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About Chris Lewis

Michigan-based writer Chris Lewis specializes in reporting on golf in the U.S. He wrote about White Pine National Golf Resort for Golfdom in 2013, and part two of the magazine’s annual Plant Health Series in 2014.

Posts by Chris Lewis

Web Exclusive: More from the 2019 State of the Industry report part 2 Posted on 21 Feb 2020 in the Maintenance & Online Exclusive categories.

2019 was a year of many successes, multiple challenges and happily, a few near misses. An inaccurately forecast hurricane saved a lot of superintendents some trouble (but not the unnecessary Read more»

Web Exclusive: More from the 2019 State of the Industry report part 1 Posted on 21 Feb 2020 in the Industry News & Maintenance & Online Exclusive categories.

2019 was a year of many successes, multiple challenges and happily, a few near misses. An inaccurately forecast hurricane saved a lot of superintendents some trouble (but not the unnecessary Read more»

Four courses, two superintendents, one vision Posted on 17 Dec 2019 in the Featured & Maintenance categories.

As the home of the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship, Palm Harbor, Fla.’s Innisbrook Resort is the center of the golf world’s attention one week every year. After all, major champions Read more»

Kabuto: Spring dead spot’s archnemesis Posted on 16 Jul 2019 in the Featured & Maintenance categories.

As a severe disease of warm-season turfgrasses, spring dead spot (SDS) is managed throughout the Transition Zone of the United States. Caused by a fungal infection that occurs in the Read more»

2018 SOI: Q&A with NWIGCSA’s Andrew Perry Posted on 07 Jan 2019 in the Uncategorized categories.

Andrew Perry President, Northwestern Illinois Golf Course Superintendents Association Golf Course Superintendent, Blackstone Golf Club Marengo, Ill. 1.) Generally speaking, how was the golf season this year? Overall, I would Read more»

2018 SOI: Q&A with LMGCSA’s Mitchell O’Banion Posted on 07 Jan 2019 in the Uncategorized categories.

Mitchell O’Banion President, Louisiana-Mississippi Golf Course Superintendents Association Golf Course Superintendent, Money Hill Golf & Country Club Abita Springs, La. 1.) Generally speaking, how was the golf season this year? Read more»