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Rob DiFranco served as an Managing Editor for Golfdom Magazine, utilizing his BA in Journalism from Kent State University, and past experience as a sports reporter for The Morning Journal of Lorain, OH.

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USGA launches new GS3 ball to calculate putting green conditions Posted on 10 Feb 2023 in the Featured & Industry News categories.

The new technology from the USGA measures a putting green's speed, firmness, smoothness and trueness in conjunction with a Stimpmeter. Read more»

Target Speciality Products to offer educational presentations at 2023 GCSAA Conference and Show Posted on 03 Feb 2023 in the Industry News categories.

Led by Product Development Manager Steve Loveday, the company will offer insight into its line of products, including its TurfFuel brand, at the 2023 GCSAA Conference and Show. Read more»

Turf Pest of the Month: Get to know the Japanese beetle Posted on 27 Jan 2023 in the From the Magazine & Turf Pest of the Month categories.

David Held, Ph.D., shares how superintendents can spot Japanese beetle damage in cool- and warm-season turf and gives tips on how to treat it. Read more»

Longtime Carmel CC superintendent Bill Anderson dies at 72 Posted on 02 Jan 2023 in the Industry News & People categories.

Anderson's Carmel Country Club tenure ran 40 years, taking him from assistant superintendent to director of greens and grounds. Read more»

University of Georgia’s Scott Griffith named Georgia GCSA’s superintendent of the year Posted on 21 Dec 2022 in the Industry News & People categories.

Griffith, also a nominee for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America board of directors, is former Georgia GCSA president and vice president. Read more»

GCSAA awards J. Bryan Unruh, Ph.D., 2023 President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship Posted on 14 Dec 2022 in the Industry News categories.

J. Bryan Unruh, Ph.D., associate director of the West Florida Research and Education Center, is the recipient of the 2023 GCSAA's President’s Award. Read more»