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PGA Championship photo parade: Day 1 and Monday morning maintenance

July 25, 2016 By
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Golfdom Gallery: 2016 U.S. Open edition

July 22, 2016 By
1. Golfdom Ninja Warriors With all that walking on the course, Golfdom’s Seth Jones and Karl Danneberger, Ph.D., the Ohio State University, look like they just ran an obstacle course together. 2. The future looks bright The host superintendents for ...

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Oakmont: A challenging history

July 18, 2016 By
Great golf courses often rely on sound golf course architecture to present a true test of golf. Some of these courses take that test to another level by hosting a golf tournament, and a select few take on hosting a ...

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(Photo courtesy of Joseph Roberts)

What we know about bacterial diseases of turfgrasses

Concerns about bacterial etiolation (Figure 1) and decline exploded in the golf course industry more than five years ago. While etiolation had been observed for years, the abnormal elongation sometimes observed in putting greens usually was an unsightly occurrence that ...

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photo by: Jesse Benelli

Chemicals control large patch, depending on deposition

July 7, 2016 By
Seasonal large patch (Rhizoctonia solani) epidemics are observed on zoysiagrass fairways in Tennessee each spring and fall. Golf courses with a history of large patch often will budget for two to three fairway fungicide applications. However, disease breakthrough commonly is ...

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Photo: As interviewed by Seth Jones on May 27, 2016.

The 19th Hole: Chris Zugel

July 5, 2016 By
Chris Zugel CGCS // Straits Course, Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wis. After golf, what’s your drink of choice? Coors Light. Or coffee, depending on the time of day. Usually I’m running late for one of the kids’ extracurricular activities, so I ...

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