May 23 – ISTMA Spring Workshop – Ankeny Sports Complex
Host: Elliott Josephson
8:00    Registration w/ coffee & donuts
8:30    Welcome & overview
8:35    How to Make Your Infield Material Work for You
9:00    Seasonal Infield Skin & Mound/Plate Maintenance
9:30    Making Your Fields More Usable
10:30  Growth Regulators on Athletic Fields
11:00  Turf-Type Fescue on Athletic Fields
12:00  Lunch - Visit with Vendors
12:45  Soccer Field Traffic Maintenance
1:30    Football Field Spring Maintenance
2:15    Turfgrass Management Principles for All Levels of Play
3:00    Conclusion
Registration Deadline: May 16, 2013
Registration Form
Online Registration
MapQuest Directions


June 4 – State Meeting – Coldwater Golf Course, Ames
Host: Rob Lindsay
9:30    Registration
10:00  Education: Iowa Golf Association - Bill Dickens and Chad Pitts
11:00  State Meeting
11:30  Lunch
12:00  Shotgun Start
Cost: $40.00
Approved for .10 GCSAA Education Points
Deadline for Registration: May 29, 2013
Call 515-635-0306 to Register
Registration Form
Online Registration
MapQuest Directions


June 17 – ISTMA Summer Workshop – Council Bluffs Recreation
Host: Rick House


June 18 - Extension Fundraiser - Gates Park Golf Course - Waterloo
Host: Mark Suchy
Support Extension Travel and Congratulate Mark Suchy on his upcoming retirement!
11:30    Registration
12:00    Education & Lunch
1:00      Shotgun Start
Cost: $50.00 - Includes golf, cart, education and lunch
GCSAA Education Points Applied for
Deadline for Registration: June 11, 2013
Call 515-635-0306 to Register
Registration Form
Tee Sponsorship
Online Registration
MapQuest Directions

June 21 & 22 - ISTMA Chapter Challenge vs. Minnesota - Ankeny
Call any ISTMA Board Member to participate

June 27 – Eastern Iowa GCSA Night at the Ballpark, Cedar Rapids

July 17 - Field Day Classic – Ballard Golf & CC, Huxley
Host: Randy Robinson
9:30    Optional Education - Dr. Dave Minner
10:30   Registration and Lunch
11:00   Shotgun - Modified Scramble
Cost: $50.00 per player - includes 18 holes, cart, education, lunch, dinner and prizes
GCSAA Education Points Applied for.
Deadline for Registration: July 10, 2013
Call 515-635-0306 to Register
Registration Form
Online Registration
MapQuest Directions


August 1 – Iowa Turfgrass Field Day - Ames
Host: Dan Strey

August 12 - Iowa GCSA Superintendents Tournament -
Atlantic Country Club - Atlantic

September 19 – ISTMA Fall Workshop, ISU - Ames
Host: Tim VanLoo, CSFM

September 30 – ITI/ Iowa GCSA Benefit– Crow Valley CC, Davenport
Host: Jason Manfull

October 10 – State Meeting/ Eastern Iowa – Pin Oak GC - Manchester
Host: Luke Imsland

December 4  - Iowa GCSA December Seminar – Cedar Rapids CC

January 28-30, 2014
Iowa Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show
Downtown Des Moines Marriott
Conference Website