Live from GIS 2019
We’re out in sunny San Diego this week to cover all the latest news, trends and tech featured at the 2019 Golf Industry Show. News Jones’ 2019 GIS notebook GIS 2019 Highlights: Women in Turf and the latest from Cub ...Read More
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See it in San Diego at GIS
The average temperature in San Diego in early February is between 63 and 67 degrees. But beyond the great weather, the annual Golf Industry Show is the largest education conference in the world of golf maintenance. This year’s GIS offers ...Read More
Midwest cool-season fairway water requirements
Fairways are some of the largest areas of irrigated golf course turf. Although regions like the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast (where creeping bentgrass is widely used) are considered “humid,” acute drought can persist for weeks. Combine drought with water scarcity ...Read More
Ryegrass injury and recovery from human insect repellent
Superintendents commonly observe turfgrass injury from human insect repellent (bug spray) overspray on human skin and clothing. The injury most commonly occurs as an outline shape of unaffected footprints with damaged surrounding turf. This injury results in unacceptable turf quality. ...Read More
2018, the Year in Review
While I love writing my column, “The Walking Greenkeeper,” for Golfdom, I wanted a forum where I could go more in depth. So, I recently entered the world of podcasting. I call it “The Talking Greenkeeper,” and on the show ...Read More
The 19th Hole: Jim VanHerwynen
Jim VanHerwynen CGCS // South Hills G&CC, Fond du Lac, Wis. Jim, what can I get you? Budweiser. I call it “The Diesel.” No unleaded for me. Tell me about your family. I met my wife (Kimm) in the seventh ...Read More