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Charles V. Piper, Ph.D., and Russell A. Oakley, Ph.D. (Photo courtesy of USGA Green Section)

Off the Record: New bentgrasses to celebrate USGA Green Section 100th Anniversary

May 6, 2021 By
Mike Kenna, Ph.D., explains how Rutgers University and USGA are working together to release two new creeping bentgrasses and relays a history of bentgrass. ...

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Karl Danneberger after surviving COVID-19 (Photo courtesy of Karl Danneberger)

Turf MD: Lessons learned from COVID-19

May 4, 2021 By
Columnist Karl Danneberger, Ph.D., relates lessons he learned from contracting COVID-19 last year to taking care of turfgrass. ...

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(Graphic: Golfdom Staff)

Ask Thad: 2 p.m. Stimp check hot take

April 29, 2021 By
What is your take on the 2 p.m. Stimp check? — Sam, Kansas City, Mo. Greens rolling at 11 feet at 2 p.m. every day, 1.9 percent organic matter, constant color, 100 percent turf coverage, free of all standing water ...

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The Jones-Romero family smiles after getting 94-year-old Virginia (center) her vaccine. (Photo courtesy of Golfdom Staff)

Keeping up with the Jones: A shot in the arm

April 13, 2021 By
Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones speculates about what opportunities may open up to him (and the industry) now that the vaccination effort is underway. ...

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A cross country skier skied over one of the greens at LaFortune Park GC in Tulsa, Okla. (Photo: Scott Schurman)

Keeping up with the Jones: The mess in Texas

March 30, 2021 By
Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones discusses how golf courses in areas such as Texas and Oklahoma are dealing with the aftermath of Winter Storm Uri. ...

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Burrows and castings of earthworm (a) and Southern Green June Beetle (b). Note the difference in the size of the burrows and the form of the castings (from The USGA Bulletin of the Green Section, April 22, 1921). (Photo: USGA Green Section)

Off the Record: Early golf course entomology

March 11, 2021 By
Golfdom Research Editor Mike Kenna, Ph.D., takes a moment to look back to the 1920s to the early day of turfgrass entomology. ...

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