Knox Fertilizer, manufacture of various fertilizer products, renews their Gold Partnership with the Ozark Turf Association.
Their support of the chapter allows many educational and networking opportunities for our members. Please thank Bob Brinton, Central Sales Representative, when you see him.
The Ozark Turf Association would like to announce we have moved to a new website address. Please start using www.ozarkgcsa.org in the future.
Now that we have access to our website again, be on the lookout for meeting and news updates.
Thank you for your patience as we worked to solve the problem.
GreensPro, distributor of many fertilizer, chemical, and seed products, renews as a long time Gold Partner of the Ozark Turf Association. Along with their Partnership, they will also be sponsoring the lunch at this year’s Scholarship and Research outing to be held at Silo Ridge on May 19th. They are also sponsoring closest to the pin prizes at each of our golf meetings including the S and R outing.
Their huge support of the chapter allows many educational and networking opportunities for our members. Please thank Mark Slaughter, Tyler Fishel, and Wyatt Cantrell, as you will probably see all three, this spring, as they deliver products and take your orders.
We had a good turnout at the 2022 Ozark Turf Association bowling meeting yesterday despite the weather forecast. We had 21 bowlers, along with 7 members who were fighting injuries (and/or old age) who watched and networked with each other at Enterprise Park Lanes in Springfield.
The winning team fired a 3-game total using 9 pin no tap scoring, of 1,821 pins beating the second-place team by 23 pins. Team members were Sam Richart, Golf Course Superintendent at Fremont Hills Country Club, Kolby Armbruster, Golf Course Superintendent at Ledgestone Country Club, Joey Johnston of Clear Creek Golf Cars and Utility Vehicles, and Wyatt Cantrell from GreensPro.. Each bowler won $25.
A prize was awarded to the person with the highest game, and that bowler was Scott Welsh, Golf Course Superintendent at Bill and Payne Stewart Golf Course, with a high game of 222. He won a $20 prize.
We also awarded prizes for the top three 3-game series. Scott Welsh ran away with that with a 577 series. He won $25 for that effort. Maron Towse, Golf Course Superintendent at Schifferdecker Golf Course and OTA President finished with a 518 series, taking home a prize of $20, and Joey Johnson finished in third one pin behind with a 517 series.
Our next meeting will be on March 29th, to be held at Betty Allison at Oscar Blom par 3 course. Our speaker will be Dr. Jared Hoyle with Corteva. His topic will be “Low Maintenance Roughs and Natural Areas for Golf Courses.” This meeting is presented in partnership by GreensPro. Check the website for more details. Please RSVP by March 23rd.
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The Ozark Turf Association would like to announce that Professional Turf Products, the local supplier of Toro turf equipment and parts, along with many other equipment lines, has renewed their 2022 Gold Partner status with the OTA.
Along with their Gold Partnership, they will be sponsoring our June and October monthly education/golf meetings, including proximity prizes at those two meetings. They will also be sponsoring the OTA Christmas Party.
We thank them for their support of our members, allowing the chapter to provide meeting and networking opportunities. We appreciate their partnership. Please thank Brad Gray, Territory and Branch Manager, the next time you see him.
The Ozark Turf Association would like to announce that Precision Turf Products, suppliers of turf equipment has renewed their Gold Partner status with the OTA.
They will also be sponsoring our August Family Baseball Night with the Springfield Cardinals.
We thank them for their support of our members, allowing the chapter to provide meeting and networking opportunities. We appreciate their partnership. Please thank Barry Siems, President/Owner the next time you see him.
The Ozark Turf Association (OTA) would like to announce that OTA member and Past President, Steve Johnson, CGCS, was recognized by Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), for completing 25 years of being a Certified Golf Course Superintendent, at the 2022 GCSAA Conference and Tradeshow, held in San Diego last week.
Steve is the Golf Course Superintendent at Payne’s Valley and Mountain Top, at Big Cedar Golf, in Hollister Missouri.
