Tag: USGA

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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Airfield Systems: AirDrain

September 6, 2013 By
With AirField Systems AirDrain, you can reduce your irrigation needs, as concluded in a five-year research project by Texas A&M in partnership with the USGA. The study shows that AirDrain provides up to four more days of plant available water ...

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It’s our responsibility

July 30, 2013 By
It doesn’t matter what level you play at, there are ways to speed up the process of hitting the golf ball. One of the best things I’ve heard lately about the game of golf and our industry is the United ...

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