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2017 U.S. Open preview: Erin Hills

June 8, 2017 By
Beautiful Erin Hills is ready to host Wisconsin’s first-ever U.S. Open. But once upon a time, it wasn’t the happiest place for turf. Looking at it today, it’s hard to believe that back in 2008, Erin Hills, site of the ...

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Photos: Capillary concrete

Capitalizing on Capillary

June 6, 2017 By
A new partnership has Capillary Concrete looking beyond bunkers and beyond golf. It’s not often that “Ms. 59,” Annika Sorenstam, does anything halfway. But that’s exactly what the World Golf Hall of Famer did when she recently upped her ownership ...

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Michael Hurdzan, teacher

May 23, 2017 By
The 2017 U.S. Open will be played at Erin Hills, a golf course just north of Milwaukee, Wis. Michael Hurdzan, Ph.D., along with Dana Fry and Ron Whitten, designed this links-style golf course with the vision of eventually hosting an ...

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photo by: Luqi Li

Super Science: Managing unmellow yellow nutsedge

May 22, 2017 By , and
Yellow nutsedge is a difficult-to-control weed that increasingly is a problem on golf courses. Its yellow-green color, coarse foliage and fast growth decrease visual quality, uniformity and, in the worst case, playability. Yellow nutsedge is a perennial that reproduces primarily ...

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Photos by: Seth Jones (1, 2, 4, 5); David Hay (3); Pat Roberts (6)

Golfdom Gallery: May 2017

May 15, 2017 By
1. Flying the not-so-friendly skies Golfdom EIC Seth Jones bumped in to Annika Sorenstam at the Phoenix airport. While Annika got home no problem, Jones was delayed and had to take an overnight flight to Charlotte to get to Kansas ...

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Photo: As interviewed by Seth Jones, April 14, 2017.

The 19th Hole: Steve Houlihan

May 11, 2017 By
Steve Houlihan Superintendent // Blue Mound G&CC, Wauwatosa, Wis. What can I get you? I’ll have a Captain and Coke. Tell me about your family. My wife, Kate, and I have two daughters. Aubrey is 5, Brynn is 3. They ...

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