Maintenance

Devil’s in the details with bunker renovations

March 11, 2020 By Christina Herrick

Bunkers can make or break a course, aesthetically and financially. “One of the major downfalls of any property is really bad bunkers — it drags everything down,” says Reid Scholes, vice president of agronomy for the CBONS International Golf Group. ...

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Experts’ Insights: Knocking out nematodes

March 11, 2020 By Sarah Webb

Because nematodes are microscopic worms that live in soil and feed on turfgrass roots, it’s often necessary to send a soil sample to a diagnostic lab to confirm that they’ve taken over a given area. However, there are ways to ...

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Trees, shrubs and weather, oh my!

March 10, 2020 By John C. Fech

When a fairway or green turns off-color or loses density, what do you do? You usually get down on your hands and knees with a hand lens and inspect the leaves, crowns and roots, looking for abnormal appearances. You also ...

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Starting ’em young in the turfgrass industry

February 24, 2020 By Sarah Webb

What South Forsyth High School in Cumming, Ga., is doing to introduce and engage high school students in the turfgrass industry. ...

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Web Exclusive: More from the 2019 State of the Industry report part 2

February 21, 2020 By Chris Lewis

2019 was a year of many successes, multiple challenges and happily, a few near misses. An inaccurately forecast hurricane saved a lot of superintendents some trouble (but not the unnecessary prep work), while floods and drought were common themes in ...

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Web Exclusive: More from the 2019 State of the Industry report part 1