Maintenance

On the water front: USGA agronomist puts reclaimed water debate front and center

March 1, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

Brian Whitlark, agronomist with the USGA Green Section Southwest Region, took the stage at the 2013 USGA Education Conference in San Diego, Calif., to talk about alternative water sources for golf course irrigation. And he shined the spotlight most on ...

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Orange everywhere at GIS, thanks to Jacobsen

March 1, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

On pedi-cabs. On muscle cars parked in a line across from the convention center. On T-shirts being handed out to passers-by. There was “orange everywhere” at the GIS, thanks to a guerilla marketing effort made by Jacobsen. The company, debuting ...

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Petco Park VIP tour

March 1, 2013 By Seth Jones

Though it was off-season for the San Diego Padres, GIS attendees streamed steadily into the ballpark. They didn’t have club seats, or even bleacher seats. They had something better — field access. As in, all access. John Deere Golf hosted ...

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The life of a golf course

February 6, 2013 By Seth Jones

The pro shop at Sharp Park Golf Course in San Francisco is about as big as my 6-year-old’s bedroom. And there’s a locked metal gate instead of a regular door. As soon as I saw this, I started walking away. ...

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From great heights

February 1, 2013 By Matt Neff

Here we are in the middle of winter and those of us in the northern part of the country are in the midst of our usual winter work — equipment maintenance, reconditioning golf course accessories, snow removal and probably a ...

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Be on the lookout for winter dessication

January 7, 2013 By Seth Jones

Winter desiccation is the death of turfgrass leaves or plants from winter drying. Desiccation occurs most often on open semi-dormant turf exposed to windy low atmospheric humidity conditions. The two major types of winter desiccation are termed atmospheric and soil ...

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