November 22, 2016 – A Federal Judge in Texas blocked the new overtime rule that was set to go into effect on December 1, 2016. This new rule would have required […]
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RSS feed for this sectionPresidents Newsletter – November 2016
This October 11 and 12 I had the opportunity to represent the Oregon Golf Course Superintendents Association (OGCSA) at the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America’s (GCSAA) annual Chapter Delegates […]
Kurt Noonan, CGCS is ‘Running The Course’
OGCSA Superintendent Member – Kurt Noonan, CGCS of Juniper Golf Course has been ‘Running The Course’ not in the typical superintendent fashion. This past year Juniper Golf Course has been opening up their doors to people […]
Kris Ammerman ~ OGCSA Superintendent Featured in November GCM
OGCSA Member, Superintendent, Kris Ammerman of Middlefield Golf Course has been doing great things in Cottage Grove, Oregon for quite sometime. Since 2003, Kris has been working on a massive project converting the […]
Longtime Superintendent Tom Baty Announces His Retirement
Courtesy of Jeff Keller at Bend Golf and Country Club: Bend Golf and Country Club today announces the retirement of their long standing superintendent, Tom Baty. Tom will be starting […]
Unable To Attend The Oregon Turfgrass Foundation Event?
There’s another way you can support Oregon State Turfgrass research and student scholarships through the Oregon Turfgrass Foundation. The OTF is selling raffle tickets for a golf and lodging package […]
2016 Fall Meeting Recap
On September 14th, 2016 – 37 industry professionals attended the Fall Meeting at Bend Golf & Country Club. We had a great meeting with three dynamic speakers followed with lunch and […]
2016 Oregon State Field Day Report
Alec Kowalewski, Ph.D Turfgrass Specialist at Oregon State University would like to share the proceedings from the 2016 OSU Turfgrass Field Day that took place on September 8th at the […]
2016 Crew Tournament Recap
Thank you to the 224 golfers and multiple volunteers that came out to Arrowhead on Tuesday for the 35th Annual OGCSA Crew Tournament. This year’s event definitely upheld its reputation as one of […]
NTA Donates Nearly $50,000 Toward Research
The Northwest Turfgrass Association donated nearly $50,000 to worthy turfgrass research and education programs in 2016 as it continues to be a leading benefactor for the golf industry in […]
Presidents Message – August 2016
I would first like to thank the Membership and the Board of Directors of the Oregon Chapter of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) for selecting me as […]
2015 OSU Turf Program Report
Annual Report Oregon State University Turfgrass Program Alec Kowalewski, Ph.D. Turfgrass Specialist alec.kowalewski@oregonstate.edu (541)737-5449 Staffing: Current team members: Alec Kowalewski, Turfgrass Specialist and Brian McDonald, Senior Faculty Research Assistant General […]
ODA finds big problems with little organisms……
This information was sent out in a press release from the Oregon Department of Agriculture. ODA finds big problems with little organisms Fertilizer Program finds claims made for microbiological products […]
2016 Annual Meeting Recap
The OGCSA Annual Meeting was held at the Willamette Valley Country Club on Wednesday 25th. The day was started with speaker Jack Holpuch, Associate Director of Development in the College […]
