Landscape Management, Golfdom earn 21 editorial excellence awards from the Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association

CLEVELAND, Ohio — June 8, 2011— Landscape Management (LM) and Golfdom  won 21 editorial excellence awards from the Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA).

At TOCA’s annual editorial awards ceremony, held in May in Asheville, N.C., LM reaped 13 honors, while Golfdom nabbed 8 trophies. Questex Media’s “Green Group” brands earned editorial accolades for print, new media (websites, e-newsletters and social media), graphic design and photography.

LM won TOCA awards for:

  • Photography, Picture Story — “The Big Give,” May 2010;
  • Design, Printed Magazines, Cover Page — “The Innovation Lab,” April 2010;
  • Design, Two-Plus Pages, Editorial — “The Innovation Lab,” April 2010;
  • New Media, Blogs — Landscape Management (LM) Blog;
  • New Media, Innovative Use of Social Media — Landscape Management (LM) Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc.);
  • Writing, Commercial Publications, Editorial/Opinion Piece/Column —
    The Hallmark, “Victims of Our Own Promises?,” May 2010;
  • Writing, Commercial Publications, Product Information Article —
    “The Innovation Lab,” April 2010;
  • Writing, Commercial Publications, Business Management — “Oil & Water,” July 2010 cover story;
  • Writing, Commercial Publications, Environmental Stewardship Article —”The Big Give,” May 2010 cover story;
  • Writing, Special Projects — “How to Grow Now,” October 2010 Business Planner/cover story;
  • Writing, Special Projects — “The Industry Pulse,” October 2010 annual
    state-of-the-industry report;
  • Writing, Commercial Publication, Series — “Water Wise,” October–December, 2010; and
  • Writing, Commercial Publication, Series — “A Cut Above,” January–December 2010.


Golfdom won TOCA awards for:

  • Photography, Portrait/Personality — “Rock Solid,” June 2010 cover story;
  • Writing, Commercial Publications, General Feature Article — “Giving Thanks,” November 2010 cover story;
  • Writing, Commercial Publications, Environmental Stewardship Article — “Water Wise, Part 2: The Best of Both Worlds,” November 2010;
  • Headline Writing, Commercial Publications —”I’ll take a Mulligan,” January 2010
  • Writing, Electronic Newsletter, Original Content — “A Golf Course Uplifts a Community”;
  • Writing, Special Projects — “Annual Putting Surface Guide,” April 2010;
  • Writing, Commercial Publication, Series — “Plant Health Report,” March–May 2010; and
  • Writing, Commercial Publication, Series — “Water Wise,” October–December 2010.

“It’s truly an honor to lead both our Landscape Management team, which has garnered 37 editorial excellence awards from TOCA over the past three years — 26 more than our closest competitor — and our Golfdom team, which since the publication was relaunched in 1998 has won more TOCA awards than any other golf media,” said Patrick Roberts, publisher of LM and Golfdom. “These latest editorial accolades represent a 21-gun salute, further validating the mounting positive feedback we’re receiving from our growing family of marketing partners and loyal readers.”