(VIENNA, VA) – Billy Casper Golf (BCG) – owner and operator of more than 130 golf courses, country clubs and resorts – has renewed its partnership with TurfNet to further bolster the professional development of its golf-course agronomy teams.
BCG personnel gain unlimited, full access to the wide array of education and networking opportunities provided by TurfNet. Benefits include online forums to exchange and offer guidance with thousands of peers nationwide, employee recruitment and exposure to the pre-owned equipment marketplace.
Exclusive to BCG, TurfNet established a private discussion forum for internal use as well as TurfNet University curriculum for company training. Completion of Turfnet University webinars qualifies for educational credits from the GCSAA.
“We’re excited to continue our relationship with an industry leader like Billy Casper Golf,” says Peter McCormick, Founder of TurfNet. “It affirms the significant benefits of TurfNet.”
“Renewing our partnership with TurfNet is a continued investment in the careers and professional development of our more than 350 agronomic professionals,” says Bryan Bielecki, Vice President of Agronomy for BCG. “TurfNet exposes them to in-depth dialogue about best practices to augment their GCSAA membership.”
Lauded for its industry-leading regional agronomic support model, BCG’s decentralized coverage includes regional directors of agronomy overseeing course transition managers, superintendents, assistant superintendents, equipment specialists and their maintenance teams.
About TurfNet
TurfNet was founded in 1994 as a hub for golf course superintendents to share experiences and opinions, avoid problems, save money and help peers. Now the second longest-tenured media entity in the turf industry, TurfNet benefits members and advertisers alike. TurfNet is a business unit of Turnstile Media Group, owner of Golfweek, with offices in Orlando, Atlanta and Vermont.
For more information: www.turfnet.com, 802.659.0120.
About Billy Casper Golf
BCG is the largest domestic owner-operator of golf course, country clubs and resorts, with more than 130 properties under its turnkey management. The company helps public-agency and private owners, developers and investors realize favorable returns on investments. Founded more than 20 years ago in cooperation with golf legend Billy Casper and headquartered in Vienna, VA, regional offices are strategically convenient to courses’ locales.
A division of BCG, Buffalo Communications is the leading global golf-lifestyle public relations, branding, marketing-communications, graphics and strategic services firm. Client-partners include the LPGA, PGA National Resort & Spa, Sea Pines Resort, Fila Golf, Kaua’i Visitors Bureau, ECCO, Club Glove, Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday, Sun Valley Resort and Mission Hills Resort (China).
For more information: www.billycaspergolf.com, www.buffalocommunications.com, 703.761.1444.
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