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Alum, Doug Brooks Reflects on Time at PSU
Denver Country Club superintendent Doug Brooks began his career with Penn State's 2-year Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program. Brooks decided to pursue a career in turfgrass management while working at Cherry Hills Country Club.
PSU Alum Hosts Tournament at Congressional
When this year’s harsh winter gave way to a cool, wet spring, Mike Giuffre resisted any urge to reach for the fertilizer. Experience has taught Congressional Country Club’s director of golf course maintenance to wait. And wait. And wait some more, if necessary.
PSU Alum Hosts Memorial Tournament
Congratulations to alum Paul B. Latshaw on another successful memorial tournament! When it rains, it pours. But even if it pours during a golf tournament, the grounds crew at Muirfield Village Golf Club is ready. After all, it does take showers to green up the fairways.
Memorial Tournament Ticket Contest
Follow @PSUTurf on Twitter or Facebook for a chance to win tickets! The Penn State Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program is giving away tickets to the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club. A total of two (2) tickets are available each day for Practice Rounds (Mon-Wed) and the entire tournament (Thur-Sun). All tickets will
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Watch PSU Alums Talk About Managing Sports Turf: #EXT100Years
Watch PSU Alums Talk About Managing Sports Turf
A Master’s Memory: Latshaw Recalls Ramping up The Greens for Tournament
Paul R. Latshaw served as Augusta National Golf Club’s golf course superintendent from 1986 to 1989. The late Joe Duich, the prolific turfgrass professor and researcher from Penn State University, helped recruit Latshaw to Augusta.
Penn State Alum Joins Ecologel Solutions
Ecologel Solutions has expanded their sales team with the recent hire of Regional Sales Managers, Seann Correll, a Penn State Turfgrass four year program alumnus,
Penn State Alum Digs Deep to Help Golf Courses Recover
Golfers are partial to warm weather — and so are golf course greens. They have particular difficulty surviving the cold, sleet and ice of Canadian winters. Now, with one of the worst winters in recent history wrapping up, researchers at the University of Guelph are digging deep to help develop golf green grasses that won't succumb to next winter's pressures.
Penn State Turf Alumna Shares her Success Story
At first I was met with some resistance upon asking to learn every piece of equipment, but was eventually trained on most due to my persistence. After several summers as a laborer, I decided on turfgrass maintenance as a career and enrolled in a two-year program. There were only a few women, but we were at the top of the class. Upon graduation, I applied for management positions, working my way up through various intern, training and technician jobs. I built my resume around mentors who were respected and knowledgeable.
Penn State Alum Talks About Snow Challenges on Athletic Fields
Dan Shemesh, the director of grounds for the Red Bulls at their stadium in Harrison, N.J., and their training center in Hanover, N.J., has also worked with the Phillies and the Eagles in Philadelphia and the Patriots and the Revolution in New England. Through cold and warm weather, rain and snow, grass and artificial turf, he said, many of the athletes he encounters do not care much about the condition of the material underfoot. That category, however, does not include soccer players.
