Tag: USGA

Spectrum Technologies, USGA announce turf firmness meter

September 6, 2013 By Kelly Limpert

Spectrum Technologies Inc. and the United States Golf Association (USGA) have launched the TruFirm turf firmness meter that measures the firmness of turf and bunker sands. Data acquired from the device allows golf course superintendents and sports turf managers the ...

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Airfield Systems: AirDrain

September 6, 2013 By Golfdom staff

With AirField Systems AirDrain, you can reduce your irrigation needs, as concluded in a five-year research project by Texas A&M in partnership with the USGA. The study shows that AirDrain provides up to four more days of plant available water ...

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It’s our responsibility

July 30, 2013 By Mark Woodward

It doesn’t matter what level you play at, there are ways to speed up the process of hitting the golf ball. One of the best things I’ve heard lately about the game of golf and our industry is the United ...

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Greenkeepers versus Mother Nature

May 1, 2013 By Mark Woodward

When I was trimming the frost-damaged foliage from my ornamental trees and shrubs the other day, I got to thinking about what superintendents have to go through in dealing with Mother Nature. Just a few weeks prior, at the tail ...

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Iron layering in two-tiered putting greens

January 6, 2013 By Joelle Harms

By Glen R. Obear, M.S. Candidate, University of Wisconsin-Madison When was the last time you sampled the full profile of your sand-based putting greens? Many people rarely, if ever, sample the profile all the way down to the pea gravel ...

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GWAA honors Fay, Davies and Meador

January 4, 2013 By Golfdom staff

David Fay Laura Davies David Meador HOUSTON—Former USGA executive director David Fay, LPGA star Laura Davies and three-time National Blind Golf Championship winner David Meador have been honored with three of the top awards given by the Golf Writers Association ...

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