Maintenance

The piper calls: Golf courses see record-breaking rounds amid pandemic

August 12, 2020 By Sarah Webb

Superintendents explain how they've adjusted their practices to Superintendents explain how they've adjusted their practices to accommodate the increased number of rounds amid the coronavirus pandemic. ...

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ANSI, OPEI update golf cart safety specifications

August 6, 2020 By Christina Herrick

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) published an updated American National Standard for golf cart safety and performance. This revision updates ANSI/ILTVA Z130.1-2012. The first six versions of this standard were developed in coordination ...

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Syngenta unveils 3 new fungicides

July 31, 2020 By Sarah Webb

Syngenta is launching three fungicides for golf course turf. Ascernity, Posterity XT and Posterity Forte fungicides control a variety of turfgrass diseases. ...

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PBI-Gordon unveils new formulation for SpeedZone EW

July 29, 2020 By Christina Herrick

PBI-Gordon released a new formulation for SpeedZone EW Broadleaf Herbicide that features an emulsion-in-water (EW) formulation, a technological advance from emulsifiable concentrate (EC) formulations that rely on solvents to solubilize active ingredients. The emulsion-in-water technology of SpeedZone EW creates smaller ...

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Breaking into battery power

July 28, 2020 By Sarah Webb

Chris Erickson, superintendent at Del Mar Country Club, explains how his golf course got into using battery-powered equipment. ...

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GPS shows the routes 121 single-rider carts took in a single day at Mesa Verde CC. (Photo: Mesa Verde CC)

Single rider stress

July 21, 2020 By Sarah Webb

Matthew A. Marsh, director of golf course maintenance at Mesa Verde CC in Costa Mesa, Calif., discusses damage made by so many single rider carts. ...

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