Maintenance

Less is more at Erin Hills Golf Course

April 9, 2015 By
In preparation for the 2017 U.S. Open, Erin Hills achieves stunning results while using minimalistic approaches to conserve natural resources. Take a site made up of unusual earth formations left behind by glaciers thousands of years ago, add in a ...

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The Stars of Texas: 2015 Golf Industry Show

The 2015 GIS in San Antonio wasn’t limited to one Lone Star product. Here are several stars of the show. There are so many products to see at a show like the GIS, it almost drives us mad. Thankfully, there ...

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The California drought continues and continues

April 9, 2015 By
Mike Huck is a self-employed turfgrass consultant. While well versed in all aspects of turfgrass management, Mike focuses on turfgrass water quality and water management. Mike can be reached at mhuck@cox.net for more information. Q: Describe the drought California is ...

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Toro renews equipment relationship with U.S. Army

April 9, 2015 By
The Toro Company has been selected by the U.S. Army Installation Management Command (IMCOM) to provide golf course maintenance equipment to help maintain nearly 50 golf facilities at installations worldwide. The contract award renews a relationship with the U.S. Army ...

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Club Car offers solar charging panels for select vehicles

March 24, 2015 By
Club Car‘s 48-volt electric Precedent golf cars, Carryall utility vehicles and Villager LSVs can now capture, store and use solar power with the addition of its new 100-watt solar drive-charging panel assembly. “…Club Car is offering this new accessory to ...

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To core or not to core? Washington course stops pulling cores

March 18, 2015 By
Core aerification is a vital practice at many courses. But for some cool-season grass courses, it’s a thing of the past. The sewer ditch was 5 feet deep, 30 feet wide and a mile long. It cut a path of ...

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