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Tom Burrows (1939-2015)
Tom Burrows, 75, passed away on August 15th at his home in Jensen Beach surrounded by loved ones and his pets. He was born in Canton, IL. He is the second son of Vivian and Ivan Burrows. He is survived by his Uncle Jim Greenwell of Quincey, Illinois, his brother Bud and his wife Sue of
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Golf Turf Conference 2015
Penn State and the Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council are pleased to announce that the annual Penn State Golf Turf Conference will be held from November 10th through the 12th in the Nittany Lion Inn in State College, PA.
California’s Drought Is So Bad Some People Are Painting Their Lawns Green
Thanks to California's four-year drought, a lawn painting industry is growing where green grass can't.
Alums Working Hard at Whistling Straights
Penn State Golf Course Turfgrass Management alums Joseph Sell and Matt Zehms are working hard to prepare Whistling Straights for this week’s PGA Championship!
Alumni Wins CGSA TORO Future Superintendent of the Year Award
Morgan Robins, Environmental Coordinator, at the Capilano Golf and Country Clubin West Vancouver, British Columbia is the 2015 winner of the CGSA/Toro Future Superintendent of the Year Award. Morgan completed his Certificate in Golf Course Turfgrass Management at Penn State University in March of 2015.
A Day in the Life: The Grass of Wimbledon
Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam that has a day free of play in the middle of the tournament. Why? It has nothing to do with old-fashioned British decorum. Nor is it a hangover from the days when everything closed on Sundays and everyone, except emergency workers, had ‘the seventh day’ off to recharge. The All England Club is closed on Middle Sunday simply to give the courts a breather. It’s all about the grass.
Jeremy Nicholas – Philadelphia Cricket Club
Early to rise this morning as I head from Bordentown, NJ to Flourtown and a trip to the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Dan Meersman is one of my favorite superintendents and the recent renovations completed at the Philadelphia Cricket Club are an outstanding example of what a good restoration of a property is. Internship Visit #6
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Rob Sicinski – Somerset Hills Country Club
After a morning visit to Kaegan at Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort, I headed to New Jersey to visit another course that I’ve never been to and another Tillinghast design at Somerset Hills Country Club. Somerset Hills Country Club It was a dreary day, but Rob and I managed to get around the beautiful golf
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Kaegan Horvat – Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort
So last week took me to three different cities by plane to visit three students, while this week is taking me on a car ride around PA and NJ to visit four more. After a quick stopover at a local course to look at some winter injury issues and a talk to the Pocono superintendents
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Jon Pitoniak – Ballyneal Golf Club
Well if you read my last internship visit and travel updates then you saw that I was stuck in LAX for an extra 3 hours which meant a Denver arrival of 1AM. Instead of trying to drive east towards Ballyneal GC, I crashed for about 4 hours at the airport hotel and woke up bright
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