Vollie Carr, Jacobsen’s product and tournament support manager and one of the turf care industry’s leading experts in equipment design and maintenance, has retired from the company, effective September 30, 2009. Jacobsen is a Textron Inc. company.
Vollie started his career in the turf industry in 1970, and joined Ransomes as a product specialist in the early 1980s. He joined the Jacobsen team when Textron purchased Ransomes in 1998 and has served as tournament support specialist since that date.
Long-time colleague Ralph Nicotera, Jacobsen’s vice president of sales, commented, “It is with mixed feelings that we announce Vollie’s retirement from Jacobsen. However, I am delighted that we have entered into a consulting agreement, which will see Vollie continue to support tournaments for the balance of 2009 and through 2010. “In April 2010, he will again be present supporting his 30th Masters Tournament, at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.; a distinction that very few will accomplish. Vollie has always worked hard to satisfy the needs of the turf professional in terms of matching product to the most stringent applications to achieve the highest quality of turf in terms of aesthetics and playability,” added Nicotera.
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