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About Mike Kenna, Ph.D.

Mike Kenna, Ph.D., is the retired director of research, USGA Green Section. Contact him at mpkenna@gmail.com.

Posts by Mike Kenna, Ph.D.

Reflecting on 2024: Exceptional research contributions of the year Posted on 08 Dec 2024 in the From the Magazine & Current Issue & Research categories.

As 2024 comes to a close, we’re looking back at the list of outstanding research articles that appeared in Golfdom this year. Read more»

Mike Kenna, Ph.D., recaps a study determining best practices for protecting golf course ponds Posted on 16 Oct 2024 in the Columns & Current Issue & From the Magazine categories.

Several studies involving a range of scales, from small-plot research to entire watersheds, yielded important results that minimize the extent to which applied pesticides and nutrients run into surface waters on golf courses. Read more»

Off the Record: How golf courses can be unexpected havens for threatened turtle species Posted on 14 Oct 2024 in the Current Issue & Columns & Featured & From the Magazine categories.

Kenna explains how golf courses can be a valuable habitat for turtles. Read more»

Researchers from Clemson University evaluate fungicides that reduce spring dead spot in fairway bermudagrass Posted on 25 Sep 2024 in the From the Magazine categories.

In the fall of 2019, they initiated the study at Florence Country Club in Florence, S.C., on a bermudagrass fairway constructed on sandy loam soil. Read more»

Off the Record: NC State researchers lead charge in spring dead spot prevention studies Posted on 20 Sep 2024 in the Columns & From the Magazine categories.

Advances in drone mapping and precision sprayers are improving the ability to prevent spring dead spot in a more targeted, cost-effective and sustainable manner. Read more»

Mike Kenna, Ph.D., recaps a study on preventive snow mold control on fairways Posted on 26 Aug 2024 in the From the Magazine & Featured & Research categories.

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts evaluated several nontraditional products and fungicide treatments to evaluate snow mold prevention at Val Halla Golf Course in Cumberland, Maine. Read more»