April 26, 2007

       

  • The Golf Channel puts GCSAA into golfers' inboxes
  • Players hats remember Virginia Tech victims
  • "Green Infrastructure" solutions offered for water pollution
  • 2007 golf off to sluggish start

  • Ralston Creek recognized for tree preservation
  • John Deere donates $100,000 to The Institute
  • NGF joins sports participation study
  • Toro to host second annual WaterSmart Symposium
  • Coleman Cable acquires Copperfield LLC

  • Attachments added to Deere's Worksite Pro arsenal
  • Rain Bird Golf offers rotors for short throw applications
  • Toro offers free suspension seat with Z Master mower
  • Otterbine opens e-commerce site
  • Orival offers wide range of filter sizes
  • Dismiss label amendments approved
  • No-till Tifeagle seminar held

  • John P. Cunningham, CGCS, is hosting the EDS Byron Nelson Championship
  • Tim Spillane is hosting the Henrico County Open
  • Lund wins Rhode Island GCSA Distinguished Service Award
  • Superintendents in the news

  • Brockman promoted at ScottsMiracle-Gro
  • Houser named TCIA chair
  • Jacobsen names Nicotera VP of sales
  • Upcoming events in the world of golf course management

 

Events

April 26-30 – American Society of Irrigation Consultants’ 24th Annual Conference, Marriott Riverview Hotel, Charleston, S.C. Contact the American Society of Irrigation Consultants, http://www.asic.org

April 26 – Advanced Weed Management, PGA Golf Club, 1916 Perfect Drive, Port St Lucie, Fla. Contact http://www.gcsaa.org/education

May 4 – DesertWise Landscape Irrigation: Irrigation Design, presented by SRP, http://turf.arizona.edu/events_2007_adv_smartscape.pdf

May 7-8 – 61st Annual Southeastern Turfgrass Conference, University of Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, Ga.  Contact Karen McBrayer, 229-386-3416 or visit http://www.ugatiftonconference.org

May 9-10 – Recruiting 2007 Conference and Expo, Las Vegas Hilton. Contact Kennedy Information, 800-531-0007, Ext. 631, http://www.recruiting2007.com

May 11 – DesertWise Landscape Irrigation: Irrigation Installation, presented by SRP, http://turf.arizona.edu/events_2007_adv_smartscape.pdf

May 17 – University of Arizona Educational Field Day, Karsten Research Center, Tucson. Contact the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, http://turf.arizona.edu/index.htm

May 18 – 16th Annual Desert Horticulture Conference, Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Ariz. Contact: Jack Kelly at 520-626-5161, mailto:jackelly@cals.arizona.edu, http://cals.arizona.edu/deserthort

May 18 – DesertWise Landscape Irrigation: Irrigation Maintenance, presented by SRP, http://turf.arizona.edu/events_2007_adv_smartscape.pdf

May 22-24 – American Society for Testing and Materials International Committee on Sports Equipment and Facilities, Norfolk Waterside Marriott and Sheraton Waterside Hotel, Norfolk, Va. Contact ASTM International, 610-832-9714, http://www.astm.org/COMMIT/F08.htm

May 25 – June 1 – Ohio Turfgrass Week, Contact the Ohio Turfgrass Foundation, http://www.ohioturfgrass.org/

June 4 – Virginia Turfgrass Council to the 25th annual Research Golf Tournament, Country Club of Petersburg (Va.). Register on-line

June 6 – Iowa GCSA State Meeting, Toad Valley GC, Runnells, Iowa. Contact the Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, http://www.iowagcsa.org

June 19 – Cornell University Field Day, Cornell University campus, Ithaca, N.Y. Contact the New York State Turfgrass Association, http://www.nysta.org

June 20 – UMass Turf Research Field Day, UMass Joseph Troll Turf Research Center, South Deerfield, Mass. Contact UMass Turf Research, http://www.umassturf.org/education/annual_events/field_day.html or e-mail mailto:fieldday@umassturf.org

June 21 – Iowa GCSA Extension Fundraiser, Rolling Hills GC, Norwalk, Iowa. Contact Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, http://www.iowagcsa.org

June 27-28 – TGA Turf Show, North Lincolnshire, England. Contact Turfgrass Growers Association, http://www.turfgrass.co.uk

June 28 – Workers’ Compensation Update in Kansas, Marriott Overland Park (Kan.). Contact Lorman Education Services, http://www.lorman.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: ComingUp, 1421 Research Park Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049-3859; fax 785-832-3665, mailto:ddevictor@gcsaa.org.