industry at minorities conference
  • Club Car revving up eco-friendliness

  • Deere introduces irrigation update
  • Bunkers360 program launched
  • *SaLibré promises to remove salts from soil
  • Toro to introduce Pro Force debris blower
  • AST offers sensor upgrades
  • Banol fungicide registered in California
  • Solo hedge trimmer features rotating handle and lower price
  • Parker launches universal push-to-connect fluid system

  • GCSAA director of golf and landscape operations John P. Cunningham, CGCS, is hosting the EDS Byron Nelson
  • GCSAA golf course superintendent Mark Allison is hosting the Stanford International Pro-Am
  • Golf course superintendent Lynn Childress is hosting the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
  • GCSAA Class A golf course superintendent Tim Spillane is hosting the Henrico County Open
  • Kent on XM Radio Wednesday
  • Superintendents in the news

  • George Peper receives ASGCA Donald Ross Award
  • CMAA appoints Koenigsfeld as senior vice presiden
  • Denso names new president of DMTN

  • Upcoming events in the world of golf course management
 

Inside GCM

  • In Caring for consistency, Seth Jones relates what he learned about setting a course up for a tournament by shadowing John Miller, CGCS, GCSAA’s LPGA Tour agronomist, at the Kraft Nabsico.
  • Inside your shop; resisting wear and tear by Scott Nesbitt, explains how hardfacing can extend the working life of golf course equipment.
  • Breaking the resistance chain by Steve Larson, dispels a common misconception about pesticide resistance, and offers ways to prevent it.

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On the GCM blog

  • In Welcome to Sawgrass, Bill Newton, GCSAA's manager, media relations, makes his blog debut and shares his thoughts on the The Players Championship.
  • In Weekend with the Carolinas, Senior Associate Editor Seth Jones joins the Carolinas GCSA as it celebrates the opening of its new headquarters.
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