August 14, 2008

  • Golf enjoyment scorecard
  • EWGA Web site revamped to connect more women through golf
  • EPA tightens engine standards for turf and surf
  • Golf's old Kentucky home; Valhalla and Wilson prepare for Ryder Cup
  • Disease updates
  • Inside your game; Taking golf to the state house
  • GCM to blog from the Ryder Cup
  • A few Louisiana golf updates
  • The Atchafalaya ... A charmed golf course
  • 2008 Laugh Olympics
  • Deadline approaching for 2009 EGR Awards
  • NGCOA, NCA 2008 Compensation Survey shows size matters
  • GCSANC Institute--what’s more important than water?
  • Bayer to send five superintendents to GIS
  • Grigg Brothers to launch new Microburst formulation
  • Kubota introduces the BX2660 sub-compact
  • Catching wind for clean water
  • Jacklin awarded Alpha, T-1 utility patents
  • Equipment training Web site launched
  • Club Car provides captains’ cars, 300 vehicles for Ryder Cup
  • Tiger truck opens in Oklahoma
  • GCSAA Class A Director of Grounds Guy E. Hollar is hosting the Greater Hickory Classic
  • GCSAA Class A Director of Golf Course Maintenance Thomas N. Billingsley is hosting the Bell Micro LPGA Classic
  • GCSAA superintendent member Joe Aholt is hosting the Albertson's Boise Open
  • Superintendents in the news
  • Bob Labbance's passing honored
  • The First Tee of Pursell Farms celebrates Shay Graham
  • ScottsMiracle-Gro names Mark R. Baker president and COO
  • Upcoming events in the world of golf course management
 

Events

Aug. 14 – 15th Annual Maricopa County Short Course – Adjuvants in the Spray Tank to Make Pesticides Work Better, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Phoenix. Contact Cactus & Pine GCSA, http://www.cactusandpine.org

Aug. 14-17 – Texas Nursery and Landscape Association’s 2008 Nursery/Landscape Expo, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston. Contact the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association, http://www.nurserylandscapeexpo.org

Aug. 19-21 – 2008 Independent Garden Center Show, Navy Pier, Chicago. Visit the IGC Show, http://www.igcshow.com

Aug. 20 – The Sullivan County Challenge; fundraiser for the environment, Grossinger Country Club, Liberty N.Y., Contact New York State Turfgrass Association

Aug. 20-21 – Certified Treecare Safety Professional Workshop and certification exam, San Jose, Calif. Contact the Tree Care Industry Association, 800-733-2622, http://www.tcia.org

Aug. 27 – Weed Identification Workshop – Grassy Weeds, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Contact the UMass Extension Landscape/Nursery/Urban Forestry Program, 413-545-2685, http://www.umassgreeninfo.org

Sept. 9 – Michigan Green Industry Association’s Snow Management Conference & Expo, Rock Financial Showplace, Novi. Contact the Michigan Green Industry Association, http://www.landscape.org

Sept. 9 – Advanced Turfgrass Irrigation Water Quality: Assessment and Management, Hilton Garden Inn-San Diego/Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, Calif. http://www.gcsaa.org/education/education.aspx

Sept. 12 – Mississippi State University’s 2nd Annual Bulldog Turf Field Day & Equipment Expo, Mississippi State University North Farm, Starkville. Contact Wayne Philley, 662-325-2728, mailto:wphilley@pss.msstate.edu

Sept. 13-15 – Canadian GSA 42nd Annual Fall Field Day, Georgian Bay Club Clarksburg, Ontario, Canada. Contact CGSA.

Sept. 16-19 – Florida Turfgrass Association’s Conference & Show, PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Contact the Florida Turfgrass Association, 800-882-6721 http://www.ftga.org

Sept. 17 – Turf and Landscape Field Day at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. Contact Oklahoma State University’s Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department, http://www.hortla.okstate.edu

Sept. 17 – GCSAA Webcast: Reel Mowing: What you don’t know might hurt with Frank Rossi, Ph.D. Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

Sept. 17-19 – Plantscape Industry Alliance’s Calscape Expo, Palm Springs (Calif.) Convention Center & Wyndham Hotel. Contact Plantscape Industry Alliance, http://www.piagrows.org

Sept. 19 – Advanced Weed Management, Hawaii Prince Hotel-Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii. http://www.gcsaa.org/education/education.aspx

Sept. 25 – GCSAA Webcast: Foliar Nutrition – A Splash on the Grass with Roch E. Gaussoin, Ph.D. Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

Sept. 25-26 – Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape Association’s “Green It’s Your Industry” Convention & Trade Show, Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City. Contact the Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape Association, http://www.oknla.org

Sept. 25-27 – Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association’s The Landscape Show, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando. Contact the Florida Nursery, Growers & Landscape Association, http://www.fngla.org

Sept. 28-29 – Carolinas GCSA’s Fall Mountain Meeting, Etowah (N.C.) Valley Country Club. Contact the Carolinas GCSA, 800-476-4272, http://www.cgcsa.org

Oct. 1 – 7th Annual Irrigator Tech Educational Conference, Chino, Calif. Contact Irrigator Technical Training School http://www.irrigatortech.com

Oct. 1 – GCSAA Webcast: Maximizing Fungicide Performance, Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

Oct. 7 – GCSAA Webcast: Top Notch Communication Skills. Contact GCSAA Education, 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

Oct. 7 – Minnesota GCSA’s Greens Management Academy, Pheasant Acres Golf Course, Rogers. Contact Minnesota GCSA, http://www.mgcsa.org

Oct. 8 – Tree Care Issues Workshop, Oklahoma State University Botanical Gardens, Stillwater. Contact Mike Schnelle, 405-744-7361, mailto:mike.schnelle@okstate.edu

Oct. 14 – Iowa GCSA State Meeting, Briarwood Golf Course, Ankeny. Contact Iowa GCSA, 800-605-0420, http://www.iowagcsa.org

October 15 – GCSAA Webcast: Sending it Down the Drain - Drainage Basics with Bob Oppold. Contact GCSAA Education 800-472-7878, http://www.gcsaa.org/education/webcast/webcast.aspx

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