GCSAA downsizing

The November 11, 2010 announcement from GCSAA President Jim Fitzroy produced a jolt here at PACE. In the emailed letter, Fitzroy described the Board's difficult, economically–driven decision to lay off four key members of the GCSAA staff.

These included Dr. Clark Throssel, the Director of Research, who we have worked with closely and productively over the years in grants and projects ranging from brown ring patch, to the IPM Planning Guide. Ed Hiscock, the Editor-in-Chief of Golf Course Management has…