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No. 7 at the Palmer Course is a beautiful drivable par 4, with a great view of Reunion Resort’s Grande Tower in the distance. (Photo courtesy of Reunion Resort)

Recapping a super Golfdom Summit experience

February 8, 2022 By
One anonymous superintendent gives his account of what happened at the 2021 Golfdom Summit through his experience at the event. ...

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Photo: Golfdom Staff

19th Hole: Chad Thomson

February 3, 2022 By
Chad Thomson, superintendent of Beaver Creek GC in Colorado shares why bears seem to like flag sticks, what he does in the offseason and more. ...

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The putting green at Bear Ridge Country Club in Waco, Texas

Why growing environment trumps construction every time

February 1, 2022 By
Jim Moore, a retired USGA Green Section director of education and outreach, breaks down the important factors that make a putting green work. ...

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The temperature was then increased to 75/68 degrees F for a week and afterward to 90/82 degrees F to encourage recovery. The regrowth based on shoot emergence was visually evaluated after five weeks using binary values (1 = alive, 0 = dead). A = Tahoma 31, B = OKC 1406, C = Tifway and D = OKC 1873. (Photo: Lakshmy Gopinath, Ph.D.)

How researchers are developing freeze-tolerant bermudagrass

Bermudagrass is the most commonly used warm-season turfgrass in the Transition Zone. While lt has excellent tolerance to heat and drought, it has low tolerance to freezing temperatures. ...

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Bermudagrass winter damage at Lakeside Memorial Golf Course in spring 2021. (Photo: Mike Buxton)

A look at bermudagrass trials and spring greenup

January 25, 2022 By
The National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) started a new seeded and vegetative bermudagrass trial in 2019. One of the northernmost and coldest locations, Wichita, Kan., is the Kansas State University experiment station. The research team maintains the seeded and vegetative ...

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Diversity and inclusion (Photo: Dzmitry Dzemidovich / iStock / Getty Images / Getty Images Plus)

Turf MD: Embracing a changing workforce

January 20, 2022 By
Karl Danneberger, Ph.D., discusses how the golf course world needs to focus on the values of diversity, equity and inclusion to attract a diverse workforce. ...

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