Columns

Respect the putting green

March 13, 2014 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

I have found that one of the thrills in golf is hitting a green in regulation, taking that long walk up the fairway through the approach area onto the putting green, where if I’m lucky, I have the opportunity to fix ...

Read More

Fans improve creeping bentgrass greens in the Southeast

March 13, 2014 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Bert McCarty, Ph.D., is a professor of turfgrass science at Clemson University and has conducted research on the impact of fans on creeping bentgrass greens. Bert can be reached at bmccrty@clemson.edu. Q: What are the benefits of fans on creeping bentgrass ...

Read More

Over hamburgers in Hamburg

February 12, 2014 By Seth Jones

The MacKenzie Bar and Grill at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, Calif. No. 13 green at Sharp Park Golf Course in Pacifica, Calif. And now, the Red Robin in Hamburg, Pa. ¶ One of these things is not like ...

Read More

Positive signs for golf

February 12, 2014 By Mark Woodward

After several years of tough times in golf, I choose to believe that 2014 is going to be a good year for our industry. Now, I don’t have any magic formula of predicting the future, but I’m already seeing small ...

Read More

The wild, wacky, wonderful world of golf maintenance

February 12, 2014 By Joel Jackson

As the new year unfolds and my travels line up on the calendar, I’m reminded what a great career I’ve had as a superintendent and still being associated with the profession. The exposure to human nature and Mother Nature is ...

Read More

Part office, part museum, all incredible

February 12, 2014 By Matt Neff

Rembrandt. If you were ever forced to endure an art history class in college, the professor probably mentioned the 17th century Dutch master on the first day of class before he even got his beret and scarf off. What does ...

Read More