California Alliance for Golf honored by GCSAA for advocacy efforts

The coalition brings together different sectors of California’s golf industry to protect and promote the game as a unified entity.

Tyler Bloom wins 2020 Leo Feser Award

Bloom’s GCM article about welcoming golf course employees who have different abilities has been voted the top superintendent-written story.

Poa annua: Alternative control options

Lemon juice for Poa control? In the quest for non-herbicidal treatments, researchers tested several outside-the-box options. Here’s how they fared.

Effects of shade on warm-season turf water-use rates

Researchers gauged how moderate shade influenced the evapotranspiration rates of four bermudagrasses and two zoysiagrasses.

Evaluating biological thatch control in turfgrass

Some biostimulants may reduce thatch without the disruption to play that occurs with aerification or other intensive practices.

Wetting agents for winter turf protection

Researchers explored whether applying wetting agents to dormant ultradwarf bermudagrass greens could curb winter injury and ensure speedy spring green-up.

Michael Kenna to receive GCSAA’s Distinguished Service Award

The former director of USGA Green Section Research has been instrumental in leading and advocating for turf research that has elevated the golf industry.

Photo Quiz: Irrigation line inhabitants, uneven ground

Some fishy things were afoot at the golf facilities in this month’s Photo Quiz. See whether you can figure out what brought them about.

Retirement planning basics for golf course superintendents

A retired superintendent shares introductory retirement-planning steps and insights tailored to those who make a living keeping the green.

Improved irrigation spurs course’s resurgence

With its recent irrigation system overhaul, once-struggling Anthem Country Club near Las Vegas is singing a new tune. Stakeholders discuss overcoming obstacles both geographic and financial.

Narrating history: Jim Nantz reflects on the 1997 Masters

The sportscaster — recipient of GCSAA’s 2021 Old Tom Morris Award — revisits the moment that changed golf and finding the words to capture it.

Jim Nantz: Calling the shots

At the mic for over 30 years, Nantz has narrated some of golf’s biggest moments. The 2021 Old Tom Morris Award winner chats with GCM about his career, his respect for superintendents, his role in the Alzheimer’s fight, and more.

Golf in Alaska: Golf’s last frontier

What Alaska lacks in a lengthy golf season, it makes up for with midnight sun and majestic scenery. Here’s a look at golf in the largest and northernmost state.

Defeating dollar spot and other diseases at 3 Lakes Golf Course

DMI chemistries from BASF Turf have outworked a host of disease pressures at the Pittsburgh facility while also saving its superintendent time and money.

16 turf dogs to lift your spirits

Meet the canine crew members featured in GCSAA and LebanonTurf’s just-unleashed 2021 “Dog Days of Golf” calendar.

Jim Nantz to receive Old Tom Morris Award from GCSAA

The sports commentator’s insight and analysis have illuminated golf for worldwide audiences for more than three decades.

Reducing anthracnose with potassium and nitrogen

Anthracnose severity in annual bluegrass is strongly linked to N and K deficiencies. At what rates do these nutrients best team up to control the disease?

Bermudagrass vs. drought stress

Can bermudagrass cultivars that have been deemed drought-resistant maintain that status when grown in shallow soil profiles?

Verdure: Let the sunshine in

A test of 12 warm-season turfgrasses’ responses to different shade levels illuminates the often cloudy matter of quantifying shade tolerance.

Turf insects: Looking for bugs in all the right places

To best manage turf pests, superintendents must first don their detective hats. A turf entomologist details the different insect-monitoring techniques and which work for tracking which insects.