Clearview Golf Club seeks to build on its legacy August 28, 2024 Plans in the works will help the historic Ohio golf course fund a much-needed irrigation system.
Michigan golf course still recovering from July 4 explosion August 8, 2024 A pump house explosion on Independence Day at Red Run Golf Club is still being felt by Rob Steger, CGCS.
How irrigation audits can help you save July 2024 Irrigation audits help golf courses save water and power, and contribute to better turf health.
Irrigation and water conservation in the high desert June 2024 One superintendent found a fine-tuned irrigation system and integrated pest management plan to save gallons — and dollars.
Cutting Edge: Sod shelf life and irrigation needs assessment April 2024 Researchers examined transplant success of bermudagrass and zoysiagrass sod and a needs-based socioeconomic survey of water-saving irrigation programs
Talking water in the desert October 19, 2023 At the Colorado Basin Golf & Water Summit, panelists talked water conservation in the Southwest.
Can root-associated microbes identify drought-tolerant tall fescue cultivars? October 2023 Researchers evaluated six tall fescue cultivars, using precipitation as the sole water source for plant growth.
The Million Gallon Challenge for irrigation conservation June 2023 Legwork, math and some capital can help superintendents save water in amounts of one million gallons or more.
Halderman digs in at The Orchards Executive Golf Course May 2023 Chip Halderman, superintendent and manager at the Lawrence, Kan. golf course, made a late-career transition to turf and hasn't looked back.
Cutting edge: Celebration bermudagrass, herbicide resistance in poa annua April 2023 Work from the University of Florida/Ft. Lauderdale and Purdue University features in April's research rundown.
Missouri Marvel: Ledgestone Country Club’s Kolby Armbruster March 2023 The GCSAA Class A Superintendent has brought more efficient irrigation strategies to this Branson West golf course.
Establishing tall fescue turfgrass using subsurface drip irrigation December 2022 Seeded tall fescue turfgrass was successfully established in silty clay loam soils using various tested methods.
Water conservation on hybrid bermudagrass fairways using soil moisture sensors November 2022 Three soil moisture sensor technologies were compared to traditional evapotranspiration-based irrigation practices.
Water management study finds water use down by 29% at U.S. golf facilities August 2022 The report is the third phase of the Golf Course Environmental Profile series, reflecting national changes since 2005.
Dealing with drought July 2022 By combining an understanding of Mother Nature’s patterns, technology, the right grass types and a willingness to innovate, turfgrass managers can survive — and thrive — during times of water shortages.
Verdure: Turfgrass is not the largest irrigated crop June 2022 Data shows turf on golf courses isn't the biggest use of water.
Turf hack: Drip irrigation for bunker surrounds March 18, 2021 A Michigan club pursued a more targeted approach to irrigating around bunkers and found healthy turf could be achieved with far, far less.
Improved irrigation spurs course’s resurgence December 2020 With its recent irrigation system overhaul, once-struggling Anthem Country Club near Las Vegas is singing a new tune. Stakeholders discuss overcoming obstacles both geographic and financial.
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.
Segway fungicide: Effects of irrigation on distribution May 2020 On a creeping bentgrass green, both the amount and timing of irrigation following cyazofamid application affected delivery of the fungicide to the target site.