After more than 40 years in the business and working with hundreds of greens, the trickiest challenge related to getting a green ready for play, dates back to 1974 when I first got in the business. I was a young ...
It’s been said that putting green management is the most advanced form of agriculture that exists. That’s probably true when you consider all the variables that we attempt to control and balance with golfer expectations for firm and fast, yet ...
Two Wisconsin assistants spearhead a volunteer project for the First Tee and build a chipping green in one weekend. A recent volunteer project spearheaded by a couple assistant superintendents in Wisconsin resulted in two distinct benefits — those who had never ...
As the new year unfolds and my travels line up on the calendar, I’m reminded what a great career I’ve had as a superintendent and still being associated with the profession. The exposure to human nature and Mother Nature is ...
Here’s how a horticulturist — part ecologist, soil scientist, florist, pest manager and artist — can help at your course. No one expects the neighborhood teenage boy hired to cut the lawn to provide immaculate PGA Tour quality results. In ...
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