Midwest Turf Clinic and Annual Meeting

Ben McGargill, CGCS host

Cost for the Day:
Regular and Class E Members - $90
All other Member Registrations - $45

Agenda:
7:30 AM Arrival, Registration, Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM – Welcome, Invocation, Tribute: MAGCS Annual Meeting and Year in Review
8:30 AM – 1001 Things That Can Kill Bentgrass. Dr. Lee Miller, Purdue University
9:30 AM – Planning for Your Future Financial Health. Brian Dexl, Heritage Planning Partners

10:30 AM – Morning Break

10:45 AM – Maximizing Fungicide Applications on Putting Greens to Push Through a Challenging Environment. Dr. Lee Miller, Purdue University

11:45 AM – Midwest Election/Lunch

12:45 PM – Election Outcome/MAGCS Awards: Editorial / Golf Championship
1:00 PM – Developing a Tree Management Plan for Your Golf Course. Tom Gould, USGA
2:00 PM – Managing Course #3 After the Renovation. Nick Bell, Medinah CC, Course #3 Superintendent
2:30 PM – CDGA Research Initiatives and Results. "Monitoring Annual Bluegrass Weevil (ABW) Activity at two Chicago Golf Courses: Phenology vs. GDD Models". Shebaz Singh, CDGA
3:00 PM – Gavel Pass and Presidential Address

3:30 PM - Conclusion

Brian Dexl – Brian started his career in 2004 with Mosaic Financial Group, where he focused on asset management for HNW clients and eventually worked his way up to a management position. In 2019, his neighbor told him about Heritage Planning Partners and its mission to provide purpose-driven financial planning. Brian loved the culture, values, and growth mindset at Heritage, and in 2020, he joined the team as an associate financial representative. Brian has a degree in finance from Western Illinois University and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. He also has his Series 65 and 7 registrations and has completed the Dale Carnegie Course®.

Dr. Lee Miller is the associate professor and state extension specialist in turfgrass pathology at Purdue University. Subjects of past and current research include detection of dollar spot fungicide resistance, fairy ring identification and prevention utilizing spring fungicide applications, the effects of fertility and fungicide application methods on large patch and spring dead spot control, detection of Pythium spp. in golf course irrigation water, and characterization of nematode distribution in putting green soil profiles in the Midwest.

Tom Gould is based in Geneva, Illinois, and is a consulting agronomist for the USGA Green Section. Tom received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Horticulture with an emphasis in Turfgrass Management from Iowa State University. While completing his master’s degree, Tom worked full-time as a Research Scientist, managing turfgrass areas and research trials. He was additionally an integral part of the field renovation of Jack Trice Stadium- Iowa State’s football field. Before joining the USGA staff, Tom was the assistant golf course superintendent at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois.