The life of a golf course
The pro shop at Sharp Park Golf Course in San Francisco is about as big as my 6-year-old’s bedroom. And there’s a locked metal gate instead of a regular door. As soon as I saw this, I started walking away. ...Read More
Maintenance
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From great heights
Here we are in the middle of winter and those of us in the northern part of the country are in the midst of our usual winter work — equipment maintenance, reconditioning golf course accessories, snow removal and probably a ...Read More
Be on the lookout for winter dessication
Winter desiccation is the death of turfgrass leaves or plants from winter drying. Desiccation occurs most often on open semi-dormant turf exposed to windy low atmospheric humidity conditions. The two major types of winter desiccation are termed atmospheric and soil ...Read More
Architects by design
Three turf pros switched from course maintenance to course design — and found success. – By Anthony Pioppi It was as head greenkeeper of the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland that Old Tom Morris was called on to modify the design. ...Read More
Eagle One Golf Acquires Fore-Par
Eagle One Golf Products (Anaheim, Calif.) announced today that they have acquired Fore-Par (Buena Park, Calif.) Readers might remember back in June, Eagle One Golf was acquired by Canadian company Golf Supply Warehouse. With the acquisition, Eagle One Golf now ...Read More
Quick Agronomic Question: If You Could Only Aerate Once…
Do it now…in the Fall. That’s the response from Karl Guillard and the agronomic team at the University of Connecticut/Storrs to this month’s Quick Agronomic Question. Given budget limitations on golf courses, many superintendents are trying to cut back on ...Read More