Jan. 8, 2009

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New year, new look

GCM’s Newsweekly is ringing in the New Year with a new look. The new format will give you a quick look at the top stories in the industry, while still keeping you up to date on the latest new products, upcoming events, and more. More>>

Harbin takes reins of Golf 20/20

Cathy Harbin, a golf industry veteran and longtime champion of player-development initiatives within the game, is the new director of Golf 20/20. More>>

Golf Industry Show Silent Auction ready for bids

The 2009 Golf Industry Show Silent Auction is open online at auction.golfindustryshow.com. Proceeds from the auction support environmental stewardship, research and education; player development; as well as grants and scholarships to advance the club management industry. Auction funds also provide young people with the opportunity to learn golf and the life values the game of golf represents. More>>

Byron Nelson honored by GCBAA

This year the Golf Course Builders Association of America is bestowing its Don A. Rossi Award on a golfing legend – Byron Nelson. Also the 1994 recipient of GCSAA’s Old Tom Morris Award, Nelson established his golf career in the 1930s and ’40s by winning 52 PGA events, including five major championships. More>>

Virginia GCSA honors longtime members

Longtime golf course superintendent Mike Burkholder of Star Tannery, Va., has been named winner of the Virginia GCSA's President’s Award for Lifetime Service for 2008. The award is given “in recognition of a career of distinguished and meritorious service and commitment to advancing the profession of golf course superintendent in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and in grateful appreciation for over twenty years of contributions that led to the advancement of association affairs since its inception.” More>>

 

Jan. 15GCSAA Webcast: Going Green for Groundwater

Jan. 15-16 — Advanced Turfgrass Short Course, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service

Jan. 19 - GCSAA Chapter-Hosted Seminar - Taking Control of Green Speed, Georgia GCSA

Jan. 20-22 — Iowa Turfgrass Conference and Trade Show

Jan. 21 — Winter Lawn Care Conference

Jan. 21-22 — Arkansas Turfgrass Association’s Conference and Trade Show

Jan. 21-22 — Arkansas Turfgrass Association Conference

Jan. 21-23 — WinterGreen 2009

Jan. 22 - GCSAA Chapter-Hosted Seminar - Cutting Edge Disease Identification and Management for Cool-Season Grasses, GCSA of New England

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