February 9, 2006

Not attending the 2006 Golf Industry Show? Stay current with the activities in Atlanta
with this special edition of NewsWeekly sent via email Feb. 9-11.
  • Nancy Lopez Q&A Highlights GIS Opening Session
    Lopez, in her question-and-answer session with the Golf Channel’s Steve Sands, called her victorious stint last year as Solheim Cup team captain “the greatest thing I’ve ever experienced in women’s golf.”
  • Anderson takes GCSAA National Championship
    A superintendent from Center (Texas) Country Club, wins his very first attempt at the GCSAA National Golf Championship in a playoff Tuesday, Feb. 7 on the Tournament Course at Redstone Golf Club, in Houston, Texas.
  • Venturi kicks off GIS for Syngenta
    PGA Tour and CBS broadcasting legend's talk, which was a smash hit with the audience, covered everything from his chance to win the Masters 50 years ago as an amateur, to his friendships with Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson.
  • Duich receives 2006 Old Tom Morris Award
    GCSAA’s most prestigious honor, Joseph M. Duich, Ph.D., professor emeritus of turfgrass science at Pennsylvania State Universitynotes he the first academic to be honored, and reviewed the beginnings of turf education in the United States.
  • GIS Solution Centers cover it all
    At the 2006 Golf Industry Show, attendees will again have the opportunity to visit Solution Centers that cover the game and the golf course from master planning to playing, including the environment, course construction, course conditioning and course operation.