John Reitman

Lexington

Digital Media Editor at TurfNet

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Pebble Beach Co. undertakes leadership role in Carmel Bay clean-up

1 week ago | turfnet.com | John Reitman

One of the country's most prestigious names in golf is set to embark on a project to help improve and sustain water quality in one of California's most sensitive bodies of water. The Pebble Beach Co., is teaming with the California Coastkeeper Alliance, The Otter Project and Monterey Waterkeeper in an effort to enhance the protection of water quality in the Carmel Bay, which is designated as an Area of Special Biological Significance.
Former home to the PGA is expanding with new short course and putting facility

1 week ago | turfnet.com | John Reitman

The one-time home of the PGA of America is growing. BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, is adding a new 10-hole short course and a putting course, both of which will be designed by golf course architect Rees Jones. With holes ranging in length from 80 yards to 160 yards and a nine-hole putting course covering a combined 4 acres, the $6 million project is scheduled to open in fall 2026, according to BallenIsles.
PH Holdings continues growth with acquisition of Turf Pride USA

2 weeks ago | turfnet.com | John Reitman

PH Holdings, a supplier of equipment and products to the turf market, recently acquired Turf Pride USA, a manufacturer of professional turf maintenance equipment. Founded in 2023, PH Holdings is the Missouri-based parent of PH Outdoors and PH Turf and specializes in turf care, land management and outdoor stewardship.
That screech you hear on the course (probably) is not golfers

2 weeks ago | turfnet.com | John Reitman

The shrieking noise spreading across golf courses in at least a dozen states can mean only one thing. No, it is not golfers screeching about green speeds. That shrill sound means another brood of periodical cicadas has emerged from the ground like something from The Walking Dead, though some might find it difficult to recognize the difference.
Deere to dedicate $20 billion to company projects nationwide

2 weeks ago | turfnet.com | John Reitman

John Deere is making a long-term commitment to invest across its many business segments in the next decade. Deere announced at its recent quarterly earnings meeting to commit $20 billion in investments companywide, including expansions at its Greeneville, Tennessee facility that manufactures turf maintenance equipment, the company said.
West Palm Beach club affixes its future to Love's links-style plan

3 weeks ago | turfnet.com | John Reitman

In the business of golf, keeping up with the Joneses in South Florida comes at a cost. A very steep one. In the ultra-affluent South Florida climes of Martin and Palm Beach counties, one of the few areas nationwide where new course construction is setting a blistering pace, playing catch-up can be even more costly. With 36 holes designed by Jack Nicklaus in the 1980s, Bear Lakes Country Club is just minutes from downtown West Palm Beach and wedge shot from Interstate 95.
Audubon program helps superintendents take inventory of golf course flora and fauna

3 weeks ago | turfnet.com | John Reitman

For nearly a decade, Audubon International has provided golf courses around the globe with an opportunity to quantify their respective impact on the environment and share their findings with golfers and non-golfers alike. Through a partnership with BioBoost Nest and Seed King Enterprises, Audubon International's BioBlitz program is a wildlife-, insect life and plant life-inventory competition that helps superintendents count the species that call their golf course home.
All Star of Turf: Scott Bordner

3 weeks ago | turfnet.com | John Reitman

Scott Bordner, director of agronomy at the Union League of Philadelphia, discusses the organization's roots as a patriotic entity founded to support President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, and its transformation to a three-course club. He also talks about the trajectory of his career that includes working as an assistant under Matt Shaffer at Merion Golf Club and a long tenure as superintendent at historic Chicago Golf Club.
ATS, Arborjet reach deal to offer full line of property-management solutions

3 weeks ago | turfnet.com | John Reitman

Advanced Turf Solutions recently reached a partnership with Arborjet-Ecologel that will provide professional turf managers with property-wide management responsibility with a full portfolio of tree-care products.
Interactive tool helps superintendents quantify clean air benefits of turf, trees, shrubs

1 month ago | turfnet.com | John Reitman

A new interactive tool gives professional turf managers a weapon to quantify the environmental impact of the properties they manage. Designed for professionals in the turf, tree, lawn care and landscape industries, the Clean Air Calculator from Project Evergreen was developed using research conducted at Ohio State, the University of Guelph and the U.S. Forest Service.