Monday, January 10, 2022

Time

8:00 AM

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Doug Ward, TTA President

8:15 – 9:00AM

TBD

George Toma (via Zoom)

9:00 – 10:00 AM

World Golf Championships Come to TN

Nick Bisanz, TPC Southwind

10:00 – 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 – 11:00 AM

It’s Good to Be in the Tennessee Green Industry

Dr. Ashley Stokes

Dean, University of Tennessee Extension

Dr. Hongwei Xin

Dean, University of Tennessee AgResearch

Dr. Caula Beyl

Dean, Herbert College of Agriculture

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

UTK North: Valhalla Country Club Preparing for the PGA

John Ballard, CGCS

Valhalla Country Club

Phil Vineyard
Valhalla Country Club

Amanda Potter

Valhalla Country Club

Jeremiah Barker

Valhalla Country Club

12:00 – 1:30 PM

TTA Awards Luncheon and Annual Business Meeting

Back to School: Deep Dives into Turfgrass Science

1:30 – 3:15 PM

All You Ever Wanted to Know

 about GDD

Bill Kreuser, PhD

GreenKeeper

So You’re Interested in

Zoysiagrass Greens

John Sorochan, PhD

University of Tennessee

Tyler Carr

University of Tennessee

David Doguet, PhD

Bladerunner Farms

3:15 – 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 – 5:00 PM

Poa365: A Deep Dive into Turf’s Most Interesting Weed

Jim Brosnan, PhD

University of Tennessee

Devon Carroll

University of Tennessee

New Weapons for Warm Season Diseases

Brandon Horvath, PhD

University of Tennessee

David McCall, PhD

Virginia Tech

5:15 – 6:00 PM

TGCSA Annual Meeting

TVSTMA Annual Meeting

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

TIME

Professional Development

Hands-on Workshop

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Can You Get Our Attention?

Kraig Kann

Kann Advisory Group

What’s in the Bag? A Review of Fertilizers and How to Apply Them Correctly

Tom Samples, PhD

University of Tennessee

Brad Jakabowski,

Penn State University

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Lunch and Fun on the Trade Show Floor

6:00 – 9:00 PM

Top Golf Event

Transportation Provided

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

TIME

Golf Turf

Sports Turf

Workshop

Sod Producers

Pesticide Certification

8:00 – 8:45 AM

State of the Game in the Tri-Star

Darren Reese / Chad Anderson

TBD

Nicole Sherry, Baltimore Orioles

Equipment Managers Workshop

Ryan Erickson

Brentwood CC

Chris Pinkston

Troubador Golf & Field Club

Andy Gasparini
Belle Meade Country Club

Tom Alexander

Precision Reels

Veda Pugh

Seasonal Harvesters

Casey Reynolds, PhD

Executive Director, Turfgrass Producers International

Sod Production Roundtable

Training for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Pesticide Certification Exam

Learn all you need for the Category 3 and Category 7 Exams required to be a certified application in TN

Dr. Darrell Hensley

University of Tennessee

8:45 AM

TBD

Tyler Rae, GCA

Tyler Rae Design

What Goes Into Getting a Field Painted for TV?

Bryan Ogle, UT
Racetrack?

9:45 AM

Preparing for the 2026 World Cup: UT Turfgrass Leading the Way

John Sorochan, PhD

University of Tennessee

Kyley Dickson, PhD

University of Tennessee

Alan Ferguson

FIFA via Zoom

10:30 – 11:30 AM

Resurrecting The Lido

Jimmy Humston

The Lido

TBD

Nicole Sherry, Baltimore Orioles

11:30 AM

Adjourn

Lunch

12:30 – 3:00 PM

Take the Exam to Become a Certified Applications in TN

Dr. Darrell Hensley

University of TN