Columns

Tales of darkness, tales of light

July 19, 2016 By Seth Jones

It’s a dramatic cover this issue, but I wonder how many stressed-out superintendents can relate. OK, maybe you’ve never imagined a shadowy villain lurking over your shoulder. But have you thought about leaving behind the stresses of maintaining 18, 36 ...

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A wet U.S. Open and ending Cleveland’s drought

July 19, 2016 By Grant Gannon

June brought two exciting first experiences in my young life — I attended my first U.S. Open and I saw Cleveland’s first championship by a major sports team in 52 years. Who would’ve thought that those two things would happen ...

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How I survived when my greens didn’t

July 19, 2016 By Jesse Hartman

After soil contamination wiped out his greens in 2015, a superintendent learned to control what he can control. The alarm would ring at 4 a.m., but it didn’t matter because I regularly sat on the edge of my bed for ...

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Fire ant control on golf courses

July 19, 2016 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

David Held, Ph.D., is a turfgrass entomologist at Auburn University. He has more than 20 years of practical and research experience controlling insect pests of turfgrass. David can be reached at dwh0004@auburn.edu for more information. Q: Briefly outline the life ...

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Another dimension: The Golf Zone

July 19, 2016 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

I appeared live this May on the TV show “Golf Zone” on Fox Sports Ohio. My segment was on golf course coring or aerification, and it consisted of a short video followed by 10 minutes of give and take between ...

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Oakmont: A challenging history

July 18, 2016 By Sean Tully

Great golf courses often rely on sound golf course architecture to present a true test of golf. Some of these courses take that test to another level by hosting a golf tournament, and a select few take on hosting a ...

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