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Turf Tweet of the Month: Spring is here! Or… not?

May 24, 2023 By
For this month's Turf Tweet, Brian Bonlender, superintendent at West Bend (Wis.) CC, shared a tweet of what his course looked like on May 1st. ...

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Holston Hills’ bentgrass greens are the lone cool-season turf on the course,S says Superintendent Ryan Blair, CGCS. (Photo: McConnell Golf)

Ryan Blair, CGCS, recalls his journey to becoming super at Holston Hills CC

May 24, 2023 By
Ryan Blair, CGCS, superintendent at Holston Hills CC in Knoxville, Tenn., recounts the journey that lead him to his course hosting the Visit Knoxville Open. ...

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Shadow Creek Superintendent Greg Niendorf credits his East-Coast upbringing in the industry for his smooth transition to maintaining bentgrass in the Nevada desert. (Photo: MGM Resorts International)

Superintendent Greg Niendorf on hosting the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play in the desert

May 23, 2023 By
Greg Niendorf, superintendent at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, Nev., says turf management is a constant battle with weather, soil and water. ...

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The USGA Green Section’s Matteo Serena, Ph.D., (left) and Brian Whitlark (right) survey a tee with subsurface irrigation on The Club at Las Campanas, Santa Fe, N.M. (Photo: Mike Kenna)

Inside the USGA’s playbook on golf’s water usage

May 22, 2023 By
Mike Kenna, Ph.D., examines the USGA's new approach to limiting water usage in golf, and how they're selling golfers on the change. ...

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When spotted lanternflies first infest a new area, adults will swarm properties. (Photo: Brian Walsh)

Turf Pest of the Month: Debunking common myths about spotted lanternfly

May 19, 2023 By
Brian Walsh, a Penn State Extension horticulture educator for Berks County, shares some good news, and some bad news about spotted lanternfly. ...

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Turf MD: A lesson on frost heave from Iceland’s best

May 18, 2023 By
Karl Danneberger, Ph.D., shares how seemingly minor agronomic issues in one location wreaks havoc for superintendents in another area. ...

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