Archive for July 2017

Ruth Lake’s Dan Marco talks BASF Championship Rejuvenation

July 31, 2017 By Golfdom Staff

Golfdom visits Ruth Lake Country Club to learn how the club and its Superintendent Dan Marco got involved in the Championship Rejuvenation program and the initial results he’s seen. ...

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Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply, Upstart Products merge

July 31, 2017 By Golfdom Staff

Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply and Upstart Products have merged, expanding their product offerings and exceptional services to professional landscape contractors, golf course superintendents and more. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Upstart, and its unique golf agronomic product ...

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Photos: construction shots (Keith Wood), all others (Travis Dove)

2017 PGA Championship preview

July 31, 2017 By Seth Jones

Quail Hollow Superintendent Keith Wood remembers one of his first experiences with celebrated architect Tom Fazio. It was during the 2015 Wells Fargo Championship, and the two were driving around the course during the Wednesday Pro-Am. They pulled up to ...

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Dow: Eagle 20EW specialty fungicide

July 31, 2017 By Golfdom Sponsor

Eagle® 20EW specialty fungicide is the proven choice for curing and preventing more than 15 damaging turf diseases, including brown patch, dollar spot and spring dead spot. It works from the inside out and, unlike other locally systemic products, it ...

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Marriott Golf adds properties in the South Pacific region

July 28, 2017 By Golfdom Staff

Marriott Golf, the Global Golf Division of Marriott International, Inc., has added two new resort golf facilities in the South Pacific region to its “premier collection” of worldwide managed properties. The Denarau Fiji Golf and Racquet Club, near Nadi, ...

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Researchers team up for study on putting green trueness