March 23, 2006
       

  • OSU-led team gets nematode research grant
  • GCSAA increases Golf Channel package
  • PGA to offer Free Fitting & Trade-Up Month

  • New GCSAA member publication to debut
  • Project EverGreen scholarship program
  • Irrigation Association sponsors Australia study tour

  • Turbo TeeJet expands spray tip line
  • PBI /Gordon introduces Q4 turf herbicide
  • Toro builds NSN virtual classroom
  • LebanonTurf to produce ryegrass resistant to leaf spot
  • Monument approved for 24 new weeds
  • Andersons offers Governor granular PGR

  • Fred Klauk is hosting The Players Championship
  • Scott Poynot, CGCS, is hosting the Chitimacha Louisiana Open
  • Klauk on The Golf Channel Thursday
  • GCSANC announces award winners

  • Hanna gets TPI Honorary Membership Award
  • The Institute elects officers, trustees
  • Cleary names new president, sales rep.

  • Upcoming events in the world of golf course management

 

Events

March 23 – University of Massachusetts Community Tree Conference: Growing Green, Strategies for Success. Stockbridge Hall, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Contact UMass Extension, (413) 545-2685, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org.

March 29 – Potential Pests, Possible Solutions, Radisson Hotel, Brockton, Mass. Contact UMass Extension, (413) 545-2685, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org.

March 30 – NYSTA Adirondack Regional Conference, Lake Placid Resort – Holiday Inn, Lake Placid, N.Y. Contact the NYSTA, (800) 873-8873, http://www.nysta.org.

March 30 – GCSAA Webcast: Determining The Ideal Speed for Your Greens, Contact Lisa Wick, (800) 472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

April 1 – Lawn and Landscape Day, UMass Eastern Extension Center, Waltham, Mass. Contact UMass Extension, (413) 545-2685 http://www.umassgreeninfo.org.

April 3 – GCSAA Webcast: ID, Biology, and Current Control of Poa trivialis, Contact Lisa Wick, (800) 472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

April 3-4 – Certified Golf Irrigation Auditor seminar, Atlantic Canada. Contact the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association, Barb Emmett at mailto:mbemmett@golfsupers.com, (800) 387-1056 Ext. 233.

April 5 -- Shaded Growing Conditions Seminar, London, Ontario, Canadian Golf Superintendents Association. Contact Barb Emmett at 905-602-8873, http://www.golfsupers.com.

April 6 – Everglades Spring Symposium, Naples ( Fla. ) Beach Hotel and Club. Contact Matt Taylor, CGCS, (239) 261-4987.

April 6 -- Shaded Growing Conditions Seminar, Mississauga, Ontario, Canadian Golf Superintendents Association. Contact Barb Emmett at 905-602-8873, http://www.golfsupers.com.

April 10 – Mike Richards Memorial Tournament, Jacksonville (Fla.) G&CC. Contact the North Florida GCSA, mailto:FLGRN@aol.com.

April 12 – Turfgrass Technology Seminar, Birmingham, Ala. Contact Tricia Roberts, (334) 821-3000.

April 13 – GCSAA Webcast: Boost Your Resume Power. Contact Lisa Wick, (800) 472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

April 17 – Seven Rivers GCSA Envirotron Classic, World Woods GC, Brooksville, Fla. Contact the Seven Rivers GCSA, mailto:FLGRN@aol.com.

April 18 – GCSAA Webcast: Green Speed and the Law of Diminishing Returns, Contact Lisa Wick, (800) 472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

April 20 – Health and Safety Seminar, Calgary, Alberta.  Contact the Canadian Golf Superintendents Association, Contact Barb Emmett, mailto:mbemmett@golfsupers.com, 800) 387-1056 ext. 233.

April 20 – Safety Management Systems for the Golf Industry, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Contact Kathryn Wood, (905) 602-8873.

April 22 – Pesticide Safety and Equipment, UMass Eastern Extension Center, Waltham, Mass. Contact UMass Extension, (413) 545-2685, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org.

April 26 – GCSAA Webcast: Managing Anthracnose Basal Rot with Improved Cultural and Chemical Control Strategies, Contact Lisa Wick, (800) 472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

April 29-May 1 – 23 rd Annual Conference of the American Society of Irrigation Consultants, San Diego. Contact Norm Bartlett, (508) 763-8140.

May 4 – Florida GCSA Spring Board Meeting, Naples ( Fla. ) Beach Hotel. Contact the FGCSA, mailto:FLGRN@aol.com.

May 4 – Florida GCSA Past Presidents and Awards Dinner, Naples, Fla. Contact the FGCSA, mailto:FLGRN@aol.com.

May 5 – GCSSA Superintendent Leadership Series Seminar, Naples, Fla. Contact the FGCSA, mailto:FLGRN@aol.com.

May 5 – G.C. Horn Endowment Scholarship Tournament, Naples, Fla. Contact the FGCSA, mailto:FLGRN@aol.com.

May 6-8 – Everglades GCSA Poa Annua Classic, Naples ( Fla. ) Beach Hotel. Contact the Everglades GCSA, mailto:FLGRN@aol.com.

May 11 – GCSAA Webcast: How Rough is It? Contact Lisa Wick, (800) 472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

May 15 – GCSAA Webcast: Spring Cleaning for Your PC, Contact Lisa Wick, (800) 472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

May 16 – Tree Planting and Establishment Workshops, Columbia, S.C. Contact the National Arbor Day Foundation, http://www.arborday.org.

May 17 – Turfgrass Technology Seminar, Birmingham, Ala. Contact Tricia Roberts, (334) 821-3000.

May 21-23 – 2006 California GCSA Annual Conference and Trade Show, Temecula Creek Inn, Temecula, Calif. Contact http://www.californiagcsa.org.

May 23 -- 2006 California GCSA Golf Championship, Temecula Creek Inn Golf Course, Tenmecula Calif. Contact http://www.californiagcsa.org.

May 23 – GCSAA Webcast: Coaching Your Team with Positive Feedback, Contact Lisa Wick, (800) 472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx.

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.