Tag: greens

USGA’s Brian Whitlark on the growth of soil moisture meters in golf

June 21, 2021 By Seth Jones

[SPONSORED CONTENT] As Torrey Pines prepared to host the 2021 U.S. Open, USGA’s Agronomist for the West Region, Brian Whitlark discusses the importance of quality greens in major tournaments and how soil moisture meters have helped improve the process of ...

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Snedeker: “(the bunkers) are probably the hardest thing on this golf course”

June 15, 2016 By Grant Gannon

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are practice for the U.S. Open maintenance crew to perfect their jobs for the 3 a.m. wake-up calls during the actual championship. What spectators are actually coming to the Pittsburgh suburb for is to watch the ...

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Oakmont with one week to go

June 13, 2016 By Seth Jones

…until the final putt drops on Sunday. And the place looks amazing. It’s eye-popping, the colors out here, and the views. All they need to do is keep the wheels turning for another couple days and we’re going to have ...

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Managing Southern greens? We’ve got questions.

October 11, 2015 By Seth Jones

Christian Baldwin, Ph.D., and Jordan Craft at Mississippi State University are giving a presentation at the inaugural Deep South Turf Expo this month, and they’d love some feedback on how the locals are managing their greens. The survey should take ...

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U.S. Open player impressions

June 19, 2015 By Grant Gannon

The word on the condition of Chambers Bay for the U.S. Open from the players focused on the greens and their opinions varied from disgust to approval. Sergio Garcia took to social media to express his feelings about the greens. ...

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Talking U.S. Open conditions with USGA’s Bevard

June 18, 2015 By Seth Jones

I caught up with Darin Bevard, the USGA’s director of championship agronomy, and we chatted a little about the greens, those little white dots on them, and how he felt about his first U.S. Open as the USGA’s director of ...

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