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Author(s):Bailey, Mike
Author Affiliation:Senior Writer, Golfweek's SuperNEWS
Title:Power hitter: Open champ Pate a major player in turf business
Section:Focus on: Golf industry show
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Source:Golfweek's SuperNEWS. Vol. 7, No. 2, February 4 2005, p. 42, 44.
Publishing Information:Orlando, FL: Turnstile Publishing Company
# of Pages:2
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Personal profile; Golf course management; Business management; Golf professionals; Distribution (economics); Professionalism
Subjects' Names:Pate, Jerry
Abstract/Contents:Profiles Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) Tour player Jerry Pate. Discusses his work within the turf care industry, stating that "he acquired Turf Care Equipment & Supply Co., a Toro distributor." Also states that "in 1997, he bought Pensacola-based Gulf Shore Turf Supply, a Toro distributor...[and] with the October acquisition of Atlanta-based Turf Care Equipment & Supply, Pate's company ...has offices in Atlanta, [Georgia], Birmingham, Ala. [Alabama]; Baton Rouge, La. [Louisiana]; Little Rock, Ark. [Arkansas]; and Memphis, Tenn. [Tennessee], servicing more than 600 dealers and 1,500 golf courses over eight states." Concludes that Pate's business style is "hands on and unconventional."
Language:English
References:0
Note:Pictures, color
ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Bailey, M. 2005. Power hitter: Open champ Pate a major player in turf business. Golfweek's SuperNEWS. 7(2):p. 42, 44.
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