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Mar 6, 2024 | 
gcmonline.com | Scott J. Hollister
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Filed to: gcsaa, Leadership, Kansas
Jeff White, CGCS, was inducted as GCSAA's 87th president during the 2024 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show in Phoenix.Photos by Steve PuppeIf circumstances had played out differently for Jeff White, CGCS, golf course management’s loss would have been the architecture world’s gain.
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
gcmonline.com | Scott J. Hollister
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Filed to: GCSAA Golf Championships, GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, Arizona
Seth Strickland with his championship trophy. Strickland is now tied with Emil Masiocchi for six GCSAA Championship wins, the most in event history. Photo by Montana PritchardThe 2024 GCSAA National Championship was one for the history books.
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Jan 29, 2024 | 
gcmonline.com | Scott J. Hollister
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Filed to: GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, GCSAA Golf Championships, Arizona
Competitors in the GCSAA Golf Championships’ Scramble Tournament get a few swings in before their rounds at Whirlwind Golf Club on Sunday. Photo by Montana PritchardA newcomer from Down Under and a pair of Florida superintendents — one a five-time champion — found themselves tied for the lead at the halfway point of the 2024 GCSAA Golf Championships.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
gcmonline.com | Scott J. Hollister
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Filed to: Water, GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, sustainability
Managing water at Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC (shown here) is Job One for superintendent Rob Collins and his crew, much like at most golf facilities in the desert Southwest. Collins’ work will be on display during an Interactive Facility Tour at Paradise Valley during the 2024 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show.
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Oct 17, 2023 | 
gcmonline.com | Scott J. Hollister
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Filed to: MVT Award, Florida
Jason Ziegler, a fixture at The Oaks Club in Osprey, Fla., for the last 16 years, is the winner of the 2023 Most Valuable Technician Award, presented by GCM in partnership with Foley Co. Photos by Matt HoustonDealing with distractions — and plenty of them — is part and parcel of a career in golf course management.
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Jul 7, 2023 | 
gcmonline.com | Scott J. Hollister
July 7, 2023 | Scott Hollister
Sally Jones (right) gave Cole Petrick (left) his first job on a golf course in high school. Now, Petrick is one of three assistant superintendents at Pebble Beach organizing volunteers for the 2023 U.S. Women's Open. Photos by Scott HollisterSally Jones has seen plenty of seasonal maintenance workers come and go during her time as the general manager and GCSAA Class A superintendent at Benson (Minn.) Golf Club.
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Jul 5, 2023 | 
gcmonline.com | Scott J. Hollister
July 5, 2023 | Scott Hollister
The U.S. Women’s Open is making its first visit to storied Pebble Beach Golf Links this week, and a dedicated crew of full-time staff and volunteers — a group that includes 35 women turfgrass professionals — are on hand to prepare the course for all the action. Here’s how it looked inside the ropes and inside the maintenance facility on Tuesday and Wednesday of championship week.
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Jul 4, 2023 | 
gcmonline.com | Scott J. Hollister
July 4, 2023 | Scott Hollister
Natalie Russell (left), the assistant superintendent at Country Hills Golf Club in Calgary, Alberta, walks through some of the cool tools used in golf course maintenance with a small group during the First Green event on the first day of the U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach Monday.
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May 17, 2023 | 
gcmonline.com | Scott J. Hollister
May 17, 2023 | Scott Hollister
The 2023 PGA Championship has come to Rochester, N.Y., and Oak Hill Country Club's recently reimagined East Course, and the crew is hard at work making sure the course is in tournament-ready condition. Watch this space for photo updates from this week's maintenance activities. Tuesday, May 16Crews cutting a new hole location on the par-3 15th hole during morning maintenance.
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May 11, 2023 | 
gcmonline.com | Scott J. Hollister
May 11, 2023 | Scott Hollister
Over 220 participants, including GCSAA members, came together for a Community Service Project on the National Mall as part of events surrounding National Golf Day. Photos by Scott HollisterThe golf industry’s present and future came together under a banner of service during two events in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, taking place in conjunction with this week’s National Golf Day.
