Jim Garrett, CGCS

Christian, husband, father, grandfather, fisherman, Regional Sales Rep for PBI-Gordon, tweets are my own.

[Texas Turf Assoc @TxTurfAssoc]

Program release for 2026 Annual Conference and Show! Have you registered? Networking, education, and great camaraderie! Join us in Frisco - 12/15-12/16 https://t.co/8HpsWgWOCR

[Jim Garrett, CGCS @jggturfguy]

@jakesnyman_js @GCSAA @lsgcsa @CTGCSA18 Keep up the good work Jake! I agree with Bruce, it IS worth it.

[Jim Garrett, CGCS @jggturfguy]

@jakesnyman_js @GCSAA @CTGCSA18 @lsgcsa Good job!! Keep working it.

[Rhett Evans @GCSAACEO]

100 years ago today, Col. John Morley founded @GCSAA on principles that still guide us today. I often ask myself, “What would John Morley do?”

It was never about a place. It was about people.

Thank you, John, for laying the foundation. Here’s to the next 100. #GCSAA100 ONWARD!

[FeelGoodThoughts @feelgoodtale]

There are HEROES among us.

The Pilot Who Refused to Leave Him Behind
The security guard at Arlington National Cemetery wasn't budging. "Ma'am, you're not on the list. Please step back."
Samantha Morgan stood at the gate in a simple black dress, watching officers escort VIPs past the barricade to General William Hawthorne's funeral. For ten years, she'd avoided the spotlight, working quietly at a VA clinic. But today was different.

She reached into her worn leather bag and pulled out a bronze challenge coin—tarnished, heavy with memory. On it was engraved a Blackhawk helicopter with Valkyrie feathers.

"I pulled him out of a burning crash site in Kandahar, 2014," she said quietly. "I'm not leaving him behind now."
The young specialist shook his head. "Everyone claims they knew him, Ma'am. I can't make exceptions."
A staff sergeant joined in, eyeing her civilian clothes with disdain. "The public viewing area is 200 yards back. That's where you belong."

Samantha's hands trembled slightly, gripping the coin tighter. She'd disobeyed direct orders that day when her radio crackled: "Angel-Zero-Six, abort! LZ is too hot!" But Hawthorne was pinned under twisted metal, bleeding out. She landed anyway.
Just as the sergeant reached for his radio to have her removed, gravel crunched behind them.

A black limousine pulled up. Four stars gleamed on the shoulders of the man who emerged—General Elias Thorne, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
He walked straight toward them. The sergeant's salute was so sharp his heels cracked together.

But Thorne only had eyes for Samantha. He stopped, looking at the coin in her white-knuckled grip.

"Captain Morgan," he said softly.
Samantha saluted, muscle memory overriding emotion.

Thorne pulled a yellowed, blood-stained flight manifest from his breast pocket, preserved in plastic. "Sergeant, she's not on the guest list because General Hawthorne left only one directive that mattered: 'If the pilot who flew Angel-Zero-Six shows up, she walks in front of me.'"

His voice cracked slightly. "I was the Colonel in the TOC that day. We ordered you to abort. You turned off your radio."
"He was dying," Samantha whispered.
"I know," Thorne said, his eyes wet. "He told that story every Thanksgiving for a decade. Called you the Stubborn Angel. Said you gave him ten more years with his grandchildren."

Thorne stepped aside, extending his arm. "Escort Captain Morgan to the front row. Next to Mrs. Hawthorne."
At the grave site, an elegant elderly woman stood immediately when she saw them approaching. Mrs. Hawthorne walked past senators and dignitaries, straight to Samantha.

She took Samantha's calloused hands and pressed something into her palm—another challenge coin, its edges worn smooth from years of being held.
"He kept this on his nightstand," Mrs. Hawthorne said through tears. "Whenever he felt afraid, he'd hold it. He said it reminded him that when the world was burning, someone came for him."
As Taps began to play, Samantha stood at attention—the General on her right, the widow on her left.
She'd carried him out of the fire once. Now she was here to see him safely home.

When asked later why she'd risked her life that day, Samantha simply said: "You don't leave people behind. That's not protocol—that's a promise."
The coin Mrs. Hawthorne gave her now sits in Samantha's VA clinic office, where veterans see it daily—a reminder that someone will always come when they need help most

[Jim Garrett, CGCS @jggturfguy]

@aggiefieldguy @MattMMXI @espn Looks FANTASTIC Nick! Your team is always on point.

[PBI-Gordon Turf @PBIGordonTurf]

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[PBI-Gordon Turf @PBIGordonTurf]

Weed Alert Wednesday… but make it fungal. Gray Leaf Spot isn't a weed, but it will wreck your turf. Watch for oblong gray-brown lesions in warm, humid weather. Control it with Tekken® Broad Spectrum Fungicide.

[Heritage Professional Products Group (PPG) @heritageppg]

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[South Texas GCSA, Inc. @STGCSA]

BEFORE YOUR FIRST TEE TIME…

Long before golfers arrive, superintendents and their teams are already hard at work preparing the course.

Day 2 of our countdown to #ThankASuper Day on Sept. 8.

📸 Dylan Drum | Pine Forest CC

[PBI-Gordon Turf @PBIGordonTurf]

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[Jim Garrett, CGCS @jggturfguy]

@3sticksCGCS Yes, it does!

[Mel Waldron III @3sticksCGCS]

Sprayed 1 oz of Pylex to the acre and 4 pints of Speedzone to the acre 5 days ago. It does work to mask the ghosting effect.

[PBI-Gordon Turf @PBIGordonTurf]

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[PBI-Gordon Turf @PBIGordonTurf]

A championship tournament doesn't just happen on the course, it takes an entire team behind the scenes. Even on early mornings and hot afternoons the grounds crew was all smiles! #groundscrew #bmwchampionship @BMWchamps

[PBI-Gordon Turf @PBIGordonTurf]

Reliable. Proven. Trusted. That's how superintendents describe Segway® Fungicide SC for Pythium control. Learn why. https://t.co/0wcu4eF53u

[PBI-Gordon Turf @PBIGordonTurf]

Freshly mowed and looking great! Thanks to Tanner for sharing his lawn. 📸 Let's see your latest turf transformation—drop a photo in the replies! 👇

Photo Credit: Facebook User Tanner Smith

[PBI-Gordon Turf @PBIGordonTurf]

Fast broadleaf weed control starts with Surge®. Control doveweed, knotweed, plantain, oxalis, and more—with visible activity in hours. https://t.co/fzNbpi5B9x

[Jim Garrett, CGCS @jggturfguy]

@GolfsoupJones Even worse at my age. 😓

[Jim Garrett, CGCS @jggturfguy]

@GreensPro Try Arkon. It has proven excellent control on sedge species. Proven to kill the nut lets that are in the ground on the rhizomes.