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Damage caused by ground pearls on a bermudagrass putting green. Symptoms often include initial thinning and texture changes, followed by loss of turf in the forms of straw or bare soil. (Photo: David M. Kopec)

Control of ground pearls using application sequences of different insecticides

March 18, 2021 By David Kopec, Ph.D.

Ground pearls are a problem on courses in desert conditions, but applying closely timed rotations of performance-based insecticides shows control promise. ...

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Kenwood CC has updated 77,000 square feet of bunkers on its Kendale course, including this finished bunker on No. 1. (Photo: Jason Straka)

Going bunkers: 4 courses with bunker success stories

March 16, 2021 By Christina Herrick, Sarah Webb and Seth Jones

A look at four golf courses from around the United States that recently underwent bunker renovations using different bunker products. ...

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19th Hole: Andy Eick

March 11, 2021 By Seth Jones

Seth Jones chats with Andy Eick, director of facilities & agronomy // Mohawk Golf Club, Schenectady, N.Y., about his favorite teams, his family and more. ...

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Burrows and castings of earthworm (a) and Southern Green June Beetle (b). Note the difference in the size of the burrows and the form of the castings (from The USGA Bulletin of the Green Section, April 22, 1921). (Photo: USGA Green Section)

Off the Record: Early golf course entomology

March 11, 2021 By Mike Kenna, Ph.D.

Golfdom Research Editor Mike Kenna, Ph.D., takes a moment to look back to the 1920s to the early day of turfgrass entomology. ...

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“It’s nice to know the people you were working for all those years are appreciative of the work,” said Mike Kenna (center) on winning the 2021 Col. Morley DSA Award. (Photo courtesy of Mike Kenna)

Off the Record: Thank you is not enough

March 11, 2021 By Mike Kenna, Ph.D.

Mike Kenna, Ph.D., gives his acceptance speech for the 2021 Colonel John Morley Distinguished Service Award, bestowed by the GCSAA. ...

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Scenes from the virtual Golf Industry Show: (clockwise from top left) GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans hosting a panel with some of golf’s most influential people; GCSAA President John Fulling, CGCS, presenting Jim Nantz with the Old Tom Morris Award; and Golf Channel’s Lauren Thompson addressing the “live” audience. (Photos: Golfdom Staff)

A review of the 2021 Virtual GIS

March 8, 2021 By Seth Jones

Seth Jones reviewed the first (and hopefully last) Virtual GIS, which had it highs and lows but reinforced that it’s better when the industry is together. ...

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