Golfdom, January 2017

developments in government that hold the potential to affect golf courses on the national and state levels With GCSAA Government Affairs Committee Chair John Fulling CGCS at Kalamazoo Mich Country Club serving as moderator the group will detail how the recent elections results will affect the associations priority issues agenda and its members in 2017 Also members of the Grassroots Ambassador Program will provide first hand accounts of their efforts promoting the golf industry at all levels of government and the recipient of the 2017 Excellence in Government Affairs Award will be recognized Want to get more bang for your buck at this session Stick around for GCSAAs official launch of the 50 in 2020 BMPs initiative CEO Rhett Evans will be there to outline this Best Management Practices program which is planned to be ready for all 50 states by 2020 and its importance to the industry 2017 Herb Graffis Businessperson of the Year Award reveal According to Hallmark the modern gift for the sixth anniversary is wood and Golfdom will be following suit with an engraved wooden plaque ready to present to our 2017 Graffis Award winner This award is presented each year to one of the top businesspeople in The West Concourse of the Orange County Convention Center Orlando Fla the industry no matter their time in the business as proven by our recipient history The last two recipients of the annual award have been the more than 30 year veteran Bill Larson CGCS at Town Country Club St Paul Minn followed by the 34 year old superintendent of The Peninsula Club Cornelius N C Jared Nemitz Golfdom cordially invites you our readers to attend the unveiling of our annual award given in honor of our founder and World Golf Hall of Fame member Herb Graffis The ceremony will take place on Wednesday Feb 8 at 2 p m in Golfdoms booth 2753 We encourage you to stop by to hear Rees Jones The Open Doctor say a few words about Graffis congratulate our selection for the 2017 Graffis Award and get an exclusive sneak peek at our February cover G Premium Playing Surfaces Experience The Difference est 1946 The Liquid Fertilizer Experts www plantfoodgolf com 800 562 1291 pfc@ plantfoodco com Bright white color Low maintenance Resists fried egg lies No crusting quality High Infiltration rate www PremierSand com Call Michael Collins 870 941 8303 Stop by Booth 477 at the Golf Industry Show January 2017 Golfdom 35 Golfdom com