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About Mike Kenna, Ph.D.

Mike Kenna, Ph.D., is the retired director of research, USGA Green Section. Contact him at mpkenna@gmail.com.

Posts by Mike Kenna, Ph.D.

Off the Record: How soil sensors are revolutionizing fairway watering Posted on 19 Dec 2024 in the Current Issue & From the Magazine categories.

Golfdom Research Editor Mike Kenna, Ph.D., explores the future of fairway watering. Read more»

Mike Kenna, Ph.D., explores a new tool to help course maintenance and irrigation efficiency Posted on 15 Dec 2024 in the Current Issue & Columns & From the Magazine categories.

Mike Kenna, Ph.D., takes a closer look at Toro's PrecisionSense Service tool. Read more»

Reflecting on 2024: Exceptional research contributions of the year Posted on 08 Dec 2024 in the From the Magazine & Current Issue & Research categories.

As 2024 comes to a close, we’re looking back at the list of outstanding research articles that appeared in Golfdom this year. Read more»

Mike Kenna, Ph.D., recaps a study determining best practices for protecting golf course ponds Posted on 16 Oct 2024 in the Columns & Current Issue & From the Magazine categories.

Several studies involving a range of scales, from small-plot research to entire watersheds, yielded important results that minimize the extent to which applied pesticides and nutrients run into surface waters on golf courses. Read more»

Off the Record: How golf courses can be unexpected havens for threatened turtle species Posted on 14 Oct 2024 in the Current Issue & Columns & Featured & From the Magazine categories.

Kenna explains how golf courses can be a valuable habitat for turtles. Read more»

Researchers from Clemson University evaluate fungicides that reduce spring dead spot in fairway bermudagrass Posted on 25 Sep 2024 in the From the Magazine categories.

In the fall of 2019, they initiated the study at Florence Country Club in Florence, S.C., on a bermudagrass fairway constructed on sandy loam soil. Read more»

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