Maintenance

Gary Lezak’s app looks to future, predicts Masters weather 6 weeks out

April 17, 2014 By Molly Gase

Kansas City weatherman says his app is so accurate that he knows the weather for Masters week… a full six weeks out. It doesn’t matter that the Masters is, on this day, still more than six weeks away. Gary Lezak ...

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Video: Toro Sand Pro 2040Z

March 28, 2014 By Joelle Harms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkoheIjjgMA&feature=youtu.be Watch Toro’s Sand Pro 2040Z zero-turn bunker rake in action. ...

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Trickiest green ever: Just prior to grand opening

March 13, 2014 By Mark Woodward

After more than 40 years in the business and working with hundreds of greens, the trickiest challenge related to getting a green ready for play, dates back to 1974 when I first got in the business. I was a young ...

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18 greens in 1

March 13, 2014 By Matt Neff

It’s been said that putting green management is the most advanced form of agriculture that exists. That’s probably true when you consider all the variables that we attempt to control and balance with golfer expectations for firm and fast, yet ...

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Weekend warriors: First Tee volunteer project

March 13, 2014 By John Walsh

Two Wisconsin assistants spearhead a volunteer project for the First Tee and build a chipping green in one weekend. A recent volunteer project spearheaded by a couple assistant superintendents in Wisconsin resulted in two distinct benefits — those who had never ...

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The wild, wacky, wonderful world of golf maintenance

February 12, 2014 By Joel Jackson

As the new year unfolds and my travels line up on the calendar, I’m reminded what a great career I’ve had as a superintendent and still being associated with the profession. The exposure to human nature and Mother Nature is ...

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