Don’t picture me rollin’
I never know what the annual Golf Industry Show (GIS) will bring. This year, I saw so many familiar faces, made a bunch of new connections and was greeted by a lot of readers who just wanted to say hi. ...Read More
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Golfdom Files: Developing fine turf with aid of fertilizers and chemicals
Benjamin Franklin once said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Noted turfgrass scientist (and three-time GCSAA Distinguished Service Award winner) O.J. Noer likely would have agreed with him. Noer frequently offered his recommendations for developing quality ...Read More
Say ‘uncle!’
I am off to a fast start in 2019, as I’ve been on the road every week except one so far. As I write this, the Golf Industry Show in San Diego is staring me down, kicking off another jam-packed ...Read More
Spring dead spot — it returns
Superintendents managing bermudagrass in the Transition Zone and in the northern part of the warm-season turfgrass zone are awaiting an unfortunate annual event. How much of their bermudagrass will be affected by spring dead spot? Spring 2018 brought bad news ...Read More
This year and from now on: change
My campus colleagues tell me that if it’s been dry, it’s going to get drier, if it’s been wet, it’s going to get wetter. Facing us in the new year and in coming years is how the climate is changing ...Read More
The day we let the Mexicans rip
During my assistant years, the course management I worked for decided to do a bunker renovation. A project of this magnitude is usually contracted to an outside construction company, but our superintendent decided this Herculean task would be accomplished in-house. ...Read More