Second chances: Golf courses part of prisoner reentry program February 2022 Golf course maintenance work is a steppingstone to a new life for the inmates employed at two municipal courses in Tallahassee, Fla.
Things you learn about golf course safety after 41 years on course January 28, 2022 Gas power tools are ubiquitous on the golf course. Here’s how to ensure safe operation, from a longtime EM-superintendent duo.
Andy Jorgensen wins President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship December 28, 2021 The Florida superintendent champions water-conscious and low-input golf course management strategies.
Olde is new again: Insights from a renovation December 2021 Darren Davis, CGCS, discusses the decisions that guided recent renovation work at Olde Florida Golf Club and explains key steps, such as fraise mowing, that ensured success.
Police chase ends on Florida golf course December 14, 2021 Watch footage of the dramatic scene, which has made national news, and hear from the superintendent on the damage and other details.
GCSAA announces winners of 2021 Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards August 24, 2021 Meet four superintendents whose facilities are at the forefront of environmentally responsible, community-enriching golf course management.
The reinvention of Coral Creek Club June 10, 2021 Patience, perseverance and a rotation of powerful BASF products have helped a storied golf course take on an incredible new form.
Tiburón Golf Club’s tournament trifecta April 15, 2021 This week, the Naples, Fla., standout is hosting its third professional golf event in just five months’ time. Here’s how the agronomy team planned for and pulled off the feat.
Central Florida club replicates golf’s iconic holes March 2021 Golfers can play a bit of Augusta, the Old Course and other elite venues at Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club.
The 2021 Players Championship: Golf course facts March 9, 2021 The March date means the overseeded turf will furnish the playing surfaces on TPC Sawgrass’s Stadium Course. Get all the course maintenance details.
Putting the quail back in Quail Creek February 2021 A Quail Creek Country Club board member, the superintendent and a former superintendent teamed up to stage the native birds’ return.
GCSAA announces winners of 2020 Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards January 5, 2021 Familiar faces make up the latest class of honorees, each at the helm of a facility well-rounded in its environmental efforts.
Turf hack: Solar-powered irrigation satellite October 1, 2020 Solar installations needn’t be mammoth, megawatt structures, as a Florida superintendent demonstrates with his electrical fix for an outlying irrigation controller.
Pro golf and greenkeeping in the time of coronavirus June 2020 With the PGA Tour’s Charles Schwab Challenge, Colonial Country Club in Texas and those who maintain it are at the forefront of a trial run of the return of pro golf. Plus, GCM checks in with supers whose courses’ events have been canceled.
Seminole Golf Club ready for its (unexpected) close-up May 16, 2020 The maintenance team at the prestigious South Florida venue has had just three weeks to prep for tomorrow’s TaylorMade Driving Relief charity event.
Coronavirus and golf: Pandemic halts professional play March 19, 2020 With the plug pulled on many golf events, maintenance teams may not get to showcase their months of work on schedule or at all. But disappointment doesn’t mean they’re dialing back.
Golf courses, superintendents grapple with coronavirus March 18, 2020 Amid closures and quarantines, the golf course management industry is adjusting to a changing operational landscape. Superintendents share their plans and perspectives.
Risk thresholds for lance nematodes in turfgrass March 2020 A nematologist takes a close look at the relationship between lance nematodes and turf health, and how nematicides factor in.
Top Orlando courses to host 2020 GCSAA Golf Championships November 19, 2019 Tee it up — in January! — alongside fellow GCSAA members and at some of central Florida’s premier golf venues.
Registration open for 2020 Golf Industry Show in Orlando October 17, 2019 Improve your golf facility and advance your career with the best in continuing education, access to hundreds of exhibitors and products, and the year’s top networking opportunities.