The Certified Golf Course Superintendent (CGCS) designation is bestowed upon those who have demonstrated a high degree of knowledge in their profession. The CGCS designation is the most widely recognized in the golf industry and the highest recognition that can be achieved by golf course superintendents. Renewal cycles are every five years and must meet the following continuing education requirements.
They must either attain at least 15 points, of which a minimum of 9.0 must be education points. OR
Successfully complete the written examination, plus attain 5.0 points, with a minimum of 3.0 education points.
To renew their CGCS status, they must fulfill the IPM requirement (either by submitting their pesticide license information or taking the IPM exam).
Capital Sand Company, with corporate offices in Jefferson City and Locations in Missouri and other parts of the country, has joined the Ozark Turf Association as a 2022 Silver Partner.
Please thank Sales Manager Joe Mosley, and Capital Sand for their support of our members and their chapter.
The Ozark Turf Association would like to announce that Redexim Turf Products has renewed their 2022 OTA vendor membership.
Please thank Territory Manager Brad Lackey and Redexim for their support of our members and their chapter.
The Ozark Turf Association would like to announce that BASF, has renewed their Silver Partner status for 2022.
We thank them for their support of our members and their chapter to provide meeting and network opportunities. We appreciate their partnership. Please thank Cory Bunch, Region 4, Sales Representative, the next time you see him.
Ermisch Golf Architecture has renewed their 2022 OTA Membership. They are also sponsoring a tee sign and proximity prize at the 2022 Scholarship and Research Outing. Ermisch Golf Architecture provides many services associated with golf course design, renovations, and project management.
Please thank Chuck Ermisch for his support of the Association.
The Ozark Turf Association members elected new officers and board members at the Annual Meeting held on January 19th, 2022, after the 2022 Education Day.
Elected to President was Maron Towse, Golf Course Superintendent, Schifferdecker Golf Course. Elected to Vice-President was Chad Hoerschgen, Golf Course Superintendent, Millwood Golf and Racquet Club. Melvin Waldron III, CGCS Golf Course Superintendent, Horton Smith Golf Course was retained as Secretary/Treasurer. Brad Seidt, Golf Course Superintendent at Lake Valley Golf Club is serving as a Director for the second year of his three-year term. Kolby Armbruster, Golf Course Superintendent, Ledgestone Country Club and Jonathan Prange, CGCS, Golf Course Superintendent, Highland Springs Country Club were elected as new Directors. Mike Irvine, Golf Facilities Manager, Springfield-Greene County Park Board becomes Past President. Barry Siems, Owner of Precision Turf Products, and Mark Slaughter of GreensPro were reappointed Vendor Representatives. Past President Sam Richart, Golf Course Superintendent, Fremont Hills Country Club, leaves the board after many years of service on the OTA Board, including three years as President during the years 2017, 2018, and 2019. He can now enjoy more time with his family as his kids hit those active years at school. We also thank Jared Brewster, former Golf Course Superintendent at Highland Springs Country Club who served on the board the past three years. He was named Golf Course Superintendent at Rolling Hills Country Club in Newburgh Indiana this past December. We thank Jared for his contributions, and will miss him, but he is now closer to family. We wish him all the best and we know Rolling Hills will benefit from Jared’s knowledge and enthusiasm.
Congratulations to all those elected and thank you for your service to your fellow OTA members.
The 2022 OTA Education Day presented by FMC was a big success as we had the largest attendance to date. We had 62 members, vendor partners, students and speakers at the event held at Highland Springs Country Club.
The event featured presentations by Mike Williams, VP of Product Development at Custom Agronomics, where he talked about how to develop nutritional strategies for turf grasses for both foliar and granular products. He also gave a presentation on Surfactant Chemistry.
Our next speaker was Dr. Marissa Weaver, who gave a presentation on “Building Relationships and Influencing Others to Meet Your Goals” It touched on a variety of ways we could reach out and network no matter our audience. It is always good to have a presentation dealing with other tips and solutions to make us better overall managers.
