Tag: USGA

GCSAA releases survey findings on golf course pest management practices

March 9, 2023 By
GCSAA surveyed more than 1,400 golf course superintendents to gauge their use of pest management practices from scouting to cultural controls. ...

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USGA president-elect Fred Perpall (Photo: USGA/John Mummert)

USGA elects Fred Perpall as the organization’s 67th president

March 9, 2023 By
Perpall will serve a 3-year term leading the USGA executive committee, which provides strategic direction and oversight to the association. ...

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Photomicrographs of Pasteuria usage attached to sting nematode (Belonolaimus longicaudatus): A) male sting nematode with >30 spores, B) close-up of the spore-encumbered head region, C) close-up of attached spores, D) close-up of attached spore showing microfiber surface coating, and E) close-up of spent spore where the top of outer spore coat has become dislodged. (Photo: Journal of Nematology 33(4):227-238)

Off the record: USGA nematode control research leads to a new discovery

March 2, 2023 By
Mike Kenna, Ph.D., explains the challenges the USGA faced in researching alternative control for nematodes and what it discovered. ...

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Scott Mingay showcases the GS3, the USGA’s new Bluetooth golf ball used to measure greens and more

February 27, 2023 By
Scott Mingay, manager of product development for the USGA, previews the USGA's new Bluetooth golf ball, the GS3, at the 2023 GCSAA Conference. ...

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(Photo: USGA/Jonathan Kolbe)

USGA launches new GS3 ball to calculate putting green conditions

February 10, 2023 By
The new technology from the USGA measures a putting green's speed, firmness, smoothness and trueness in conjunction with a Stimpmeter. ...

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Photo: Water Oak Country Club and Estates

Course of the Week: Sanford Ferris-designed course opens in central Florida

February 9, 2023 By
The course, part of a larger revitalization project for the 55+ living community, recently received USGA accreditation as a championship course. ...

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