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Porous Pave’s Sand Guard is an easy install for contractors and maintenance crews. (Photo: Porous Pave)

6 technology solutions to help you build a better bunker

March 22, 2022 By
With the goal always being a better bunker, we asked bunker companies how different technologies can change a superintendent’s world. ...

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“Even if only 10 people showed up at this conference, we wanted to come to San Diego and be well represented,” said Simon Rainger, vice president of turf for Jacobsen. Pictured are (left to right) Matt Zaremba, director of strategy for E-Z-GO and Cushman at Textron Specialized Vehicles; Bill Roddy, group publisher, Golfdom; Seth Jones, editorin- chief, Golfdom; Rainger; Craig MacGregor, publisher, Golfdom; Gunnar Kleveland, president and CEO, Textron Specialized Vehicles, Inc.; Danielle Comstock, sustainability manager; Kevin Stoltman, president and CEO of North Coast Media; and John Collins, vice president and general manager, E-Z-GO. (Photo: Golfdom Staff)

2022 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show was worth the wait

March 17, 2022 By
It was a daunting task — hosting a trade show in California during a pandemic — but for those who made it, GCSAA Conference and Show was a hit. ...

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Ophiosphaerella spp. distribution in the Mid-Atlantic. Species were determined using real-time PCR, and regions are color-coded: Red=VA Mountains; Blue=VA Piedmont; Orange=VA Coastal Plain; Green=DE, MD, and NC. (Graphic courtesy of Wendell Hutchens)

How bermudagrass recovers from spring dead spot

Hybrid bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon × C. transvaalensis) is one of the most desirable turfgrasses for golf courses in the Transition Zone because of its aggressive growth habit, traffic tolerance, uniformity and color (5,7). Spring dead spot (SDS), caused by Ophiosphaerella ...

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Off The Record: Kill the bill

March 16, 2022 By
Mike Kenna, Ph.D. presents the case against California AB 1910, which proposes converting golf courses to affordable housing. ...

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Certain fungicides are more efficacious than others against SDS and that you should select a fungicide SDS based on the Ophiosphaerella spp. population present. (Graph courtesy of Wendell Hutchens, Jordan Booth, Kevin Hensler and David McCall, Ph.D.)

Choose the best fungicide spring dead spot species

Learn more about the two most common fungal species that cause the detrimental bermudagrass disease spring dead spot in the Transition Zone of the U.S. ...

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19th Hole: Jason Fuertes

March 16, 2022 By
Jason Fuertes, superintendent of Industry Hills GC at Pacific Palms Resort, Fullerton, Calif., shares his favorite tools for the job, a spanish phrase everyone on the course should know and more. ...

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