100 never looked so good at Pebble Beach Golf Links
May 21, 2019
19th Hole: John Thompson
May 16, 2019
Got a goose on the loose?
May 14, 2019
Jan Bel Jan elected president of ASGCA
Jan Bel Jan, ASGCA, was elected president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) at the organization’s 73rd annual meeting in Phoenix. Bel Jan will serve as ASGCA president through fall of 2020. ...
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Half-life is not the whole story
There’s been a fair amount of chatter lately about fungicide half-life and what it means for disease control and fungicide resistance risk. Half-life is the time required for a substance to be broken down into ...
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Compost amendments on the golf course
If you are a golf course superintendent struggling with poor or marginal soils, compost amendments may provide some relief. A good-quality compost can improve structure in soils with a high amount of clay, reduce compaction ...
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Removing coarse topdressing sand from greens
Superintendents use topdressing to manage thatch accumulation and maintain smooth putting green surfaces. However, they often avoid topdressing during the growing season because residual coarse sand may interfere with play and dull mower blades. A ...
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Progressive Turf Equipment: Pro-Roll
Pro-Roll: A New Concept in Wide-Area Rolling The Pro-Roll 10 and Pro-Roll 15 are versatile wide-area turf rollers with 10-ft. 8-in. or 15-ft. rolling widths. Ideal for flat or contoured turf, they have been shown to aid in reducing disease pressure and permit a ...
Read MorePebble Beach Produces Championship Conditions with Rain Bird
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Course of the Week: Braemar Golf Course
On May 15, the city of Edina, Minn., will unveil its new, Richard Mandell-designed 18-hole Braemar Golf Course on the site of the old 27-hole layout. Jeff Mold serves as superintendent of the course. Braemar is the first new 18-hole municipal golf course built in the state of Minnesota since 2003. The course has already been awarded an ASGCA Design Excellence Award highlighting not just ...
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Students share stories from AT&T Byron Nelson
Despite tough weather conditions at last week’s AT&T Byron Nelson, the course at Trinity Forest Golf Club looked great. Thanks to John Deere, three students from the winning Penn State Turf Bowl team were able to take part in keeping the course tournament ready, in ...
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2019 National Golf Day by the numbers
The schedule for the 2019 National Golf Day attendees — many of whom took time away from their places of business to participate — was filled to the brim with advocacy, community service and networking. Tuesday — day one — included the third annual community service project at ...
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2019 Masters Photo Parade: People of Augusta
It wouldn’t be The Masters with the Golfdom team without us taking advantage of photo opps with the Friends of Golfdom — the superintendents and industry pros who help golf courses recover. Andrew Sandner, design associate, Staples Golf, Jones and Andy Staples, president, Staples Golf, take ...
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