About Grant Gannon
Grant Gannon is the Associate Editor for Golfdom and Athletic Turf. Gannon earned his undergraduate degree at The Ohio State University, where he majored in journalism and was a reporter and copy editor at the college’s newspaper, The Lantern. He has also interned for CoachFickell.com, the official website for OSU’s then-head football coach Luke Fickell, and worked at The Columbus Dispatch. He creates content for Golfdom’s print, digital and social media platforms.
Posts by Grant Gannon
The winter months typically host the trade shows where companies can show off their latest and greatest products. There were plenty at the 2016 STMA Show in San Diego, but... Read more»
Synthetic turf with crumb rubber infill has been installed on fields around the world, but it recently has been under scrutiny. Many are blaming the infill for causing disease, state legislation is... Read more»
The second time was the charm for Blake Anderson, assistant director of sports turf operations for the University of Arkansas, when it came to entering the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) Mowing... Read more»
The athletes at Westerville (Ohio), Ensworth (Nashville, Tenn.) and Tualatin Hill (Beaverton, Ore.) are not professionals. There are no multi-million dollar contracts, team doctors or sideline reporters. But they still... Read more»
Callaway and the San Diego Padres sparked a partnership to create the nine-hole Links at Petco Park, which was open Nov. 5–9 and brought in an estimated 1,600 golfers. The 1,002-yard, par-3... Read more»