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Photos: Kasey Kauff (1, 2, 4); Seth Jones (3); Andy Johnson (5)

Living off the land(fill): A look at Trinity Forest GC’s origins

June 1, 2018 By Philip Hall

Golf courses developed atop former landfills, once a novelty, today are fairly commonplace, though the construction and subsequent maintenance of these courses is as varied as the trash heaps on which they sit. Public exposure to this genre may never ...

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Photos: Jason Haines (1); Micah Woods (2, 3)

Insights from Great White North

May 29, 2018 By Joe Gulotti

The last time I visited Canada was in 1992 to see the Grateful Dead at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. I haven’t had a legit reason to go see our great neighbors to the north until I heard about ...

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A conversation with Brian Whitlark, USGA

May 4, 2018 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Brian Whitlark knows his soils. A certified professional soil scientist, Whitlark joined the USGA Green Section staff as an agronomist for the West Region. Specializing in courses that face challenging soil and water conditions, he regularly consults for courses in ...

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Man vs. elk

May 3, 2018 By Seth Jones

A mature elk weighs more than 700 pounds. Imagine that stomping around in your bunkers every day. Drew Annan, CGCS at Forest Highlands Golf Club, Flagstaff, Ariz., doesn’t have to imagine it. He’s seen it just about every day since ...

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PondHawk adds new installation at Falls City (Neb.) Country Club

April 24, 2018 By Golfdom Staff

PondHawk is a solar-powered pond aeration system that delivers algae eliminating bubbles to any pond anywhere without the expense of power delivery costs, electricity and peak demand charges. Falls City (Neb.) Country Club, also known as Classic Club 8, has ...

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Then there were two

April 12, 2018 By Golfdom Staff

A downpour in the middle of a big tournament can be a problem for any golf course, but for a course known for its bunkers, like The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., it can be disastrous. During the ...

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