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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently approved federal registration for Tekken, a broad-spectrum fungicide from PBI-Gordon Corporation.

 

With the active ingredients isofetamid and tebuconazole, Tekken is registered for use on warm- and cool-season golf course greens, tees and fairways for control of more than 20 turf, including anthracnose, brown patch and dollar spot.

 

It will be available for sale in early 2018.

 

A FRAC Group 7 + 3 flowable suspension concentrate, Tekken's dual mode of action provides preventive and systemic control for up to 28 days per application. It also features one convenient rate for all diseases.

 

 

The Golf Course Builders Association of America named former Toro president Ken Melrose as the recipient of its Don A. Rossi Award.

 

The award honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the game of golf and its growth and who have inspired others by example. It is named for Don A. Rossi, who served as executive director of the National Golf Foundation from 1970 to 1983, was instrumental in forming the National Golf Course Owners Association and served as executive director of the GCBAA from 1984 to 1990.

 

Melrose was named president of The Toro Co. in 1981, and was elected CEO in 1983. Under his direction, the company expanded its position as a leader in the golf turf industry through a constant stream of innovative products and service support. He also promoted the company's long history of supporting philanthropic and research efforts and was also instrumental in helping establish The Toro Foundation, which supports many community and industry causes around the world.  

 

Following his retirement from Toro in 2005, Melrose formed Leading by Serving, LLC, whose mission is to advance the principles of servant leadership in organizations. He also remains an active supportive of the golf industry and its future growth. In 2012, he established The Melrose Leadership Academy with the Environmental Institute for Golf to help support the professional development of GCSAA member superintendents providing scholarships to attend the Golf Industry Show.

 

Throughout his Toro career, Melrose was a fierce champion of the golf business and industry, and remains so to this day.

 

The Don A. Rossi Award will be presented Feb. 6 at the 2018 Golf Industry Show in San Antonio during the GCBAA opening reception.

 

 

Wiedenmann North America recently named Jeremy Stafne as sales manager. 

 

He will be responsible for sales in central and eastern North America.

 

Stafne was a territory manager with Frontier Ag & Turf prior to joining Wiedenmann North America. He earned an MBA from Concordia University in 2015 and is a U.S. Navy veteran.

 

Based in Savannah, Georgia, Wiedenmann North America is the North & South American distributor for Wiedenmann GmBH, a manufacturer of turf maintenance equipment.