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USGA Director of Agronomy Chris Hartwiger on how measuring greens conditions has evolved since 1999

February 5, 2024 By and
Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones talks to Chris Hartwiger about how the GS3 will change the way greens conditions are measured at this year's U.S. Open at Pinehurst Course No. 2. ...

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USGA selects Bob Farren as Green Section Award winner

January 31, 2024 By
The USGA honored Farren for serving as a leader in sustainable golf course maintenance practices.  ...

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Cole Thompson, Ph.D., USGA director of turfgrass and environmental research, says the 15/30/45 initiative isn’t meant to be a mandate, but a general goal for courses who wish to conserve water. “(We can) show how much water (courses) can save, and then tell those stories to other golf courses.” (Photo copyright USGA / Chris Keane)

With a big 2023 behind them, the USGA Green Section takes a moment to reflect and look ahead

January 24, 2024 By
The USGA reflects on the good work it has accomplished in the past, as well as what’s on the horizon. ...

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USGA’s Davis Program tops $50M in total research investment since 1983

January 23, 2024 By
The USGA funded 15 new research projects to advance turfgrass science in 2024. ...

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Bob Farren, CGCS, talks the UGSA’s Greenkeeper Apprenticeship Program

January 18, 2024 By and
Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones met up with Bob Farren, CGCS, director of agronomy at Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort, to talk the USGA's Greenkeeper Apprenticeship Program. ...

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Mike Kenna, Ph.D., shares the true value of USGA research

December 14, 2023 By
Kenna talks the USGA Green Section's efforts and more. ...

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