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Team #61 from Penn State wins 2019 Turf Bowl
Penn State University's Team #61 took first place in GCSAA's Collegiate Turf Bowl Competition, presented in partnership with John Deere Golf.
Students Earn First Place at the STMA
Congratulations to the Penn State turf students who finished in first place in the 2-year division and second place in 4-year division at the Sports Turf Managers Association Student Challenge.
2019 Western Pennsylvania Golf, Lawn, Landscape and Sports Turf Conference
Join the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council for the 2019 Western Pennsylvania Golf, Lawn, Landscape and Sports Turf Conference. The conference will be held from February 26 to 27, 2019 at the Double Tree by Hilton Pittsburgh-Cranberry in Mars, PA. Register online now!
Join us for the PSU Turf Alumni Group Meeting
Happy New Year! I want to personally wish each of you and your families a blessed holiday season and a prosperous 2019. As the New Year begins we look forward to meeting again at the GIS Event in San Diego.
Penn State Creates Model Nutrient Management Plan for Bay Drainage Golf Courses
Lost Creek Golf Club in Juniata County is unusual because a high quality, extremely productive wild trout stream runs through it, and Penn State turfgrass scientists recently developed a nutrient management plan for the course to protect the creek.
Save the Dates for the Regional Conferences
Save the dates for the Eastern Conference and Trade Show and the Northeastern Conference and Trade Show!
Student Recieves Chris Stiegler Turf Science Student Travel Award and Fellowship
Master of Science student Devon Carroll was named one of eight recipients of the 2018 Chris Stiegler Turf Science Student Travel Award and Fellowship. The award was created in memory of the late Dr. Chris Stiegler and is funded by a bi-annual golf tournament.
Student Receives Travel Award and Speaks in Finland
Congratulations to second year Master of Science student Devon Carroll, who recently received the 2018 Penn State Agricultural Sciences International Travel Tag Along Fund award. This award helped fund an international trip to Helsinki, Finland where Devon presented her thesis research.
