GCSAA elevates, enhances Col. John Morley Award for superintendents August 17, 2021 In addition to the revamped award â now exclusively for golf course superintendents â GCSAA has announced new awards for young leaders, outstanding industry contributions.
Verdure: What to dew about dollar spot August 2021 A Penn State study looked at the influence of dew removal and mowing frequency on dollar spot control, testing the practices alone and in combination with fungicide use.
Keeping the green at Mongoliaâs only golf course August 2021 Mount Bogd Golf & Country Club superintendent Ariunbold Damba discusses growing turf and gaining a foothold for golf in a region with extreme winters and rugged terrain.
Save the date: 2021 GCSAA Golf Championships rescheduled August 12, 2021 This yearâs competitions will be held in the fall at three top venues in Palm Springs, Calif.
Turfgrass drought survival and recovery August 2021 Just how little water is enough to pull turf through drought? Researchers investigated the minimum irrigation requirements of three turfgrass species.
Straight into Compton: SoCal supers revive neglected course August 5, 2021 With its proximity to two schools, the Compton Par 3 Golf Course in Los Angeles was perfectly poised to be grounds for growing the game â it just needed some TLC.
PGA Tour donates to three GCSAA programs August 3, 2021 The organization has pledged $300,000 to support initiatives to grow the game and strengthen the industry.
What I learned from being fired August 2021 A golf course superintendent reflects on recent job loss and shares wisdom on processing such change and turning professional setbacks into personal advancement.
Poa annua âremembersâ being mowed July 2021 Poa annua plants pass along an awareness of mowing stress to offspring. Learn more about the discovery, the research that inadvertently brought it to light, and what it means for Poa breeding.
Sod shuffle: Cutting renovation costs at Kenwood Country Club July 29, 2021 To complete a sweeping course overhaul under budget, an Ohio superintendent and his crew regrassed with salvaged sod and employed additional cost-saving strategies.
Fine fescues vs. foliar shade July 2021 Not all shade is created equal. Researchers examined various fine fescuesâ responses to foliar shade alone, which can have a different impact on plant growth and development.
Improving turfgrass survival of ice encasement July 2021 Could priming turf with certain chemicals give it a leg up on winter stress? Researchers investigated the impacts of various treatments on annual bluegrass recovery from prolonged ice cover.
Golf course tree care: Do this, not that July 2021 Separate the beneficial from the detrimental with this rundown of tree maintenance doâs and donâts, plus find guidance on gray areas, such as tree cabling, fertilization and irrigation.
Photo Quiz: Lone green strip of turf, rogue ryegrass July 2021 Maintenance missteps on fairways can make for particularly conspicuous turf damage. Can you tell what caused the flaws on these two fairways?
GCMâs Industry News Digest: July 2021 July 15, 2021 The latest golf course product and industry news, curated for golf course superintendents and other turf industry professionals.
28-day brown patch control. Dollar spot, too. July 9, 2021 No, really. Tekken Broad Spectrum Fungicide controls them both.
To the Nth degree: Nitrogen mineralization in turfgrass July 2021 Five research projects illuminate the N mineralization process in turf and what it means for your turfâs fertilization needs.
Meadow Brook Golf Club perseveres after repeat fires July 8, 2021 Flames claimed the clubhouse of the Massachusetts facility twice within one year. The string of bad luck has club-improvement plans delayed but staff and membership rededicated.
A milestone at the 2021 John Deere Classic July 8, 2021 This weekâs John Deere Classic marks 50 years of the PGA Tour event richly rooted in the Quad Cities. Delve into its past and present, plus get all the agronomic details for this yearâs tournament.
GCSAA awards Garske grants to nine membersâ children July 6, 2021 Recipients have earned a total of $12,000 in college scholarships through the Garske grant program, sponsored by Par Aide.