Columns

Pro athlete, veterinarian or… superintendent

August 15, 2018 By Seth Jones

I had the pleasure of attending two graduations recently — one was a 5th grade graduation, the other a 6th grade graduation. The comment everyone makes — especially grumbling parents in the auditorium — is, ‘Since when did we start ...

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This too shall pass

August 15, 2018 By Matt Neff

Ah, the dog days of summer. The weather is miserable, you and the crew are exhausted and the turf wants nothing more than to shut it down until next spring. And the good news is that you still have to ...

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Clark Talks Turf: Photosynthesis and respiration

August 15, 2018 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Jack Fry, Ph.D., is a turfgrass scientist at Kansas State University. Jack conducts research on water use, physiology and zoysiagrass cultivar development and teaches students and turf professionals. You may reach Jack at jfry@ksu.edu for more information. Q: Briefly define ...

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The PGA Championship’s future challenges

August 15, 2018 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

We’re all excited for this month’s 100th PGA Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis. Although the club is more than 100 years old, members in 1955 hired Robert Trent Jones Sr. to identify a site and design a ...

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Historic approach

August 15, 2018 By Sean Tully

Another U.S. Open is in the books and Brooks Koepka repeats as champion! I think it is safe to say that we were all tired; the crew, the volunteers, the players, the media and even the audience at home. The ...

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2018 PGA Championship coverage

August 7, 2018 By Kelly Limpert

News from the course Green means go: Erb Equipment on call for PGA Championship Should any equipment break down at Bellerive CC, St. Louis or if there is a part needed that’s not already on-hand, it’ll be Bruce Kapp’s phone ...

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