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Penn State Turf Students Headed to the Ryder Cup
Medinah Country Club’s Director of Grounds and Penn State alum Curtis Tyrrell has invited 20 Penn State Turfgrass Students to help prepare the course for the 2012 Ryder Cup. Students within the Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program (the 2-year program) will fly to Chicago in September where they will assist Tyrrell and his full time crew ready the course for the biennial golf match between teams from Europe and the United States.
Duff Shaw Classic Set for December 12th
Duff Shaw Classic set for December 12 at North Ranch Country Club.
Musser Turf Foundation Launches Website
The Musser International Turfgrass Foundation has launched a website, www.musserfoundation.org, to make information about the group’s mission and graduate student award program easily available to all interested parties.
Turfgrass Field Day 2012
This year's Turfgrass Field Days will be held August 9th and 10th, 2012 at the Joseph Valentine Research Center and the Landscape Management Research Center, both located in University Park, PA. The event will feature research plot tours, a tour of
Golf Turf Conference 2011
This year's Golf Turf Conference will be held in the beautiful Nittany Lion Inn between Tuesday, November 15th and Thursday, Novemeber 17th. The conference will feature the famed
Dean Graves talks about Chevy Chase Club
Dean Graves, graduate of the Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program, talks about the history and tradition of the Chevy Chase Club near Washington, D.C. Dean is among the most respected superintendents in the country
Internship Visits: Round #6
It's hard to believe that we are at Round #6 of internship visits for the students. One thing that I have learned from past visits is that it's best to group the student by geographic region so that visits are easier in terms of travel. While I did my best to do this in 2011,
