Long time Eastern North Carolina Turfgrass Association member Mike Vanlandingham has passed away.
https://www.biggsfuneral.com/obituary/john-mike-vanlandingham
| Thursday July 24th – 4 PM – Until Mother Earth Brewing Kinston, NC ENCTA Social Event I would like to invite all the members of The Eastern NC Turfgrass Association to Kinston, NC and the home of Mother Earth Brewery on July 24th. You and your guests can tour behind the scenes of the making of beer, Sercy and sprints. At the Taproom, you can enjoy any of Mother Earth’s beer or Sercy. Pizza will be served from Sugar Hill Pizza. Come to the Mother Earth Taproom at 4:00 pm. Tours will start at 4:30pm. Hope you can make it to enjoy the fellowship and forget about work! Dean Baker |
| 04:00 PM – Until | Tour brewery and distillery. Pizza will be provided for members and their significant others. |
| Tuesday July 2nd – 8:30 AM – 1 PM Cypress Landing Golf Course Chocowinity, NC Host: Stanley Elliott, CGCS Format is 4-person “Superball” (Captain’s Choice) Cost $300.00 for 4-person team ($75.00/person) including lunch. If you cannot find a partner just sign up and you will be paired with a team. 20 Team limit. Deadline to sign up: June 26th, please contact Stanley Elliott with your team and handicap. elliottyardboy@gmail.com |
| 08:30 AM | Registration |
| 09:30 AM | Shotgun Start |
To all of our Eastern Turfgrass Association members and sponsors,
I hope that everything is going well for you as the growing season begins. The directors on the Carolinas GCSA board are making another big push for R4R this year. In 2024 we set our goal of $150,000 and raised over $144,000 to fund turf research. Our goal as a Board in 2025 is to keep the great momentum of the past few years and eclipse the $160,000 mark. This seems like a lofty number but there are still many courses and clubs in the Carolinas that are not participating. Let’s change that in 2025!
All we are asking for is one foursome please. We are sending messaging out to the owners, club managers, and professionals as well to help alleviate any stress in asking for the donation.
Yes, some facilities restrict outside play – but you can always make a cash donation of the value of the same foursome to ensure your club is included in the list of those who gave. Given the year that we’ve had in parts of the Carolinas; we understand that a donation may be more appropriate for some facilities that wish to give, while facing difficulties.
Whatever the donation, it is an investment in better playing conditions and insurance against things that threaten golf course turf. Every donation does matter, and this program allows the opportunity for every facility to participate and help make a difference in our playing surfaces at home!
It just takes a couple of minutes to donate online at Rounds4Research.com
https://www.gcsaa.org/foundation/rounds-4-research/donate-a-round>
| Wednesday, April 16th Greenville Country Club Greenville, NC |
| 9:30 AM | Registration: |
| 10:40 AM | Guest Speaker Jason Williams Topic: Pesticide safety, PPE, Pesticide Storage, Record Keeping on Golf Courses and new training requirements for non-certified applicators. |
| 11:00 PM: | Lunch and golf following lunch. |
| Wednesday, March 19th Beaufort Club Beaufort, NC |
| 8:15 AM | Registration: |
| 8:45 AM | Dr. Terri Billeisen Topic: You pick the Pest: Turf Insect Edition GCSAA & Pesticide credits available. |
| 12:00 PM: | Lunch and Golf following lunch. |
| Thursday, January 16th Wayne Community College Goldsboro, NC Host: Rob Woods Walnut Building |
| 8:15 AM | Registration: |
| 9:00 AM | Buckley Brockmann and Brad Brooks will be discussing spraying and calibration. |
| 10:00 AM | Lee Butler Turfgrass Diseases |
| 11:00 AM | Jim Kerns Turfgrass Diseases and Nematodes. |
| 12:00 PM: | Lunch |
Hello friends and colleagues,
It is that beautiful time of year again. The grass is slowing down, the leaves are falling, and we have a little more time for planning and projects. It is also easier to make time to get away from the course for a meeting, and maybe even a round of golf. Your next opportunity to do so, and support the Eastern Association will be:
Tuesday, December 10th at Brook Valley Country Club in Greenville, NC
The schedule for the meeting will be as follows:
8:45am – Registration
9:30am – Annual Business Meeting
10:00am – Guest Speaker
11:00am – Lunch
12:00pm – Golf
Our guest speaker will be one of our own, a gentleman born and raised right here in Eastern NC, Dr. Fred Yelverton. He will be giving us a year in review of his work as the one of the agronomists with Carolinas Golf Association. Knowing Dr. Yelverton, we will likely get a wealth of useful information.
This meeting will also be our annual business meeting. We will be voting on the following slate of candidates submitted to me by the nominating committee:
Chris Dunn – President
Will Sutton – Vice President
Dale Edmonds – Treasurer
Rob Woods – Secretary
James Duke – Sgt. at Arms
Buckley Brockmann – Past President
Stanley Elliot – Board
Matthew Cox – Board
Chris Toppings – Board
We look forward to seeing everyone in Greenville on Dec 10th, and hopefully many of you at the Carolinas GCSA Conference and Trade show in Myrtle Beach next week. Safe travels!
Sincerely,
Buckley Brockmann
ENCTA President
| Tuesday, December 10th Annual Business Meeting Brook Valley Country Club 311 Oxford Rd, Greenville, NC 27858, USA Host: Buckley Brockmann |
| 8:45 AM | Registration |
| 9:30 AM | Annual Business |
| 10:00 AM | Guest Speaker FredYelverton |
| 11:00 AM | Lunch |
| 12:00 PM | Golf |
| Thursday, October 10th Emerald Golf Club 5000 Clubhouse Dr, New Bern, NC 28562, USA Host: Will Sutton |
| 9:15 AM | Registration |
| 10:00 AM | Education Meeting Guest Speaker: Dr. Ray McCauly, Turf Extension Associate |
| 11:00 AM | Lunch and golf following lunch. |