Maintenance

18 greens in 1

March 13, 2014 By Matt Neff

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 ...

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Weekend warriors: First Tee volunteer project

March 13, 2014 By John Walsh

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 ...

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The wild, wacky, wonderful world of golf maintenance

February 12, 2014 By Joel Jackson

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 ...

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The niche of the Horticulturist

January 22, 2014 By Joelle Harms

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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What happens to those green spaces?

December 11, 2013 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

I grew up in one of those subdivisions that were built in the 1950s as part of the middle class movement to suburbia. We lived on a dead-end street that abutted what was initially a large farm field that rapidly developed ...

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The art of doing it cheap

December 11, 2013 By Joelle Harms

There are low-budget golf courses and there are no-budget golf courses. A superintendent veteran of both types tells how he still got it all done. – By Chris Sorrell Without a doubt the golf course superintendent profession is demanding. In the ...

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