55th Annual Conference & Tradeshow
January 4 - 6, 2021
Virtual Conference
Monday, January 4, 2021 |
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Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
8:00 - 8:15
AM |
President’s Remarks and Welcome |
Doug Ward President, Tennessee Turfgrass Association Golf Course Superintendent, Belle Meade Country Club |
8:15 - 10:15
AM |
Agronomy Deep Dive Weeds, Diseases, New Grasses - this season has it all.
Attendees will learn about the latested strategies
for optimizing turfgrass quality and minim |
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Weed Control - North & South |
Dr. Jim Brosnan & Dr. Matt Elmore University of Tennessee & Rutgers University |
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Disease Control - Bent & Bermuda |
Dr. Brandon Horvath & Dr. Jim Kerns University of Tennessee & NC State University |
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What’s New in Zoysia? |
Dr. John Sorochan & Dr.
Mike Richardson University of Tennessee & University of Arkansas |
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10:15 -
10:30 AM |
Break |
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10:30 AM -
12:30 PM |
Professional Development Workshop Looking to
advance your career? This session will focus on strategies to help
professionals working on golf courses, sports fields, sod farms, and lawns
advance to higher levels of the green industry. |
Tim Morgahan Aspire Golf Consulting |
12:30 PM |
Concluding
Remarks |
Doug Ward President, Tennessee Turfgrass Association Golf Course Superintendent, Belle Meade Country Club |
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 |
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8:00 - 8:15
AM |
President’s Remarks and Welcome |
Doug Ward President, Tennessee Turfgrass
Association |
8:15 - 10:15
AM |
Kentucky Boys – Turfgrass Management North of the State
Line Three
superintendents from Kentucky will share the latest strategies they are
implementing at their facilities to manage weed, disease, and insect pests on
golf courses to offer surfaces of optimal quality to golfers at all levels of
play |
John Ballard Valhalla Golf Club Wyatt Warfel The Club at Olde Stone Indian Hills Country Club |
10:15 -
10:30 AM |
Break |
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10:30 AM - 11:30
AM |
Thinking Outside the Batter’s Box Bluegrass in Georgia? Learn how the grounds crew at Georgia Tech
University manages stresses associated with diseases, weeds, and field use to
offer award-winning playing surfaces |
Chris May Georgia Tech University |
11:30 AM -
12:30 PM |
Next Level Field Testing at UT The science
of sports field management is rapidly evolving. Learn about the latest
on-going efforts at the University of Tennessee to help field managers assess
the safety of their playing surfaces |
Dr. Kyley
Dickson & Dr. John Sorochan |
12:30 PM |
Concluding
Remarks |
Doug Ward President, Tennessee Turfgrass
Association |
Wednesday, January 6, 2020 |
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8:00 - 8:15 AM |
President’s
Remarks and Welcome |
Doug Ward President, Tennessee Turfgrass Association |
8:15 - 9:15 AM |
Selling and
Facilitating a Successful Golf Course Renovation Project |
Bill Bergin, ASGCA Bergin Golf |
9:15 - 10:15 AM |
All Things
Titan |
Dave McGinnis Radio Voice of the Tennessee Titans |
10:15 - 10:30 AM |
Break |
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10:30 - 11 AM |
TTA Business
Meeting |
Doug Ward President, Tennessee Turfgrass Association |
11:00 - 11:30 AM |
TTA Awards
Presentation |
Ryan Blair Holston Hills Country Club |
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
Keynote
Speaker |
TBA |
12:30 PM |
Concluding
Remarks |
Doug Ward President, Tennessee Turfgrass Association |