Olde is new again: Insights from a renovation December 2021 Darren Davis, CGCS, discusses the decisions that guided recent renovation work at Olde Florida Golf Club and explains key steps, such as fraise mowing, that ensured success.
A fruitful business: Southers Marsh Golf Club October 21, 2021 Thirty acres of cranberry bogs sit among the Massachusetts course’s 18 holes. Golf course superintendent and third-generation cranberry farmer Will Stearns chats about both fruits of his labor.
South Carolina course’s deadwood turned into art October 7, 2021 At the superintendent’s suggestion, chain saw artists have returned a dead oak to its status as stunning signature tree at Santee Cooper Resort.
Behind the scenes at the 2021 Ryder Cup September 23, 2021 GCM is on-site at Whistling Straits, chronicling the lead-up to the U.S. vs. Europe showdown. Check out behind-the-scenes photos and video, plus get all the agronomic details.
Setting the stage for the 2021 Solheim Cup September 2, 2021 Visit Inverness Club during tournament-prep week, hear from superintendent John Zimmers about recent course work, and get all the playing surface details for the U.S.-Europe showdown.
Shifting sands: Returning a golf property to its sand dune roots August 2021 Go inside the still-unfolding transformation of Oklahoma’s Boiling Springs Golf Club, a case study in adapting an existing golf course to the game’s changing landscape.
Keeping the green at Mongolia’s only golf course August 2021 Mount Bogd Golf & Country Club superintendent Ariunbold Damba discusses growing turf and gaining a foothold for golf in a region with extreme winters and rugged terrain.
Straight into Compton: SoCal supers revive neglected course August 5, 2021 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.
Sod shuffle: Cutting renovation costs at Kenwood Country Club July 29, 2021 To complete a sweeping course overhaul under budget, an Ohio superintendent and his crew regrassed with salvaged sod and employed additional cost-saving strategies.
Meadow Brook Golf Club perseveres after repeat fires July 8, 2021 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 July 8, 2021 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.
Joyful noise at En-Joie Golf Club July 1, 2021 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.
Prepping for the 2021 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship June 24, 2021 GCM caught up with Atlanta Athletic Club director of agronomy Lukus Harvey and EM John Patterson to chat about this week’s course conditions, equipment and more.
Team Torrey Pines and the 2021 U.S. Open June 2021 GCSAA members have been instrumental in Torrey Pines’ journey from humble SoCal muni to two-time major championship host.
Golf course BMPs success story: Woodbridge Golf and Country Club May 27, 2021 Superintendent Kurtis Wolford credits environmental best management practices with facilitating a swift solution to a potentially devastating disruption to the club’s water supply.
Shore thing: The PGA Championship at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course May 2021 Superintendent Jeff Stone discusses working on the ever-shifting landscape, the course’s defining features (lots of wind, relatively little turf), and this month’s main event.
The Home Course’s explosive history May 2021 Formerly the site of an explosives manufacturing plant, the Washington course features historic remnants and uncommon agronomic challenges.
Tiburón Golf Club’s tournament trifecta April 15, 2021 This week, the Naples, Fla., standout is hosting its third professional golf event in just five months’ time. Here’s how the agronomy team planned for and pulled off the feat.
2021 Valero Texas Open: Golf course facts March 30, 2021 The event returns to the PGA Tour schedule after its cancellation in 2020 because of the pandemic. Get to know TPC San Antonio’s Oaks Course.
Central Florida club replicates golf’s iconic holes March 2021 Golfers can play a bit of Augusta, the Old Course and other elite venues at Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club.