Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer, Jan. 30: “Green Island receives certification in environmental planning from global planning”

Article about Green Island Country Club in Columbus, Ga., earning its certification in environmental planning from Audubon International’s Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, featuring Ivey Dyal, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

Pleasanton (Calif.) Weekly News, Jan. 29: “Callippe wins award, names new general manager”

Story about Callippe Preserve Golf Course in Pleasanton, Calif., winning a GCSAA/Golf Digest Environmental Leaders in Golf Award, featuring D. Cord Ozment, CGCS.

 (Phoenix) Arizona Republic, Jan. 29: “Saturation may make course longer”

Story about the effects of two-plus inches of rain received at TPC Scottsdale (Ariz.) the week of the PGA Tour’s FBR Open, featuring Jeff Plotts, GCSAA Class A superintendent.

 Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun News, Jan. 29: “Rain’s absence along Strand has course operators sweating”

Article about the continuing drought in the Carolinas, and its effects on the golf industry, featuring Clay DuBose, CGCS, general manager at the Tradition Golf Club in Murrells Inlet, S.C., and Hans Sapochak, GCSAA Class A superintendent at The Heritage Golf Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Pinehurst (N.C.) Pilot, Jan. 27: “Removing trees serves several purposes”

Article explaining the agronomic benefits and reasoning for removing trees from golf courses, featuring GCSAA Class A member Brook Vickery, director of golf course management and agronomy for Avestra Golf Management;

 Ft. Myers (Fla.) News-Press, Jan. 27: “Links to feel pain of water restrictions”

Article about the South Florida Water Management District upgrading water restrictions to Phase III on Jan. 15, and the effects on area golf courses, featuring Kevin Schaal, GCSAA superintendent at either Palmetto Pine Country Club in Cape Coral, Fla., or Bonita Bay West’s Marsh Course in Bonita Springs, Fla., and Florida GCSA President Matt Taylor, CGCS at Royal Poinciana Golf Club.

Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun News, Jan. 26: “Opportunities abound for HGTC students”

Article about Horry-Georgetown Technical College’s annual career day on the Conway, S.C., campus for its approximately 75 golf and sports turf management, horticultural technology and turf equipment technician students, featuring Brad Owen, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Augusta (Ga.) National Golf Club; Mark Wilson, CGCS at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky.; GCSAA educator Paul Daniel, HGTC professor.