Golf Turf Management Program News and Stories

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Helping a Family Business Pass the Tradition of Quality Customer Service To the Next Generation

Working to fulfill a family legacy, Rutgers Three-Week Turf students Todd and Richard Apgar are the third generation of Apgars working at Metro Turf Specialists, a leading turfgrass supply company.

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The Apgar brothers attended the Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School’s Three Week Preparatory Course to broaden their turf management science skills and earn a respected credential.

Finishing What He Started: Cancer Can’t Stop This Golf Turf Management Student

Keith ‘Skip’ Douglass was diagnosed with hairy cell leukemia between his first and second 10-week sessions in the Two-Year Turf Certificate Program and persevered to earn his certificate.

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Douglass’s determination to earn a college certificate and the support of his Rutgers Turf classmates, instructors, and administrative staff led to his graduation from the Two-Year Program in December 2012.

U.S. Veteran Trains for Fulfilling Sports Turf and Grounds Management Career at Rutgers

Eric Harshman, a U.S. veteran and graduate of the Rutgers Two-Year Turf Certificate Program, has found career success in multiple sports turf management and grounds management roles.

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After discovering a passion for turf while helping out at his in-laws’ golf course, Harshman used his GI Bill® education benefits to attend Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School.