MAGCS – Christmas Raffle Please bring a few dollars to purchase raffle tickets at the Turf Clinic. Textron Golf (Brian Termini) donated a YETI Tundra 75 Cooler for us to giveaway and a few VISA gift cards. Proceeds will go towards helping those for hurricane relief in our industry. Thank you Textron Golf.
The NS and Outs of Interpreting NTEP In even the smallest of turfgrass renovation, cultivar selection is a major consideration and key to less headaches and future success. In this presentation, we’ll discuss the results of NTEP evaluation over the last five years, and how to mine the data to find the best grass for your situation.
Bentgrass Putting Green Disease: New Problems & Solutions This past year was a boon for foliar diseases such as basal rot anthracnose, and some of the more troublesome soilborne diseases. New fungicides and management techniques are taking the sting out of these issues, and bringing some to the forefront. We’ll discuss the prominent disease issues in the region, and how to use pathogen biology to time management strategies.
Speaker Bio: Dr. Lee Miller directs research and extension programs focused towards disease control in turfgrasses. His extension responsibilities are to provide disease diagnosis and control recommendations for the lawn, golf, sports turf, and sod industries. Lee's research activities center on the development of disease management strategies that require fewer inputs, and result in sustainable, functional, and aesthetic turfgrass fields. Dr. Miller received degrees at North Carolina State University and the University of Georgia.
Roger A. Stewart Jr. CGCS, - Retired Golf Course Superintendent Roger has a B.S. Degree in Agronomy from the University of Nebraska and retired after 42 years as a Golf Course Superintendent. He was a Golf Course Superintendent for 21 years with the TPC Network . He is the Past President of four GCSAA Affiliated Chapters including MAGCS. He is a past recipient of the Presidents Award for Environmental Stewardship from GCSAA.
Roger has been an instructor for GCSAA since 1983 and has taught turfgrass management courses at the junior college level. Roger has hosted 17 PGA TOUR Champions events and has received the award for the “Highest PGA TOUR Champions Player Rating for Course Conditioning” 5 times.
Roger currently resides in Naperville, IL where he has a small consulting business and occasionally does contract work for various companies in the golf course management and turfgrass management business.
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