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Internship Visit #4
It is definitely long overdue and now that the students are back on campus, I am taking the heat for not posting these earlier. In any case, here is the summary of the fourth internship visit which took me out to Denver and then back to North Carolina where I visited a total of 3 students.
Penn State retains the Cutter Cup.
The Cutter Cup came down to the wire as the final group of the day finished out the 18th hole. A win by Penn State on the final hole of the day was the point that resulted in a 2.5 to 2.5 halve and the retaining of the cup by the Nittany Lion team. This year's event,
Graduate Student Profile: Kyung Han
Mr. Kyung Han recently began the Master of Agronomy program at Pennsylvania State University under the direction of Dr. John Kaminski. Kyung is from
Spikes staffers honored by league
State College Spikes general manager Jason Dambach, and sports turf manager Matt Neri have each
Four Penn Staters Win GCSAA Scholarships
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has awarded scholarships to 17 college students as part of the GCSAA Scholars Program administered by GCSAA's philanthropic organization, The Environmental Institute for Golf. Penn State students received 4 of these awards totaling
Beaver Stadium celebrates 50 years
Joe Paterno remembers his then-boss, Penn State football coach Rip Engle, telling the coaching staff that university president Eric Walker had decided to move Beaver Field from the west end of campus to a site on the northeast side to make way for a new graduate school.
Graves earns national environmental award
Dean Graves, certified golf course superintendent at Chevy Chase (Md.) Club, has been selected by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Board of Directors to receive the 2011 GCSAA President's Award for Environmental Stewardship. The award will be presented
Meredith named Manager of the Year
Eastern League President Joseph McEacharn is pleased to announce Shaun Meredith of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats has been named the winner of the 2010 Eastern League Diamond Pro Sports Field Manager of the Year Award. It is the first time that Shaun has won this award,
Turf Loss Advisory from the USGA
Periodically, USGA agronomists of the Mid-Atlantic region send letters to member courses on extraordinary weather conditions and turf loss related matters. The weather experienced the summer of 2010 has prompted this letter.
Internship Visit #3
In my third round of internship visits, I made it to four golf courses in the Philadelphia region. The trip occurred between 14 and 17 June and included official internship visits to students working at Pine Valley, Bidermann, Aronomink, and Philadelphia Cricket Club. The trip also included a visit to alumnus Matt Shaffer at Merion Golf Club.
