Golfdom, December 2016

impact of the regulation not only on our business but the other industries that are impacted by a rule that we never supported I cant think of anyone who thought WOTUS was done well Evans and the GCSAA are prepared for the Fair Labor Standards Act FLSA which ups the threshold of overtime pay to 47476 for salaried workers to go into effect on Dec 1 He says that while he agrees that people should be paid what theyre worth the FLSA was too much too soon The challenge with this new rule was how quickly it was placed into effect and the jump in terms of the salary amount and the fact that it wasnt looked at from a regional perspective Evans says My gut tells me once Trump gets in office that this is something that he and his administration will look at and see the ramifications that it has had or may have on many businesses and come up with a better way to administer this I think hell listen to small businesses and my gut tells me that it could be overturned Lastly Trumps strong stance on undocumented Rhett Evans workers could have a lasting effect on the workforce In his immigration policy speech given on Aug 31 Trump said he would create a taskforce to deport undocumented people living in America and would triple the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation officers According to a 2015 Pew Research Center study of undocumented workers in the U S 24 percent of all workers in the landscape industry were undocumented in 2012 With lack of labor being a constant concern of golf courses around the U S the work pool could shrink even more This is a topic Golfdom will cover more in depth next month Golfer in Chief Its interesting that the White House goes from an avid golfer Barack Obama to a multi course owner in Trump But as weve learned just because theyre players doesnt mean theyll show love to the game Our current president is an avid golfer and weve had some pretty challenging times under his EPA Hobbs says Theres no guarantee Trump will be golf friendly If history is our guide I dont think that we can make the assumption Both RISE and GCSAA will continue with their priority issues agenda as planned focusing on the needs of the industry While he is an owner and operator and golfer we have to make certain that he understands what we represent and who we represent in this golf industry Evans says If you look at golf across America we have almost 76 percent of those facilities open to the public and the average greens fee is 26 We have to make certain early on that his administration understands all the facets of what were trying to do as an association from higher end clubs all the way down to those being run by a single small operator G Share anuew Story First EPA APProvEd lAbEl with Gdd modEl APPlicAtion track it on GrEEnkEEPErAPP com The color of The fairway was ouTsTanding and never changed from day one To 21 on The anuew side compared To The discoloraTion ThaT occurred in The firsT week on The poa from The compeTiTors davId kohley Silver lake country club orland Park il Anuew Plant Growth Regulator slows vertical growth is labeled for most managed turf areas and now offers the first EPA approved label containing Growing Degree Day GDD model application instructions Learn how we can help you grow a better tomorrow nufarmInSIder com 2016 Nufarm Important Always read and follow label instructions Anuew is a trademark of Nufarm December 2016 Golfdom 27 Golfdom com