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Golfdom Gallery: November 2018

November 12, 2018 By Golfdom Staff

1. A new kind of air hockey We spotted a new sport at the recent GIE+Expo show in Louisville, Ky.: air hockey using 20-volt turbine blowers from Worx Tools to move the “pucks.” Word to the wise: Do not try ...

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November: Time to forget?

November 12, 2018 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

November is a unique month because we have forgotten most of what happened the previous year. Martha Gellhorn, the famous war correspondent and one of the wives of Ernest Hemingway, said, “In November you begin to know how long the ...

This article is tagged with Poa annua, season recap, spotted spurge, The Turf Doc, Virginia buttonweed, weeds and posted in Columns, Current Issue

The dollars (and temps) of greens covers

November 12, 2018 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Mike Richardson, Ph.D., is a turfgrass scientist at the University of Arkansas. Mike and his colleagues have been studying the air temperature at which temporary covers should be used on ultradwarf bermudagrass greens. Mike can be reached at mricha@uark.edu for ...

This article is tagged with Clark Talks Turf, green covers, turf advice, ultradwarf bermudagrass and posted in Columns, Current Issue

The superintendent/architect relationship

November 12, 2018 By Jared Nemitz

Partnerships have the utmost importance in our business, whether it’s with our club managers, assistants, vendors, golfers or others. Partnerships make the good times fun and the bad times just a little bit easier. In these strong economic times, many ...

This article is tagged with American Society of Golf Course Architects, professional relationships, superintendent/architect relationship and posted in Columns, Current Issue

Clipping volume nothing to snicker at

November 12, 2018 By Joe Gulotti

Recently, I listened to a turf-related podcast while completing some turfgrass chores. I was thoroughly enjoying the conversation until it hit on a topic that in all honesty, annoyed me a bit. The subject of clip volume was plucked from ...

This article is tagged with clipping volume, growth rate, measuring clip volume, The Walking Greenkeeper and posted in Columns, Current Issue