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Travelogue: Pursell Farms

May 26, 2015 By Grant Gannon

As the associate editor of Golfdom for almost six months I had only traveled to Lawrence, Kan., for an introduction to the turf industry in late January, and then a month later was blown away from my experience at GIS in San ...

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Finish like a boss (or, Travelogue: Milwaukee)

May 12, 2015 By Seth Jones

My odyssey of six trips in five weeks came to an end with a trip to Milwaukee last week. The main reason we were in town was for the annual Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) annual meeting. And to ...

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Photo: The Cincinnati Enquirer/Carrie Blackmore Smith

Yes, the bison are supposed to be on the course

May 7, 2015 By Grant Gannon

Seeing animals on the course is not uncommon. Local wildlife can decide to walk across the turf at any time, and if you log onto Twitter it’s easy to find photos of superintendents with their dogs. The Golf Club at ...

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Travelogue: Southern Indiana

April 28, 2015 By Seth Jones

I was on the road twice last week, first a trip down south to Wichita to visit with some friends of the magazine, then a trip east to Southern Indiana for a visit with more friends of the magazine — ...

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USGA leader applauds Chambers Bay superintendents

April 28, 2015 By Grant Gannon

About 200 members of the media gathered at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash., for the 2015 U.S. Open media day on Monday. Among those available for questioning were some of the United States Golf Association’s (USGA’s) leadership, including Tom O’Toole ...

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Fungicide facts with Syngenta’s Lane Tredway

April 15, 2015 By Grant Gannon

Golfdom spoke with Lane Tredway, Ph.D., senior technical representative, at Syngenta’s Innovation Day. Tredway gave us more details about Syngenta’s new Appear fungicide, announced at Innovation Day, and Velista fungicide, announced during the 2015 Golf Industry Show. Appear Tredway and researchers are ...

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