Maintenance

Mower photos courtesy of Cub Cadet

Are autonomous mowers the solution to the labor crisis?

September 21, 2016 By
Autonomous mowers will provide the golf maintenance industry relief from its labor crisis. The question is when. It isn’t just that good help is hard to find these days. It’s also hard to afford. Case in point, Jeff Miller, superintendent ...

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Photos by: Brian Moore, Brian Walters

Reverse the course: North America’s first 18-hole reversible course set to open

June 29, 2016 By
Forest Dunes Golf Club’s agronomy crew is preparing for the opening of North America’s first 18-hole reversible course. For more than 20 years, golf course architect Tom Doak has envisioned a golfing concept so unique and so rare that it ...

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Talking Oakmont partnership and new technologies with BASF

June 16, 2016 By
Golfdom caught up with Brian Thompson, Jeff Vannoy and Scott Waltz at the U.S. Open this week. The trio discusses how the company is helping Oakmont look its best, and how superintendents are enjoying their new technologies, including Xzemplar and ...

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David Withers shares inside look at Oakmont equipment

June 16, 2016 By
Jacobsen President and CEO David Withers offers an inside look at some of the equipment used at Oakmont. Plus, see what customization the Oakmont team has made to their mowers. ...

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Photos by: Pete seltzer, Seth Jones, Dave Delsandro, Brian Kaldorf, USGA/John Mummert

2016 U.S. Open Preview: What’s old is new again

June 9, 2016 By
Back again at legendary Oakmont, the U.S. Open returns (for a record ninth time!) to a course that would look familiar to architect Henry Fownes. Oh, it’s on now. After two U.S. Opens celebrated for experimentation, the 2016 U.S. Open ...

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Grass times at Turfmont High

May 16, 2016 By
I recently had the opportunity to speak to a high school class about a career in golf course maintenance. It was a turf and horticulture class, so most of the students were interested in green industry careers. Given the current ...

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