Archive for June 2016

Oglebay Resort gets a new spray program perspective

June 29, 2016 By Grant Gannon

Overseeing the maintenance of four courses can be a big undertaking but it’s the reason that Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, W. Va., and Superintendent Nick Janovich were one of the four courses selected to participate in BASF’s Elite Rejuvenation program this ...

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Reverse the course: North America’s first 18-hole reversible course set to open

June 29, 2016 By Chris Lewis

Forest Dunes Golf Club’s agronomy crew is preparing for the opening of North America’s first 18-hole reversible course. For more than 20 years, golf course architect Tom Doak has envisioned a golfing concept so unique and so rare that it ...

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Dow: Turflon Ester Ultra specialty herbicide

June 29, 2016 By Golfdom Sponsor

Turflon Ester Ultra specialty herbicide offers broad-spectrum postemergence control of early emerging, hard-to-control weeds like wild violet, ground ivy and yellow woodsorrel. Instead of using petroleum distillates, Turflon Ester Ultra uses methylated seed oil as the solvent, reducing the environmental ...

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Severe flooding cancels Greenbrier Classic; industry support follows

June 27, 2016 By Seth Jones

The Greenbrier Resort and the PGA Tour was forced to cancel the Greenbrier Classic after severe flooding struck West Virginia, causing the death of 23 so far. The tournament was scheduled to be played July 7-10. “We are heartbroken by the ...

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New Jersey PGA Member to compete on American Ninja Warrior

June 27, 2016 By Golfdom Staff

Editor’s Note: Story courtesy PGA of America He’s a New Jersey PGA Section member by day…and an “American Ninja Warrior” contestant by night. Brian Keane’s longtime dream of competing on the hit NBC show, while promoting the game of golf, ...

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Topgolf signs agreement to take its concept “Down Under”