Tag: USGA

Spieth talks wire grass, greens, bunkers
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June 9, 2014 By
Jordan Spieth just exited the USGA interview room, I tossed him a question about the way the course is playing. Here is his answer: GOLFDOM: Could you talk a little bit more about the playability of the golf course, and ...

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Pinehurst No. 2 in good hands as it hosts back-to-back U.S. Opens

May 13, 2014 By
Pinehurst No. 2 will be the focus of the golf world as it hosts back-to-back U.S. Opens. Led by Kevin Robinson, golf history couldn’t be in better hands. PINEHURST, N.C. — Right here on No. 18, at about this time, ...

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USGA webinar to focus on winter injury

March 13, 2014 By
This winter’s record-setting cold temperatures, snow and ice have impacted courses across the U.S. The USGA is hosting an hour-long webinar at 1 p.m. EDT on Friday, March 14 to help golf facilities cope with winter injury and provide solutions. Tenured agronomists from several ...

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Trickiest green ever: Just prior to grand opening

March 13, 2014 By
After more than 40 years in the business and working with hundreds of greens, the trickiest challenge related to getting a green ready for play, dates back to 1974 when I first got in the business. I was a young ...

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Dernoeden to receive 2014 USGA Green Section Award

December 19, 2013 By
The United States Golf Association (USGA) announced Dr. Peter Dernoeden, a nationally recognized turfgrass researcher and educator, as the recipient of the 2014 USGA Green Section Award. Presented annually since 1961, the USGA Green Section Award recognizes distinguished service to ...

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Spectrum Technologies, USGA announce turf firmness meter

September 6, 2013 By
Spectrum Technologies Inc. and the United States Golf Association (USGA) have launched the TruFirm turf firmness meter that measures the firmness of turf and bunker sands. Data acquired from the device allows golf course superintendents and sports turf managers the ...

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