Canadian Grant Cantin was working maintenance at the Lakes Golf Club in Sydney, Australia, when he was offered a summer job working on the crew at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club in London, home of Wimbledon. “I thought that it would be a good summer job,” Cantin says 17 years later. “I thought I’d go over, do it... read more
Estadio Monterrey in Mexico played host to a three-game series the weekend of May 4, taking Major League Baseball south of the border for the first regular season game in 19 years. The stadium is home to the Sultanes of Monterrey, the hometown team, which plays in the Mexican League. Returning to Mexico for their third regular-season trip to Mexico... read more
Boston College (BC) selected AstroTurf to provide four new synthetic turf fields to the school as part of a new initiative to improve multiple sports facilities. Several of the playing surfaces feature AstroTurf fields, including the Newton Campus soccer, lacrosse and field hockey, and Alumni Stadium, home to the BC football team. BC has invested in a new recreation center,... read more
Project EverGreen, in partnership with Exmark Manufacturing, the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) and The Foundation for Safer Athletic Fields for Everyone (SAFE) is sponsoring the “Our Winning Green Space” contest to give parks & recreation and public works departments a chance to win an Exmark Lazer Z X-Series mower package and a “Healthy Turf. Healthy Kids.” renovation project for... read more
The Toro Company and the Minnesota Twins organization collaborated through their six-year partnership to rebuild community baseball fields in the Twin Cities. Each year $20,000 is donated for the improvements — $10,000 from Toro and $10,000 from the Twins Community Fund. Typical projects can include anything from rebuilding backstops to putting sod in the infield and fencing, Toro says in a blog post. For 2015 the four... read more
