Maintenance

From great heights

February 1, 2013 By
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
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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Architects by design

January 6, 2013 By
Three turf pros switched from course maintenance to course design — and found success. – By Anthony Pioppi It was as head greenkeeper of the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland that Old Tom Morris was called on to modify the design. ...

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Eagle One Golf Acquires Fore-Par

December 20, 2012 By
Eagle One Golf Products (Anaheim, Calif.) announced today that they have acquired Fore-Par (Buena Park, Calif.) Readers might remember back in June, Eagle One Golf was acquired by Canadian company Golf Supply Warehouse. With the acquisition, Eagle One Golf now ...

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Quick Agronomic Question: If You Could Only Aerate Once…

October 4, 2012 By
Do it now…in the Fall. That’s the response from Karl Guillard and the agronomic team at the University of Connecticut/Storrs to this month’s Quick Agronomic Question. Given budget limitations on golf courses, many superintendents are trying to cut back on ...

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Turfgrass and post-drought recovery

September 11, 2012 By
By Jim Novak For most of the country, this year has been one of the driest in decades. Many professionals in the landscape business and those responsible for sports fields or golf courses know all too well that many fairways ...

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