July 7, 2005
       

  • Golf Industry Show gets industry praise
  • Tour Links putting greens go to Iraq and Afghanistan
  • Mangum, Mona team with Wie, Forsman to win Deere Pro-Am
  • Trey Rogers makes USA Today

  • GIS solution centers announced
  • GCSAA contributes to “Building a Practical Golf Facility” reprint
  • Nature has starring role at Oldfield Club
  • FMC gets injunction in TalstarOne label case

  • Kawasaki expands engine line
  • John Deere construction equipment will be GPS and laser ready
  • Hotsy releases gas-powered, cold-water washers
  • Lesco introduces Z-two mower
  • Wellmark offers Extinguish Plus Rewards program
  • Tech Wholesale has free shipping on two-way radios

  • Chris L. Hague, CGCS, is hosting the John Deere Classic
  • John Kulka is hosting the Ford Senior Players Championship
  • Gary Grandstaff is hosting the Pete Dye West Virginia Classic
  • Mark Mixdorf, CGCS, is hosting the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic
  • Hermanson makes Top 25 list

  • Jim Zablocki joins BioSafe Systems
  • Blake Ponuick is UpLink's new chief marketing officer
  • Takashi Kidera named VP at Komatsu Zenoah America
  • STMA member gets on All Star crew

  • Upcoming events in the world of golf course management

 

Events

July 12 -- University of Missouri Turfgrass and Ornamental Field Day, University of Missouri South Farms, 3600 East New Haven Road, Columbia, Missouri 65201 Contact http://muconf.missouri.edu/mvta_mlna.

July 13-27 -- Invasive Plant Identification and Control, sponsored by the Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Ill. Contact Trish Burns, (847) 835-6928.

July 23-24 -- Central Florida GCSA/Larry Kamphaus Crowfoot Open, Grand Cypress Resort, Orlando. Contact Lisa McDowell, (407) 239-1948, mailto:talex@grandcypress.com.

July 25-28 -- Turfgrass Producers International 2005 Summer Convention and Field Days, Park City, Utah. Contact TPI, http://www.turfgrasssod.org.

July 27 -- UMass Extension Weed ID Workshops, Broadleaf and Grassy Weeds, Elm Bank, Wellesley, Mass. Contact (413) 545-0895, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org.

July 27 -- ITI Field Day Classic, Jewell (Iowa) CC. Contact the Iowa Turfgrass Institute, http://www.iowaturfgrass.org.

July 28 -- UMass Extension Weed ID Workshops, Broadleaf and Grassy Weeds (bilingual Spanish/English), Elm Bank, Wellesley, Mass. Contact (413) 545-0895, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org.

July 28 -- Ohio Lawn Care Association and Ohio Sports Turf Managers Association 4th Annual Golf Outing, Apple Valley Golf Course, Howard, Ohio. Contact the Ohio Lawn Care Association, (800) 510-5296; http://www.ohiolawncare.org, mailto:info@OhioLawnCare.org.

July 28 -- ITI/ISU Extension Field Day, ISU Turfgrass Research Station, Ames, Iowa. Contact the Iowa Turfgrass Institute, http://www.iowaturfgrass.org.

August 10 -- N.C. State University/Turfgrass Council of N.C. Turfgrass Research Field Day. N.C. Turfgrass Field Laboratory, Raleigh, N.C. Contact (910) 695-1333; www.ncturfgrass.org, mailto:info@ncturfgrass.org.

Aug. 11 -- UMass Extension Weed ID Workshops, Broadleaf and Grassy Weeds, Cape Cod, Mass. Contact (413) 545-0895, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org.

August 16 -- Michigan Turfgrass Foundation Field Day, Robert W. Hancock Research Center, East Lansing, Contact (517) 321-1660, http://michiganturfgrass.org.

August 17 -- OSU/OTF Turfgrass Research Field Day , Ohio Turfgrass Foundation Research and Education Center, Columbus. Contact (888) 683-3445, http://www.ohioturfgrass.org, mailto:info@OhioTurfgrass.org.

Aug. 18 -- ISTMA Multi-Field Workshop, Ankeny (Iowa) Sports Complex. Contact the Iowa Sports Turf Managers Association, http://www.iowaturfgrass.org.

August 18 -- 11th Annual Ohio Lawn Care Association Diagnostic Seminar, Ohio Turfgrass Research and Education Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Contact the Ohio Lawn Care Association, (800) 510-5296; http://www.ohiolawncare.org, mailto:info@OhioLawnCare.org.

Aug. 22 -- Iowa GCSA State Superintendents Tournament, Whispering Creek GC, Sioux City, Iowa. Contact the Iowa GCSA, http://www.iowaturfgrass.org.

Sept. 1 -- UMass Extension Weed ID Workshops, Grassy Weeds in Depth, Amherst, Mass. Contact (413) 545-0895, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org.

September 11-14 -- Florida Turfgrass Association 53rd Annual Conference and Show , Hyatt Coconut Point, Bonita Springs, Fla. Contact (800) 882-6721 mailto:aflenghi@ftga.org, http://www.ftga.org.

Sept. 12 -- ITI/Iowa GCSA Benefit Tournament, Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa. Contact the Iowa GCSA, http://www.iowaturfgrass.org.

Sept. 13 -- Field Day, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Contact the Virginia Turfgrass Council, http://www.vaturf.org.

Sept. 15. -- University of Tennessee Turfgrass Research Field Day, Knoxville Experiment Station – Plant Sciences Unit, Knoxville, Tenn. Contact http://turfweeds.utk.edu.

Sept. 18-20 -- GLEE -- Garden & Leisure Exhibition, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England. Contact http://www.gleebirmingham.com.

Sept. 11-13 -- Golf Inc. Conference, Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort. Contact http://www.crittendengolfinc.com.

Sept. 28-29 -- 2005 PGA Fall Expo, Las Vegas Convention Center. Contact (800) 840-5628, http://www.pgaexpo.com.

To learn if you can receive education points for any of these programs, visit the GCSAA External Education Listings .

We want to know about your conference in advance. To submit an entry for Conferences, please send your information five to six months before you'd like to see it published. We run conference information for two months in NewsWeekly and three months in Golf Course Management. Send a contact name if all details are not final. Contact Golf Course Management, Attention: Conferences, 1421 Research Park Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049-3859; fax (785) 832-3665, mailto:sjones2@gcsaa.org .