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Curtis Tyrrell Preps for 2012 Ryder Cup
Curtis Tyrrell (2-year class of '96) talks about the preparation for this year's Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club. A total of 20 members of the Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program will fly out this week to volunteer for the 3-day competition.
Heading to the Ryder Cup
Next week is the 2012 Ryder Cup and 19 students in the Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program are heading to Medinah Country Club to see first hand what it takes to pull off this event.
2-Year Students Win GCSAA Scholarships
Students within the Penn State Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program on the University Park Campus won 40% of the scholarships available through the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. A total of 7 students were awarded $9500 through GCSAA's Essay Contest and Scholars Program.
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.
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,
Internship Visit: Round #5
After an exhausting week at the U.S. Open, I had a couple of days back on campus to catch up on research activities and the daunting task of clearing out built up email
Internship Visit: Round #4
This week kicked off with a visit to an intern at Chevy Chase Club in Chevy Chase, MD. Just off a plane from FL, I hopped in a car and drove straight to the club where I met with Dean Graves (2-Year Alum)
Internship Visits: Round #3
June is generally my busiest month with the most travel for the entire summer because of internship visits and the summer of 2011 is no exception. Over the next 5 weeks I will be making trips to 9 students interning at various golf courses around the country. This week's visit takes me to Atlantic City and Northeast PA to visit 3 students.
