Post Falls, Idaho
September 1999

Jacklin Golf, a division of Jacklin Seed Company, has named Scott DeBolt as its National Marketing Director.

In his new assignment, DeBolt will coordinate marketing efforts related to new golf course construction for all branches of Simplot Turf & Horticulture including jacklin Seed, BEST Professional Products and Medalist America.

DeBott joins Jacklin Golf after having served for five years with Medalist America as a Regional Turf Specialist working with golf courses in the Midwest and Southeast. He has more than fifteen years of experience in the golf industry, including a position as a club professional at Duck Lake Country Club, Albion, Mich., and as a regional sales representative for golf course equipment, seed, fertilizer and chemicals

A native of Michigan, DeBolt received an Associates Degree in Business Management from Jackson Community College in 1983. He has completed the two-year curriculum in turf management at Michigan State University, and also attended the Turfgrass Management School at Purdue University.

In his new assignment, DeBolt will continue to be headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee where he is a member of the Tennessee Turfgrass Association and the Golf Course Builders Association of America.

Jacklin Seed is one of the world's largest breeders, producers and marketers of proprietary and non-proprietary turfgrass and forage seed: bluegrass, ryegrass, bentgrass, rescues, bermudagrass, zoysiagrass, redtop and alkaligrass. Additionally, the company has the longest running commercial research and development program in the turf seed industry.

Jacklin Golf is a leading consulting company to golf course architects and builders throughout the world. The company consults on a variety of agronomic issues such as construction, renovation and turfgrass seed selection.

Company news release
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