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Prince William Golf Course Elite Rejuvenation preview

July 20, 2016 By
BASF started its Elite Rejuvenation program in partnership with Golfdom as a way to get four courses to test old and new chemistries free of charge. As an added bonus, they do this under the watchful eye of an industry ...

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Tales of darkness, tales of light

July 19, 2016 By
It’s a dramatic cover this issue, but I wonder how many stressed-out superintendents can relate. OK, maybe you’ve never imagined a shadowy villain lurking over your shoulder. But have you thought about leaving behind the stresses of maintaining 18, 36 ...

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A wet U.S. Open and ending Cleveland’s drought

July 19, 2016 By
June brought two exciting first experiences in my young life — I attended my first U.S. Open and I saw Cleveland’s first championship by a major sports team in 52 years. Who would’ve thought that those two things would happen ...

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Photos: Jesse Hartman 

How I survived when my greens didn’t

July 19, 2016 By
After soil contamination wiped out his greens in 2015, a superintendent learned to control what he can control. The alarm would ring at 4 a.m., but it didn’t matter because I regularly sat on the edge of my bed for ...

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Fire ant control on golf courses

July 19, 2016 By
David Held, Ph.D., is a turfgrass entomologist at Auburn University. He has more than 20 years of practical and research experience controlling insect pests of turfgrass. David can be reached at dwh0004@auburn.edu for more information. Q: Briefly outline the life ...

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Another dimension: The Golf Zone

July 19, 2016 By
I appeared live this May on the TV show “Golf Zone” on Fox Sports Ohio. My segment was on golf course coring or aerification, and it consisted of a short video followed by 10 minutes of give and take between ...

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