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Coastal Carolina Golf Conference10-02-08 | News

Coastal Carolina Golf Conference




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Myrtle Beach has over 90 golf courses, which have a major economic impact on the city. The purpose of this conference is to study golf from an academic standpoint, with turfgrass management being one of the focuses.


Coastal Carolina University professors have put together what they are calling the first-ever academic conference on golf.

The Myrtle Beach Golf Conference, planned for Nov. 13 through 15, will feature speakers on many topics including turfgrass management.

John Stamey, an assistant professor in the computer science department and the conference?EUR??,,????'???s chair, said he was surprised by the dearth of research and study on golf he has found.

?EUR??,,????'??Golf is such a significant economic force in Myrtle Beach,?EUR??,,????'?? he said. ?EUR??,,????'??It?EUR??,,????'???s a very unstudied sport. Thre are very few journal articles.?EUR??,,????'??

The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn on Hard Rock Parkway.

Source: Myrtle Beach Sun News

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