Archive for October 2014

Friday afternoon beer: Bikini Beer

October 31, 2014 By
So it’s Friday afternoon, almost time to clock out… how about a quick beer review? Bikini Beer, from Evil Twin Brewing, is a low-alcohol IPA. It was recently sold to me at cost, to give it a try. How low-alcohol ...

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Peaks and Prairies fall educational meeting

October 30, 2014 By
Peaks and Prairies GCSA members had the good fortune to listen to Brian Horgan, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, speak at their fall meeting. Horgan started the day with a presentation about heat stress on cool-season turfgrasses and ways to proactively ...

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If your life was turned into a major motion picture, who would play you?

October 29, 2014 By
GolfdomTV asked golf course superintendents: “If your life was being turned into a major motion picture, who would play you?” Check out their answers, including some nontraditional roles, and decide for yourself if the movies would be a box office ...

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Zugel talks 2015 PGA, maintaining native areas

October 28, 2014 By
Chris Zugel, CGCS, superintendent of the Straits Course at Whistling Straits, talks about preparations that are being made for the 2015 PGA Championship. He also discusses native areas, and how much maintenance it takes to keep them looking good. ...

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From dream come true to worst nightmare

October 28, 2014 By
John Ramsey, superintendent at Gulf Shores (Ala.) Golf Club, went from the best-case scenario to the worst on his course. Converting to MiniVerde bermudagrass greens was a dream come true. “It’s the best grass I’ve ever dealt with,” he says. ...

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Golf writer Dan Jenkins to receive 2015 Old Tom Morris Award

October 28, 2014 By
The GCSAA announced in a news release that Dan Jenkins, one of a handful of writers in the World Golf Hall Fame and someone who covered each of the sport’s major championships for more than 60 years, will be honored with the 2015 Old Tom Morris Award. ...

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