5 facts about golf in celebration of Earth Day 2018 April 17, 2018 From water use to pest control practices, the past decade has seen golf courses make notable strides in environmental stewardship.
Asbestos exposure: A hidden hazard on your golf course? April 2018 Long ubiquitous in construction materials, asbestos may be present at golf facilities, and superintendents are wise to take precautions.
Westward expansion: The 2017 Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards February 2018 Anthony Williams, CGCS, one of golf’s true green giants, mines familiar results in a new location as the Overall winner of the 2017 Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards.
Organic golf course management: Lessons from Vineyard Golf Club January 2018 Superintendent Kevin Banks shares three areas of focus for any golf course superintendent who’s considering going organic.
The Vineyard Golf Club: A new sheriff in town January 2018 All-organic Vineyard Golf Club on Martha’s Vineyard fashioned a creative superintendent succession plan to stay on course.
Water: Simple steps make a splash at TPC Jasna Polana December 2017 The New Jersey club has taken gradual, relatively small strides to conserve water and safeguard water quality, making its example one most golf courses can follow.
The plight of the pollinator November 2017 Entomologists have several suggestions to help superintendents protect pollinators in the turf landscape.
Honey tees: Downriver Golf Course creates new home for bees October 4, 2017 With help from a grant from Bayer, superintendent Mike Greene has bolstered honey bee habitats at his facility in Spokane, Wash.
Reclaimed to fame: Irrigation at Pasatiempo Golf Club October 2017 Switching from potable to reclaimed water for golf course irrigation — a long-envisioned possibility for Pasatiempo Golf Club — recently became reality.
Winners’ circle: Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards September 2017 Past winners of GCSAA’s Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards reflect on the experience, its value, and why their peers should participate.
University of New Mexico North Course: Doubling use in the desert August 2017 Water that keeps its campus buildings cool now also helps keep the University of New Mexico’s historic golf course quenched.
Stream of conscience: Kennett Square Golf and Country Club June 2017 Protecting the golf course from an encroaching stream presented a Pennsylvania club with an opportunity to make a significant environmental splash.
Slashing salinity, saving water June 2017 The city of Scottsdale, Ariz., wanted to support its vibrant golf economy without using its precious drinking water supplies for irrigation. The solution? Twenty-three golf courses, a partnership and technology.
A salamander sanctuary at Highlands Country Club May 2017 A consistent, healthy presence of salamanders makes a compelling case for the health of an ecosystem.
Rain garden to the rescue April 2017 Easy, inexpensive rain gardens capture and filter rainwater runoff from impervious areas.
Zero tolerance: Josh Heptig of Morro Bay, Chalk Mountain and Dairy Creek golf courses February 2017 There is no time to waste and even less room for waste for Josh Heptig, the recipient of GCSAA’s 2017 President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship.
Natural selections February 2017 When it comes to creating vibrant, environmentally responsible golf courses, the 2016 winners of the Environmental Leaders in Golf Awards show there’s no setting too challenging, no goal too lofty and no initiative too small.
The weird world of weeds January 2017 Though the truly wily weeds don’t tend to crop up on golf courses, these facts about weeds will pique a turf manager’s interest — and possibly anxiety!
Deerfield’s garden on the golf course December 2016 A petite plot grows fresh fare and staff camaraderie at a Delaware club.
Sable Oaks Golf Club: Exemption through environmentalism November 2016 Thanks to the course’s use of integrated pest management and its various environmental initiatives, Sable Oaks Golf Club in South Portland, Maine, has received additional time to comply with a city-wide ban on pesticides.