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Clark Talks Turf: Yellowjackets and garbage cans

September 1, 2017 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Timothy Gibb, Ph.D., is an entomologist at Purdue University. Tim has worked on numerous insect problems throughout his career, including turfgrass pests and insects that can impact human health. You may reach Tim at gibbs@purdue.edu for more information. Q: Is ...

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Passing the torch

August 30, 2017 By Seth Jones

With only a handful of superintendents in its 112-year history, Topeka Country Club makes another switch… gradually. For the first time since 1979, Leo Pellant was able to take some time off during the month of July. Pellant started working ...

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One shot to succeed for snow mold control

August 24, 2017 By Paul Koch, Ph.D

One of the most important aspects of a superintendent’s job is effectively controlling disease. However, not all turf diseases are created equal. We sometimes observe certain diseases that are not necessarily destructive. Examples include many leaf spots and rusts. Other ...

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My Second Office: Brandon Schindele

August 21, 2017 By Grant Gannon

This month, Brandon Schindele graciously invited us into his (second) office at Edina (Minn.) Country Club. Schindele started his career at Edina CC as an intern in 1998 and accepted the second assistant role soon after, while still a student ...

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Digging deep for labor solutions

August 18, 2017 By Seth Jones and Grant Gannon

Any of the following five ideas could be the difference between a skeleton crew and a successful crew. There were no new Terminator movies this summer, but Skynet clearly hasn’t won. Most work on the golf course is still done ...

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Photos: construction shots (Keith Wood), all others (Travis Dove)

Live from the 2017 PGA Championship

August 7, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

News from the course Welcome to the 2017 PGA Championship Just a dash of Basil Player reactions part 1: McIlroy, Walker, Lingmerth Player reactions part 2: Bradley, Hahn, Finau Player reactions part 3: Kisner, D. Johnson, Chappell, Spieth Hicks’ journey ...

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