2011 GIS served as stage for 2010 John Deere success.

During the 2011 Golf Industry Show, John Deere Golf held its annual awards presentation and recognized ShowTurf of Boynton Beach, Fla., as the 2010 North American Distributor of the Year. The award is given based on annual sales, market share growth and, most importantly, overall customer satisfaction.

In addition, Beard Equipment Company, Arizona Machinery and Reddin Equipment were recognized for top sales among peer markets.

Also, 17 equipment salespersons were recognized for “Outstanding Sales Achievement.”

Those individuals included:

• Gary Dowdy, Arizona Machinery, Avondale, Ariz.
• Jerry Lyons, Arizona Machinery, Chandler, Ariz.
• Jamie Worsham, Beard Equipment Company, Northern La.
• Chris McRae, Beard Equipment Company, Northern Fla.
• John Freeman, Brookside Equipment Sales, Houston, Texas
• Charles Stanley Koennecker Jr., Finch Services, Philadelphia, Penn.
• Andy Beauchamp, Greenville Turf & Tractor, Piedmont, S.C.
• Eric Berg, LaCorte Farm & Equipment, Calverton, N.Y.
• Bill Rockwell, LaCorte Farm & Equipment, Calverton, N.Y.
• John Winskowicz, LaCorte Farm & Equipment, Calverton, N.Y.
• Paul Doiron, Reddin Requipmen, Charlottetown, Canada
• Neil Duff, Revels Tractor Company, Raleigh, N.C.
• Gregg Austin, Revels Tractor Company, Richmond, Va.
• Jason Bevington, Reynolds Farm Equipment, Columbus, Ohio
• Guy Kennen, ShowTurf, Boynton Beach, Fla.
• Al Hicks, ShowTurf, Boynton Beach, Fla.
• John Swaner, ShowTurf, Boynton Beach, Fla.