December 11, 2008

  • NGF assesses recession's effect on golf
  • Hydration stations to debut at GIS
  • Atlantic Hurricane Season sets records
  • An overdue thank you
  • Inside your environment
  • Photo quiz
  • Toys for Tots
  • GIS to get new look in San Diego
  • Feedback coming in
  • Date and event changes for 2010 Golf Industry Show
  • CMAA rolls out new Clubs and the Economy site
  • NGCOA awards announced
  • Toro reports fiscal 2008 results

  • Bobcat offers new heavy-duty snow blades
  • "Secrets" book opens door into golf course architects' minds
  • John Deere enhances remanufacturing focus through full ownership of ReGen
  • Universal Golf and Bunkershot.com launched
  • Videos focus on the top 50 golf-related injuries
  • GCSAA superintendent member Scott S. Slomka is hosting the Merrill Lynch Shootout
  • Superintendents in the news
  • Jett to lead Carolinas GCSA in 2009
  • Bonar wins 2009 USGA Green Section Award
  • Shaun Barry recognized for dedication to the industry
  • Dupont’s Orrben passes away
  • Upcoming events in the world of golf course management
 

Super Notes

GCSAA superintendent member Scott S. Slomka is hosting the Merrill Lynch Shootout at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla.

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Superintendents in the news

Cybergolf, Dec. 9: "Golembiewski replaces legend at Oregon State University"
Story about GCSAA member Rob Golembiewski, Ph.D., the former head of the golf and turf management program at the Crookston campus of the University of Minnesota, replacing GCSAA member and 2006 GCSAA Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award winner Tom Cook, Ph.D., as the director of Oregon State University's turf management program.

Universal Golf, December: "Facts about golf courses"
Golf course facts (page 15) about ball mark repair, frost delays, aerating, topdressing, the stimpmeter, and environmental and economic benefits of golf courses provided by GCSAA.

Austin (Texas) American-Statesman, Dec. 5: "Golf courses tout their environmental credentials"
Article about Austin, Texas-area golf courses becoming better environmental stewards, featuring Jason Gaudrea, GCSAA superintendent member at Hills Country Club in Lakeway, Texas, and Greg Lyman, GCSAA director of environmental programs.

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Jett to lead Carolinas GCSA in 2009

GCSAA Class A superintendent Paul Jett, CGCS at Pinehurst No. 2, has been elected president of the Carolinas GCSA for 2009.

Jett, host superintendent for two U.S. Open Championships and this year's U.S. Amateur Championship, was elected president at the association’s annual business meeting in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Jett said his election marked a "particularly gratifying" moment in his career because it came as a result of volunteer service. When he joined the Carolinas GCSA board of directors in 2000, he expected to serve one two-year term. Instead, the idea of serving his association and profession had taken hold and already he is considering ways to stay involved once his current term is done.

In other news:

• Bill Anderson, CGCS at Carmel Country Club in Charlotte, N.C., received the Distinguished Service Award.
• One of Anderson's superintendents, Scott Fallon, won the grand prize in the 27-hole challenge, a trip for two to Bandon Dunes valued at $6,500.
• GCSAA Class A superintendent Mitch Clodfelter won the Carolinas GCSA golf championship
• James Duke, CGCS, now with Halifax Fertilizers, won the sporting clay championship presented in partnership with Bayer Environmental Science.

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