December 2, 2022 by GNN
original piece: https://golfnewsnow.ca/industry/people/cgsa-announces-john-b-steel-award-recipient/
The Canadian Golf Superintendents Association (CGSA) has announced Brian Youell, Master Superintendent at the Uplands Golf Club in Victoria, as the CGSA John B. Steel Distinguished Service Award recipient for 2022.
by Lawi S. Njeremani
The most visible stakeholders in the Turf industry can be quickly identified as golf courses, golf course Superintendents, Sod producers, Municipal and Professional Sports fields, Consulting & Research institutes, synthetic turf manufacturers, Municipal Parks & Recreation facilities, Landscaping and/or professional lawn care, Sales suppliers and dealers.
Read more: Time for a Lobby Group for the Turf Industry in Canada?
Ottawa, Ontario – The NGCOA Canada’s annual Golf Business Canada Conference & Trade Show in Vancouver hits record numbers – it’s our BIGGEST conference EVER since launching in 2001 and we are now SOLD OUT which has never happened in the history of this event!
Read more: Golf Business Canada Conference & Trade Show Sold Out!
by John Chidley Hill, via the Canadian Press
Golf's origins date back hundreds of years to rural Scotland where the natural features of the land near Edinburgh created the hazards that golfers had to play around and sheep kept the grass well manicured. But the game has spread around the world in the ensuing centuries with different environments forcing the technology used to maintain golf courses to evolve well past sheep.
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By Jerry Rousseau
A major issue for the FIFA World Cup, coming to the America’s in 2026, is ensuring consistent and extremely high quality playing surfaces at multiple stadiums spread across an entire continent.