Maintenance

Take it to the bank: Weed seed, that is

May 21, 2014 By Curt Harler

If we could take weeds to the bank, we’d all be millionaires. Because an important component of managing weeds is preventing the seeds released by weeds each autumn from becoming new plants, researchers set up what might be termed weed ...

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Turf Toughie: White grub control

May 21, 2014 By Curt Harler

Rick Brandenberg, professor of entomology, can almost guarantee that his students at North Carolina State University will screw up this simple pest control question. Will you? Your course has a white grub problem, he states. You know you have to ...

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Where to place moisture sensors

May 21, 2014 By Curt Harler

Right now, extension specialists like Dr. Kevin Frank at Michigan State University recommend irrigation sensors as a good way to ride herd on the amount of water required for a green or fairway. However, Frank cautions that – even just ...

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Safety first and always for seasonal golf course maintenance staff

May 13, 2014 By Matt Neff

As the golf season is beginning to ramp up in the northern part of the country, and with it the hiring of seasonal staff, training of new employees is probably at the top of many of people’s lists right now. ...

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Pinehurst No. 2 in good hands as it hosts back-to-back U.S. Opens

May 13, 2014 By Seth Jones

Pinehurst No. 2 will be the focus of the golf world as it hosts back-to-back U.S. Opens. Led by Kevin Robinson, golf history couldn’t be in better hands. PINEHURST, N.C. — Right here on No. 18, at about this time, ...

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Gary Lezak’s app looks to future, predicts Masters weather 6 weeks out

April 17, 2014 By Molly Gase

Kansas City weatherman says his app is so accurate that he knows the weather for Masters week… a full six weeks out. It doesn’t matter that the Masters is, on this day, still more than six weeks away. Gary Lezak ...

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