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A conversation with Brian Whitlark, USGA

May 4, 2018 By
Brian Whitlark knows his soils. A certified professional soil scientist, Whitlark joined the USGA Green Section staff as an agronomist for the West Region. Specializing in courses that face challenging soil and water conditions, he regularly consults for courses in ...

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Photos: Drew Annan

Man vs. elk

May 3, 2018 By
A mature elk weighs more than 700 pounds. Imagine that stomping around in your bunkers every day. Drew Annan, CGCS at Forest Highlands Golf Club, Flagstaff, Ariz., doesn’t have to imagine it. He’s seen it just about every day since ...

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PondHawk adds new installation at Falls City (Neb.) Country Club

April 24, 2018 By
PondHawk is a solar-powered pond aeration system that delivers algae eliminating bubbles to any pond anywhere without the expense of power delivery costs, electricity and peak demand charges. Falls City (Neb.) Country Club, also known as Classic Club 8, has ...

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Photos: Matt Morton

Then there were two

April 12, 2018 By
A downpour in the middle of a big tournament can be a problem for any golf course, but for a course known for its bunkers, like The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., it can be disastrous. During the ...

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Photos: Jason Blythe

Behind the scenes of Oregon’s The Reserve bunker renovation

April 10, 2018 By
Golf course architect John Fought speaks fondly of The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in Hillsboro, a suburb of Portland, Ore. “The Reserve was one of my first — probably was my first — real solo design,” says Fought, of ...

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Photo Parade: Augusta at its finest

April 6, 2018 By
There wasn’t much to blow off, but No. 1 fairway still was getting a nice treatment. Dig those black rims! The Toro rough mowers were out for a little cleaning up… but the wet weather kept the fairway mowers back ...

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