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

 

Super Notes

Chris L. Hague, CGCS at the TPC at Deere Run, is hosting the John Deere Classic in East Moline, Ill.

John Kulka, golf course superintendent at the TPC of Michigan, is hosting the Ford Senior Players Championship in Dearborn, Mich.

Gary Grandstaff, golf course superintendent at Pete Dye Golf Club, is hosting the National Mining Association Pete Dye West Virginia Classic in Bridgeport, W. Va.

Mark Mixdorf, CGCS at Highland Meadows Golf Club, is hosting the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic in Sylvania, Ohio.

Hermanson makes Top 25 list

Michael Hermanson the president of the GCSA of New England, and superintendent at Gardner (Mass.) Municipal GC, has been named one of the 25 most influential people in Massachusetts golf.

The list, which also includes executives from Titleist, Reebok and Spalding, as well as professional golfers and association executives, was compiled by Tom Gorman for the Boston Sports Review.

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