New GCSAA - Central Field Representative, Randy Robinson gave an update on changes to existing programs and introduced new programs at GCSAA. It was his first chance to introduce himself as Steve Randall’s replacement as now Steve is concentrating on the overall GCSAA Field Staff program.
Our final speaker was Matt Giese, technical representative for Syngenta who presented “Date Driven Decisions for Controlling Dollar Spot”. Information and resources were shared on how to use data to help make application decisions on the golf course. The discussion also highlighted other uses of data that are available to make smart decisions on other problem issues, such as applying PGR’s and preemergent controls for weeds and diseases.
We would like to thank all that attended, especially our new FMC representative Matt Bradley, who handed out some Kalida swag via a raffle. Winners of Kalida shirts were Scott Hendrickson, assistant superintendent at Hickory Hills Country Club, and Jacob Scott, assistant superintendent at Top of the Rock Golf Course. Winners of Kalida hats were Kevin Taylor, superintendent at Whispering Oaks Golf Course, Eugene Jesse, assistant superintendent at Osage National Golf Resort, and Clayton Oetting, AIT at Ledgestone Country Club
Other companies represented were VanWall, Trimax Mowers, Redexim Turf Products, Brotcke Well and Pump, Specialty Sands and Services, Advanced Turf, PBI Gordon, Corteva, GreensPro, SePro, and Precision Turf Products. We thank all these vendor partners for supporting the OTA and members.
Thanks also go out to this year’s Educations Committe Chairman, Mark Slaughter of GreensPro and the staff of Highland Springs Country Club. Preliminary plans have begun for next year’s event. Watch for the date on the Calendar.
The Ozark Turf Association would like to announce that SiteOne, makers and distributors of various turf products has renewed their Silver Partner status with the OTA.
We thank them for their support of our members, allowing the chapter to provide meeting and networking opportunities. We appreciate their partnership. Please thank Matt Delventhal , Sales Representative the next time you see him.
The Ozark Turf Association would like to announce that Corteva, has renewed as a Gold Partner for 2022.
We thank them for their support of our members, allowing the chapter to provide meeting and networking opportunities. We appreciate their partnership. Please thank Dr. Jared Hoyle, Midwest Territory Manager, the next time you see him.
We would like to announce and thank PBI Gordon, for renewing their 2022 Gold Partnership with the Ozark Turf Association.
We welcome their support for our members, helping us provide meeting and networking opportunities. Please thank Heath Schesser, Sales Representative the next time you see him.
We would like to announce and thank Bayer who has renewed their 2022 Gold Partner Status with the Ozark Turf Association.
They have been long time supporters of our members and their chapter. Please thank Wes Kleffner, our Bayer Representative next time you see him.
Brotcke Well and Pump has renewed their Ozark Turf Association membership for 2022. They have also agreed to be our April 26th meeting partner to be held at The Golf Club at Deer Chase in Linn Creek Missouri.
Let’s thank Derek Nees, R.G. Project Manager and Brotcke Well and Pump for their support of our members and their association.
We would like to announce and thank Midwest Turf the exclusive Distributor of Floratine in in our area, and distributor of other turf care products, has renewed this year as a Gold Partner.
Their support for our members is welcomed and that support allows us to provide member meeting and networking opportunities. We appreciate their Partnership. Please thank David Hunter, Owner, the next time you see him.
We would like to thank and announce that Van Wall Golf, our John Deere equipment distributor has renewed as a Gold Partner for 2022. They have been long time Gold Partner supporters.
Van Wall will also sponsor the lunch partner at this year’s OTA Golf Championships.
Van Wall will also be our 2023 Education/Annual Meeting Partner.
Their support for our members is welcomed and that support allows us to provide member meeting and networking opportunities. We appreciate their Partnership. Please thank Andy Klein, Golf and Turf Territory Manager the next time you see him.
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