Save the date: 2021 GCSAA Golf Championships rescheduled

This year’s competitions will be held in the fall at three top venues in Palm Springs, Calif.

Turfgrass drought survival and recovery

Just how little water is enough to pull turf through drought? Researchers investigated the minimum irrigation requirements of three turfgrass species.

Straight into Compton: SoCal supers revive neglected course

With its proximity to two schools, the Compton Par 3 Golf Course in Los Angeles was perfectly poised to be grounds for growing the game — it just needed some TLC.

PGA Tour donates to three GCSAA programs

The organization has pledged $300,000 to support initiatives to grow the game and strengthen the industry.

What I learned from being fired

A golf course superintendent reflects on recent job loss and shares wisdom on processing such change and turning professional setbacks into personal advancement.

Poa annua ‘remembers’ being mowed

Poa annua plants pass along an awareness of mowing stress to offspring. Learn more about the discovery, the research that inadvertently brought it to light, and what it means for Poa breeding.

Sod shuffle: Cutting renovation costs at Kenwood Country Club

To complete a sweeping course overhaul under budget, an Ohio superintendent and his crew regrassed with salvaged sod and employed additional cost-saving strategies.

Fine fescues vs. foliar shade

Not all shade is created equal. Researchers examined various fine fescues’ responses to foliar shade alone, which can have a different impact on plant growth and development.

Improving turfgrass survival of ice encasement

Could priming turf with certain chemicals give it a leg up on winter stress? Researchers investigated the impacts of various treatments on annual bluegrass recovery from prolonged ice cover.

Golf course tree care: Do this, not that

Separate the beneficial from the detrimental with this rundown of tree maintenance do’s and don’ts, plus find guidance on gray areas, such as tree cabling, fertilization and irrigation.

Photo Quiz: Lone green strip of turf, rogue ryegrass

Maintenance missteps on fairways can make for particularly conspicuous turf damage. Can you tell what caused the flaws on these two fairways?

GCM’s Industry News Digest: July 2021

The latest golf course product and industry news, curated for golf course superintendents and other turf industry professionals.

28-day brown patch control. Dollar spot, too.

No, really. Tekken Broad Spectrum Fungicide controls them both.

To the Nth degree: Nitrogen mineralization in turfgrass

Five research projects illuminate the N mineralization process in turf and what it means for your turf’s fertilization needs.

Meadow Brook Golf Club perseveres after repeat fires

Flames claimed the clubhouse of the Massachusetts facility twice within one year. The string of bad luck has club-improvement plans delayed but staff and membership rededicated.

A milestone at the 2021 John Deere Classic

This week’s John Deere Classic marks 50 years of the PGA Tour event richly rooted in the Quad Cities. Delve into its past and present, plus get all the agronomic details for this year’s tournament.

GCSAA awards Garske grants to nine members’ children

Recipients have earned a total of $12,000 in college scholarships through the Garske grant program, sponsored by Par Aide.

Workforce spotlight: The 2021 U.S. Open

The team that turned out Torrey Pines included industry vets and newcomers, those with past U.S. Open experience and those who’ll be at the helm of the 2022 championship.

Joyful noise at En-Joie Golf Club

From encased in ice to heaped in praise, the New York course has had an eventful six months leading up to this week’s Dick’s Sporting Goods Open. Go inside the course recovery that has the pros talking.

GCSAA Conference and Trade Show coming in February

Known as the Golf Industry Show since 2005, the annual gathering has been rebranded to better reflect its GCSAA ties. Plus: Get details about the 2022 event.