GCM’s Industry News Digest: August 2024

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

Cultivating healthy time-management habits

Truly organized people are made, not born. Learn how to develop time-saving management habits.

GCSAA Foundation awards education grants to 28 GCSAA chapters

Henry Skip Heinz, CTEM, to receive 2024 GCSAA Edwin Budding Award

Certified Turf Equipment Manager and former golf course superintendent recognized for elevating his profession

Hard fescue molecular markers, shade tolerance and gray snow mold resistance

Scientists selected a diverse population of plants to ensure a successful genome-wide association study.

An eventful career in the heartland

Paul Jonas, superintendent at Flint Hills National Golf Club in Andover, Kan., visits Kansas Turf & Ornamentals Field Day.

Michigan golf course still recovering from July 4 explosion

A pump house explosion on Independence Day at Red Run Golf Club is still being felt by Rob Steger, CGCS.

Summer patch at the White House

A look back at a historic example of turf disease on the White House lawn.

Golf on the world’s stage at the Paris Olympics

Several GCSAA members are on the grounds crew for the Olympics at Le Golf National.

Now hear this: Diagnosing three-point lift issues

Encountering trouble with your tractor's lift arms? Know what to listen for to determine repairs.

Georgia GCSA's Tenia Workman looks back

The winner of GCSAA's 2024 Outstanding Contribution Award worked tirelessly to raise the bar at the Georgia GCSA.

National Golf Day hits the road

Connecticut superintendent hosts senator’s aide to talk politics and golf and begin to build working relationship.

Suppressing Innovation zoysiagrass seedheads with ethephon

A special golf course bunker renovation

Landscapes Unlimited founder Bill Kubly led a meaningful project at Monroe Golf Club

Andi Meadows receives 2024 Allan MacCurrach Jr. Award

This award supports outstanding non-traditional students pursuing a career in golf course and turf management

Somerset County golf courses help New Jersey rivers

Five courses in the Somerset County (N.J.) Parks Commission portfolio are certified river-friendly for their efforts to preserve area rivers and watersheds.

Texas triumph: Lochinvar Golf Club’s Mark Schulze

From a fateful encounter in a parking lot to a successful career, Mark Schulze’s professional journey has been full of surprises.

What controls African bermudagrass leaf blade and stem morphology?

Researchers found six genomic regions associated with morphological traits.

How irrigation audits can help you save

Irrigation audits help golf courses save water and power, and contribute 
to better turf health.

Myth-busting heat illness

Separate facts from fiction when it comes to heat safety on the golf course