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GTI DIAGNOSTICS CLOSED

GTI DIAGNOSTICS TEMPORARILY CLOSED

Please be advised that due to the suspension of all non-essential operations and services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the GTI Diagnostics Clinic will be closed until further notice.  Please stay tuned to our newsletter, website and social media channels (@GuelphTurf) for notifications on reopening.

The current crisis associated with COVID-19 has quickly evolved from an isolated case of pneumonia with unknown origins in Wuhan, China on December 31st, 2019 to a global pandemic in less than 2 months.  We are only now just getting a fresh taste of what life may be like for the foreseeable future - a life of social isolation, quarantine and uncertain financial and economic stabi

As we press into the growing season of 2020, it is always good practice to keep everyone up to date on all things happening at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute.  Please read through this posting to keep abreast of our various of service education and outreach for the foreseeable future

COVID-19 and U of G Update

Ross Baron, a graduate of the Guelph Diploma in Turfgrass Management (class of 2013), was always a leader among his peers.

Frequently trafficked areas of sports fields can be a serious challenge to manage throughout the playing season.  Competition for use between leagues, balancing games and practices in addition to other undocumented recreational uses can leave the turf with little to no recovery time.  In other words, from the moment the first foot hits the field in spring, it is a losing battle.

On July 9th, Norman E.

I have had my eye on volunteering in the Canadian Open for some time.  It is our national Championship, and an event that I have always found time and reason to watch from start to finish.  Throughout my career I have been fortunate enough to work a number of other events in the US (The Deutsche Bank, The Players Championship, several US Open Qualifiers, The CVS Charity Classic,

Please Walk on the Grass

For Immediate Release:

Cory Janzen, Superintendent at Westmount Golf and Country Club will be the University of Guelph's 2019 Superintendent in Residence. 

Apologies for the delayed update on the grow-in and essentially the completion of phase 1 of the GTI.  There have been many new projects and initiatives created this year and keeping up with them has been a challenge.

Last Monday (August 27th) marked the first day of the grow-in at the new site of the GTI.  It goes without saying that this was a very exciting milestone for this project, the GTI team, our current donors and the various industry stakeholders and partners that make up our unique institution.

On May 3rd 2018, The CGSA put out a press release announcing that May 29th will be henceforth known as "National Golf Day".  In partnership with Golf Canada, PGA of Canada, the National Golf Course Owners Association Canada (NGCOA), and the Canadian Society of Club Managers (CSCM), the movement will take place on Parliament Hill in Ottawa for two days (May 29th and May 30th).

Keynote Speaker: Dean Graves, CGCS Chevy Chase Club, Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.A.

Twelve Associate Diploma in Turfgrass Management students recently traveled to Orlando, Florida and represented the University of Guelph, Department of Plant Agriculture and Ontario Agricultural College at the annual Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Turf Bowl, hosted at the annual Golf Industry Show.

For Immediate Release

Trials, Teamwork and Turf – A Taste of OTS

MLSE Head Groundskeeper, Robert Heggie, on the Rapidly Growing Industry of Turf Management

If you haven't registered for the 2017 Ontario Turfgrass Symposium do not worry! The Early Bird registration rates have been extended to January 14! All of the Continuing Education Credit information for IPM, CGSA, and GCSAA can be found in the program schedule. See the registration information page to register!

We are pleased to announce that the next Ontario Turfgrass Symposium will be held at the University of Guelph's Rozanski Hall on February 22 and 23, 2017! If you are a turfgrass manager in sports turf, golf, sod production or lawncare, this educational event is for you! Come earn your CEC's and network with your industry colleagues!

In the last update, it was noted that site development had commenced with site surveying and installation of silt and tree protection fencing. With the excellent weather conditions this fall, crews are near completion of the major earthmoving operations to facilitate drainage and research plot construction.