PTC establishes permanent research fund

The Pennsylvania Turfgrass Council (PTC) announced the establishment of an endowment fund to ensure a permanent source of funding for critical ongoing research.

The Pennsylvania Turfgrass Research Fund will yield annual income for Penn State University's Turfgrass Project, and will allow those who benefit most from topquality golf courses to contribute to continued improvement of golf courses everywhere.

To raise money for the fund, PTC initiated the "Growing the Game" campaign, creating awareness of the fund and the research it will support, and offering suggestions of ways to support the fund.

"We believe this endowment is a major step in ensuring that the world-class research being conducted at Penn State will not be interrupted because of lack of funds," says PTC President Jerred Golden. "The Growing the Game campaign will provide an important avenue to reach out to golf club superintendents and to individual golfers to help them understand the value of the research being done."

In the past, PTC has contributed $200,000 annually to the project from membership and educational activities fees. In 2003 alone, funding was available for Penn State to conduct 55 field research studies covering 623 weed control treatments, including more than 120 for broadleaf weed control.

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