Tag: USGA Green Section

The USGA Green Section making final preperations at the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst (Photo: USGA)

USGA’s Greenkeeper Apprentice Program enters fourth year

February 24, 2026 By Golfdom staff

The 35 apprentices across both the Pinehurst and Myrtle Beach locations receive a combination of on-the-job training and classroom instruction, allowing the students to take their knowledge from the classroom directly to the course.  ...

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The normalized relative clipping yield of annual bluegrass putting green turf in Corvallis, Ore., averaged across June, July and August treatments during 2023 and 2024, after a single application of Primo (left) or Anuew (right) combined with weekly applications of nitrogen at low N (top) or high N (bottom). Equation and R² values are from the sine wave model used to calculate relative growth suppression. The vertical line indicates the reapplication interval. (Figure: Golfdom staff)

Super Science: A recap of the research published in 2025

January 14, 2026 By Mike Kenna, Ph.D.

A summary of the research information provided by turfgrass researchers and the USGA Green Section that appeared in Golfdom this year. ...

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Exploring the past, present and future of USGA research

July 3, 2025 By Mike Kenna, Ph.D.

Learn about the past, present and future of turfgrass and environmental research and how superintendents can apply research findings. ...

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Booth's treatment options below should be followed by 1/8 inch of irrigation. (Photo: courtesy: USGA Green Section)

It’s summer; time to prepare for winter soilborne diseases

July 1, 2025 By Mike Kenna, Ph.D.

For golf courses in the Southeast with ultradwarf bermudagrass putting greens, August is the time to start thinking about upcoming winter dormancy. ...

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USGA President Fred Perpall talks course conditioning at Oakmont

June 16, 2025 By Seth Jones and Will Coughlin

Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones interviews USGA President Fred Perpall about Oakmont, the USGA Green Section and everything in between. All of our content from the 2025 U.S. Open is brought to you by Quali-Pro. ...

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Superintendent Mike McCormick recognized for leadership during historic U.S. Open at Oakmont

June 16, 2025 By Golfdom staff

McCormick and his team faced heavy spring rains in Pittsburgh, yet delivered championship conditions for Oakmont’s record 10th U.S. Open, a testament to adaptability and teamwork. ...

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