Archive for May 2019

World of Golf Foundation, We are Golf announce organizational changes

May 31, 2019 By
The World of Golf Foundation and We are Golf (WAG) team announced several organizational changes. Steve Mona formally retired in December from the World Golf Foundation. He has been retained as a consultant with sole focus of leading the 10-plus ...

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A closer look at Hyde Park CC’s fairways

May 31, 2019 By
This spring, I headed to Hyde Park Country Club in Cincinnati to meet Superintendent Pat O’Brien. Hyde Park CC is a stately club, established in 1909 with a nine-hole course designed by Tom Bendelow. The club expanded in 1922 to ...

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On the lookout for nematodes

May 31, 2019 By
Clark Throssell interviews Jim Kerns, Ph.D., about nematodes. Kerns is a turfgrass pathologist at North Carolina State University. In addition to conducting research on turfgrass diseases, Kerns and his team devote considerable time to understanding nematodes, the problems they cause ...

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Behind the music of Golfdom

May 31, 2019 By
The member/guest was only 48 hours away. Then two guys pulled a no-call/no-show. Then there was an irrigation line break. Just when it couldn’t get any worse, Mother Nature reminded you that she’s in charge, and washed out bunkers across ...

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John Deere 7500A PrecisionCut Fairway Mowers (Photo: John Deere)

John Deere: 7500A PrecisionCut Fairway Mowers

May 31, 2019 By
Boasting a 100-in. cutting width, the 41.6 HP 7500A PrecisionCut™ Fairway Mower features five-inch diameter reels. The eHydro™ hydrostatic pump combined with large-capacity wheel motors allows for serious hill-climbing capabilities. The passcode-protected TechControl system enables managers and technicians to input ...

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Superintendents from east cost at Augusta National (Photo: Seth Jones)

Golfdom Gallery: May 2019, Masters Edition

May 30, 2019 By
The Masters Edition Mr. and Mrs. Greenkeeper Matthew Wharton, CGCS, MG, Carolina GC, Charlotte, N.C., and his wife, Darless, aka Mrs. Greenkeeper, near the big leaderboard at Augusta National Golf Club. Amen Corner with RTJII (Left to right) Rich Sweeney, ...

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