Maintenance

Getting by with a little help from friends: Unlikely duo helps Wolf Creek

September 23, 2015 By Seth Jones

The unlikely duo of a Haz-Mat Response company owner and a World Golf Hall of Famer team up to help Wolf Creek members improve their course. Wolf Creek Golf Club, located in Olathe, Kan., considers itself a “player’s club.” Of ...

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Less turf, more water: Courses strip turf to conserve water

September 23, 2015 By Stephanie S. Beecher

As California mandates a 25-percent water use restriction, golf courses are stripping turf to conserve every drop of water they can. Rumblings about the California drought have by now spread to every corner of the country. Still, it was a ...

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Chop the top: Fraze mowing gains traction in US

September 23, 2015 By Chris Lewis

Fraze mowing is becoming more popular in the U.S., and superintendents are noticing immediate results. Ask any U.S.-based superintendent about their knowledge of, or experience with, fraze mowing and they likely will respond with a common description — unusual, shocking, ...

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Fall’s protocol: How to set the foundation for the following year

September 23, 2015 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

Fall is an important time for promoting turf recovery, improving plant health and setting the foundation for the following year. ...

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Toro announces ProCore 648 contest winner

September 21, 2015 By Grant Gannon

It’s time to give up hope of winning The Toro Company‘s giveaway that was launched at the 2015 Golf Industry Show in San Antonio and ran through the end of June. All employees of U.S. and Canadian golf courses were eligible ...

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LINNE Industries partners with Delaware State on pond research project

August 28, 2015 By Grant Gannon

LINNE Industries has recently supplied Delaware State University (DSU) with three PondHawk solar-powered pond aeration systems for its research project on water quality and aquatic weed control for golf course ponds. “The research project was driven from our work with golf ...

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