Return engagement: The 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills May 2022 Russ Myers’ second stint at Southern Hills has visited both ends of the personal and professional spectrum. This month, it hits another milestone with the PGA Championship.
Growing degree day data helps predict annual bluegrass flowering May 2022 Research leads to models used to schedule PGR applications to suppress annual bluegrass seedhead production.
Fab four: The 2022 U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles May 2022 For the first time, one golf course will lay claim to having hosted four U.S. Women’s Open championships when the major returns in June to Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club. David Fruchte, CGCS, has been there for every one of them.
A record-breaking Rounds 4 Research May 3, 2022 2022 auction raises an unprecedented $482,000 for turfgrass research, pushing the effort's total to $2.5 million since 2012.
Myriad forces driving fertility volatility May 3, 2022 A multitude of factors have sent fertilizer prices skyrocketing, and turf managers big and small have been left to pay the price.
GCM’s Industry News Digest: April 2022 April 26, 2022 The latest golf course product and industry news, curated for golf course superintendents and other turf industry professionals.
Lost Rail Golf Club: The golf course that COVID built April 2022 In an era punctuated by new ways of doing things, Lost Rail Golf Club promises to redefine the golf scene in Omaha, Neb.
Brown patch: Identify it, prevent it, control it April 21, 2022 Fend off the foliar disease with proper cultural management and a liquid flutolanil formulation.
Verdure: Dollar spot and nitrogen, Part 1 April 2022 A university and a golf course teamed up to determine whether increasing N fertilization reduces dollar spot severity on greens.
Photo Quiz: Flood remnants, tan patches on green April 2022 Calling all turf buffs: Have a go at deciphering this pair of puzzling occurrences.
North star: Carol Turner of Bigwin Island Golf Club April 2022 Superintendent Carol Turner is in charge at Ontario’s Bigwin Island Golf Club, the place where she got her first experience in the business.
PBI-Gordon celebrating 75th anniversary April 11, 2022 GCM sits down with venerable company’s VP/GM to talk about the past — and the future.
Controlling Poa annua with annual bluegrass weevil and PGRs April 2022 Can ABW, alone and in combination with PGR programs, be a viable tool to reduce annual bluegrass cover in creeping bentgrass fairways?
Helmut Ullrich: A sympathetic ear for superintendents April 2022 For 2021 Edwin Budding Award winner Helmut Ullrich, product development began and ended by talking with — and listening to — superintendents.
GCSAA launches nutrient and pest management survey April 5, 2022 Survey series that started in 2006 provides critical data to golf industry for assessment and best practices.
Overcoming language barriers on the golf course April 3, 2022 Gleneagles Country Club’s director of agronomy shares how he tackles language barriers to help his crew stay safe. (Hint: It’s easier than you think!)
Lonnie Poole Golf Course: Managing bentgrass in the transition zone March 2022 Superintendent Brian Green discusses growing superb turf at a North Carolina facility earmarked for growing the game.
Southwest superintendents handle winter challenges March 2022 The region’s varied elevation and other forces of nature necessitate a variety of approaches to winter golf course upkeep. Four New Mexico turf managers talk tools and techniques.
GCM's Industry News Digest: March 2022 March 28, 2022 The latest golf course product and industry news, curated for golf course superintendents and other turf industry professionals.
Effect of annual bluegrass weevil larval stage on insecticide efficacy March 2022 Researchers tested whether four ABW larvicides could be applied later than recommended, potentially allowing for fewer, better-timed applications.