Rounds 4 Research raises $115,000 for turfgrass studies
The first phase of the 2014 Rounds 4 Research fundraising program for turfgrass studies, run by the Environmental Institute For Golf, sold more than 600 rounds and yielded $115,500 in the June online auction. The total was a 7 percent increase over a year ago.
Maynard and Crall named to board for Environmental Institute For Golf
Bill H. Maynard, CGCS director of golf course management at the Country Club of St. Albans in St. Louis, Mo., and Darrell Crall, chief operating officer at the PGA of America, have been appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Environmental Institute For Golf.
Congrats to June's newly certified members
Congratulations to the latest GCSAA members to earn their status as Certified Golf Course Superintendents: Matt J. Falvo, CGCS at Turning Stone Resort in Verona, N.Y., and a member of the Central New York GCSA; Ian Peluso, CGCS at Devil's Thumb Golf Club in Delta, Colo., and a member of the Rocky Mountain GCSA; and Glenn Matthews, CGCS at Visalia (Calif.) Country Club, and a member of the GCSA of Northern California. Learn which GCSAA members renewed their CGCS status last month.
Reminder: DSA nominations open until Aug. 1
Nominations are now open for the GCSAA Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the golf course superintendent's profession. Please submit applications by Aug. 1.