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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

     Interactive Q&A

    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.

    Josh LePine, CGCS, Superintendent at Maple Bluff Country Club

    Shane Conroy, Great Lakes Regional Representative with GCSAA

    Ben LaBarre, CGCS, Superintendent at Westmoor Country Club

    Garrett Luck, CGCS, Superintendent at Hidden Glen Golf Club


     1:30 pm  Wrap-up



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