Leadership Survey to go online Feb. 1. GCSAA will once again offer superintendent members the opportunity to express their opinions on a variety of subjects in the annual Leadership Survey. Past survey topics have included trends in the golf industry, golf course management practices and environmental impacts. The results will be provided to the national media. The survey can be taken online throughout February and at the Internet Café at the show in Anaheim.
National survey focuses on golf course nutrient use. GCSAA has announced that the third phase of its national survey will begin March 19. This phase will collect data from superintendents on the amount of nutrients applied to golf courses. The survey is part of a multi-year project evaluating environmental performance on golf courses. It is funded by The Environmental Institute for Golf, which is dedicated to strengthening the compatibility of golf with the natural environment.
BASF grant offers GCSAA chapters educational seminars. The Environmental Institute for Golf, with the help of a one-year grant from BASF Professional Turf and Ornamentals, will fund the GCSAA Superintendent Leadership Series through 2007. The series includes 15 programs offered through GCSAA’s 104 affiliated chapters and focuses on communication, leadership, management and employee/employer relations.
GCSAA awards Watson Fellowship Program winners. Adam Hixson, Brent Hulke, John Kauffman and Hunter Perry each have been awarded $5,000 postgraduate grants by GCSAA as winners in the 2006 Watson Fellowship Program. The Watson Fellowship is funded by a partnership between The Toro Co. and The Environmental Institute for Golf. The winners, students working toward master’s degrees and doctoral degrees, have been identified as promising future teachers and researchers in the field of golf course management.
This seminar will provide you with in-depth information for identifying and controlling the most important turfgrass diseases. Receive detailed information on diseases in cool-season grasses as they are maintained in various habitats. Important diseases will be profiled and discussed in detail regarding characteristics of the pathogens, host reactions, environmental considerations, and cultural and chemical control measures. Hear the latest information available on the "top 10" diseases as determined by an attendee survey. Bruce Clarke, Ph.D., professor of turfgrass pathology and director of the center for turfgrass science at Rutgers University, along with Bruce Martin, Ph.D., turf pathologist and professor at Clemson University, will instruct this one day seminar.
New videos unleash the power of teamwork. Next month, the Golf Industry Show will bring the entire golf course management team together as never before. Watch as superintendents, owners and club managers share their views about teamwork and their excitement about the upcoming show in Anaheim.
