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.
Palm Beach GCSA donates to First Green, EIFG October 15, 2019 Gifts from the Florida chapter will support GCSAA’s STEM education initiative and more.
Ryan Swilley wins Grassroots Ambassador Leadership Award September 30, 2019 The Florida superintendent has made connections with members of Congress on behalf of the golf industry.
Testing for disease in St. Augustinegrass September 2019 The Floratam variety of St. Augustinegrass is extremely susceptible to sugarcane mosaic virus. Researchers worked with growers to ensure disease-free sod.
The Players: Data drives preparations at TPC Sawgrass March 13, 2019 New tournament dates have the TPC Sawgrass maintenance team digging into the numbers to fine-tune future prep work.
An international focus for Rafael Barajas March 2019 GCSAA’s 2019 president views the association’s global growth as good for both business and the sustainability of the game.
American dream: Rafael Barajas, CGCS March 2019 Determination and an unwavering commitment to self-improvement have powered Rafael Barajas, CGCS, on his journey to the GCSAA presidency.
Everglades GCSA donates $5,000 to the EIFG November 13, 2018 The gift renews the Florida chapter’s membership in the EIFG’s Platinum Tee Club.