2007 TURF ADVISORY SERVICE FEES
Everyone is feeling the pinch of rising costs this year, and the USGA is no exception. To maintain a top-quality staff of 17 full-time agronomists to help golf courses achieve the best conditions possible, fees for the 2007 Turf
Advisory Service (TAS) will rise by $100 for half-day and full-day visits.
The USGA continues to subsidize the TAS by more than 50% to help keep the costs as low as possible for subscribing golf courses. The TAS program provides a positive environment to discuss common problems, expectations, and realistic solutions, regardless of the level of golf course budget available.
The 2007 fee structure will continue to offer a $300 discount for payments received by May 15, 2007.
| |
Payment received by
May 15, 2007 |
Payment received after
May 15, 2007 |
| Half-Day Visit |
$1,600 |
$1,900 |
| Full-Day Visit |
$2,200 |
$2,500 |
MEET THE STAFF
The Green Section office located at Golf House in Far Hills, N.J., receives a myriad of inquiries from people around the world. Questions are wide-ranging, such as how to order a Stimpmeter, renew a Green Section Record subscription, find a golf course supplier, arrange for a Turf Advisory Service visit, order tickets to the Masters (can't do!), or answer the question of how many golf courses there are in the United States, to name just a few.
It takes experience to respond to people with the right answers. The Green Section is fortunate to have two individuals who do just that. Mary McConnell (right) and Andrea Yurcik (left) have 18 years of combined experience working for the USGA Green Section. In addition to handling the general correspondence that comes with the job, they keep many in-house Green Section projects on schedule and moving forward. Both are New Jersey natives, and their pleasant manner will greet you when you call the Green Section department for help or direction.
PHYSICAL SOIL TESTING LABORATORIES
The following laboratories are accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), having demonstrated ongoing competency in testing materials specified in the USGA's Recommendations for Putting Green Construction. The USGA recommends that only A2LA-accredited laboratories be used for testing and analyzing materials for building greens according to our guidelines.
Brookside Laboratories, Inc.
308 Main Street
New Knoxville, OH 45871
Attn: Mark Flock
Voice phone: (419) 753-2448
FAX: (419) 753-2949
E-Mail: mflock@BLINC.COM
Dakota Analytical,Inc.
1503 11th Ave. NE
E. Grand Forks, MN 56721
Attn: Diane Rindt, Laboratory Manager
Voice phone: (701) 746-4300 or (800) 424-3443
FAX: (218) 773-3151
E-Mail: lab@dakotapeat.com
European Turfgrass Laboratories Ltd.
Unit 58, Stirling Enterprise Park
Stirling FK7 7RP Scotland
Attn: Ann Murray
Voice phone: (44) 1786-449195
FAX: (44) 1786-449688
Hummel & Co.
35 King Street, P.O. Box 606
Trumansburg, NY 14886
Attn: Norm Hummel
Voice phone: (607) 387-5694
FAX: (607) 387-9499
E-Mail: soildr1@zoom-dsl.com
ISTRC New Mix Lab LLC
1530 Kansas City Road, Suite 110
Olathe, KS 66061
Voice phone: (800) 362-8873
FAX: (913) 829-8873
E-Mail: istrcnewmixlab@worldnet.att.net
Sports Turf Research Institute
www.stri.co.uk
St. Ives Estate, Bingley
West Yorkshire BD16 1AU
England
Attn: Michael Baines
Voice phone: +44 (0) 1274-565131
FAX: +44 (0) 1274-561891
E-Mail: stephen.baker@stri.org.uk
Thomas Turf Services, Inc.
2151 Harvey Mitchell Parkway South, Suite 302
College Station, TX 77840-5247
Attn: Bob Yzaguirre, Lab Manager
Voice phone: (979) 764-2050
FAX: (979) 764-2152
E-Mail: soiltest@thomasturf.com
Tifton Physical Soil Testing Laboratory, Inc.
1412 Murray Avenue
Tifton, GA 31794
Attn: Powell Gaines
Voice phone: (229) 382-7292
FAX: (229) 382-7992
E-Mail: pgaines@friendlycity.net
Turf Diagnostics & Design, Inc.
613 E. First Street
Linwood, KS 66052
Attn: Sam Ferro
Voice phone: (913) 723-3700
FAX: (913) 723-3701
E-Mail: sferro@turfdiag.com
