Tag: Georgia

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Erick Begitschke wins Award of Excellence from Musser Foundation

February 28, 2025 By
The award is given to outstanding Ph.D. candidates who demonstrated overall excellence throughout their doctoral program in turfgrass research. ...

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GCSAA elects T.A. Barker, CGCS, as new president

February 10, 2025 By
GCSAA members elected T.A. Barker, CGCS, as new president of the association at the 2025 Conference and Trade Show. ...

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University of Georgia and Pure Seed resolve seashore paspalum naming issue

December 23, 2024 By
The University of Georgia and Pure Seed recently settled a dispute over the naming of a seashore paspalum turgrass variety. ...

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Georgia GCSA Superintendent of the Year, James Drinkard (center), with mentor Buzz Howell (left) and wife, Lynnly (right). (Photo: Georgia GCSA)

Georgia GCSA honors James Drinkard as Superintendent of the Year

December 19, 2024 By
Drinkard’s award was presented in partnership with Corbin Turf and Ornamental Supply at the Georgia GCSA’s annual awards banquet. ...

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Bobby Jones Golf Course named NGCOA’s 2025 Jemsek National Course of the Year

December 16, 2024 By
Bobby Jones Golf Course was named South Region Course of the Year, and from these regional winners, the NGCOA Board of Directors chose the Atlanta course. ...

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A 1928 Walter Travis design, the Plantation Course is one of two courses at Sea Island Resort that play host to the PGA Tour’s RSM Classic. (Photo: Ethan Jones)

Superintendent Ethan Jones’s journey to Sea Island GC and hosting the RSM Classic

November 17, 2024 By
Despite claiming he’s not very good at the game of golf, Jones says he fell in love with it and the work that goes into taking care of the courses. ...

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