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Upcoming events

    • 01/07/2026
    • 9:30 AM
    • 01/08/2026
    • 12:00 PM
    • The American Club, Kohler, WI
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    Wisconsin Golf Turf Symposium

    presented by Milorganite


    Thinking FORE-Ward!

    The American Club

    Kohler, Wisconsin

    January 7-8, 2026

                                                                                                             

    January 7, 2026

    9:30-10:30

    Symposium Registration

    10:30-10:45

    Garrett Luck-2026 WGCSA President

    Welcome – Opening Remarks                                  

    10:45-11:30

    Tyler Bloom-Founder of Bloom Golf Partners

    Keynote - How to Land the Job You Want!                                 

    11:30-12:15

     Doug Soldat - University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Wetting Agents Fore! Healthier Turf

    12:15-12:30

    Q & A

    12:30-1:30

    Lunch sponsored by Revels

    1:30-2:15

    Trent Manning-Ansley Golf Club

    Equipment Manager Tips & Tricks                      

    2:15-3:00

     Jared Viarengo - Applebrook Golf Club

    Case Study: New Maintenance Facility Planning, Design, & Construction

    3:00-3:15

     Beverage Break sponsored by Clesens, Corteva, Frost Inc, Jasperson Sod, OnTime Promo & Apparel, PBI Gordon, Pendelton Turf, Quitno Golf Design, Sod Squad, & Watertronics

     3:15-4:15  Interactive Panel Discussion
     4:15-5:30  Wee One Foundation Auction & Happy Hour with Hors d'Ouevres sponsored by Reinders

    January 8, 2026

    7:30-8:30

    Breakfast Buffet sponsored by Simplot Turf & Horticulture

    8:30-9:15

    Jay Blasi-Jay Blasi Design

    Current and Future Golf Course Design Trends

    9:15-10:00

    Josh LePine - Maple Bluff Country Club

    Lessons Learned from an Irrigation Installation

    10:00-10:15

    Beverage break sponsored by Clesens, Corteva, Frost Inc, Jasperson Sod, OnTime Promo & Apparel, PBI Gordon, Pendelton Turf, Quitno Golf Design, Sod Squad, & Watertronics

    10:15-11:15

    UW Presentations-Badger Power Hour

    11:15-12:00

    Jordan Booth & Tom Gould - USGA Agronomists

    FORE-ward Thinking Technology

    • 01/20/2026
    • 8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
    • Whispering Springs GC, Fond du Lac, WI
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    Assistant Superintendent Seminar

     January 20, 2026

    Whispering Springs Golf Club

    Fond du Lac, WI


    This event is open to ALL WGCSA Members


    8:00 am

    Registration and Continental Breakfast

    8:30 am

    Elevating Leadership


    Shane Conroy, Great Lakes Regional Representative with GCSAA


    10:00 am

    Break with Coffee and Soda

    10:15 am

    Budgeting for Your Golf Course


    Josh LePine, CGCS, Superintendent at Maple Bluff Country Club


    11:00 am

    The Latest & Greatest from UW-Madison

    Paul Koch, Professor of Plant Pathology at UW-Madison

    11:45 am

    Lunch: Taco Bar

     12:30 pm

     Q&A with Superintendents in Wisconsin

    In this interactive Q&A, we will talk with superintendents from the state who have different backgrounds and different ways of managing a golf course.


     1:30 pm  Wrap-up



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