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Forgoing overseeding has benefited courses, players
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Whether they've realized it or not, golfers playing on South Carolina's Grand Strand courses at Myrtle Beach have been putting on different type of grasses over the spring months.
Golf course operators and superintendents increasingly have been forgoing the process of overseeding Bermudagrass with winter grasses.
Where overseeding greens with poa trivialis and tees, fairways and even rough with ryegrass was expected and commonplace through the mid-2000s to keep courses a lush green year-round, wall-to-wall overseeding now is becoming a less common practice. "I think you'll see a lot more people, especially with the ultradwarfs, doing it because it's so much easier to keep green speeds and conditions up," said Kevin Thompkins, Class A GCSAA member, True Blue superintendent and president of the Palmetto Golf Course Superintendents Association. More
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The 17th at TPC Sawgrass: The hole that transcends golf
The Toronto Sun
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Jon McCarthy writes, "The 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass transcends golf. It's the only hole in the world that casual sports fans can instantly see in their mind's eye. In a game where controlling your misses is the key to victory, on this hole there is nowhere to miss. Without the water, the 137-yard par 3 would be the easiest hole on the PGA Tour. At that yardage, Tour players are hitting sand wedges into the green. But the signature hole at the recent Players Championship tests the player's most fragile equipment: his mind."
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Rogue rider tears up prized greens
Fife Today
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A motorcycle-driving vandal ripped up the greens on two Leven, Fife, golf courses in Scotland, causing damage to the putting surfaces on the first and 18th holes at Leven Links Golf Club and the 18th hole at Scoonie Golf Club. The damage to the greens is extensive with much of the turf dug out by the motorcycle's tires. Leven Links has had to carry out immediate repairs to make these greens useable for the 900 members of Leven Golfing Society and Leven Thistle Golf Club. Head greenkeeper Andy O'Hara said it could take months to recover.
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Cantigny Golf to open reconstructed Woodside course
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The Wheaton, Ill., Woodside Golf Course nine was closed last October to accommodate the total reconstruction of Woodside No. 2, a 555-yard par 5 and one of Cantigny Golf's signature holes. Reconstruction was prompted by a serious erosion problem along the banks of the stream running the length of the hole. The streambed and shoreline now have been stabilized and planted with grasses and native wetland species to hold the soil in place.
But the project was much bigger than solving the erosion issue, Cantigny also wanted to improve the sightlines and playability of the hole named "Double Jeopardy." Scott Witte, CGCS, is the superintendent at Cantigny Golf.
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Has the golf business made it through the rough?
The MetroWest Daily News
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The golf industry, like many other businesses, was not immune to the country's economic spiral over the past few years.
Many people canceled memberships at private clubs, cut down the number of rounds they played, or gave up the game entirely to save money.
But according to a story last month by Bloomberg News, golf may be coming out of the rough, as the number of rounds at American courses has increased over the past four months.
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The road to U.S. Open goes through New Orleans
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U.S. Open hopefuls from across the globe recently converged on Lakewood Golf Club in New Orleans with ambitions of reaching the national championship through the qualifying process. The course conditions at Lakewood were superb with perfect greens. The competitive course record fell to Tyler Neal of Tucson, Ariz., with his final of 63, crediting his historic round to his work on the greens: "I made miles of putts." GCSAA member and course superintendent Ryan Campbell was on hand and received a personal thanks from Neal: "The greens could not have been better."
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Capital Area superintendents are ready
Capital Area Golf
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They work behind the scenes and, for the most part, go unnoticed. Their main job is to keep the course in good condition for golfers to enjoy — not an easy task. We're talking about golf superintendents.
And with the weather conditions in the Capital Area of New York, this winter notwithstanding, the life of a superintendent can become quite interesting. We talked with three superintendents and GCSAA members — Scott Gallup, Class A, Mark DeSorbe, and Brian Goudey, Class A — from the Capital Area tracks who see a lot of play and are prepared for the season ahead.
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Turfgrass specialist receives Clemson's top agriculture honor
The Times and Democrat
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GCSAA Educator member Bert McCarty is internationally recognized for his expertise in turfgrass maintenance and sod production and recently is the 2012 recipient of South Carolina's Clemson University's highest agricultural honor: the Godley-Snell Award for Excellence in Agricultural Research.
"Research helps the state's $1 billion a year golf tourism and turf production industries stay competitive," said George Askew, director of the Clemson Experiment Station. "Bert has secured more than $4.8 million in outside funding for Clemson, which funds both research and graduate students who are the next generation of turfgrass professionals." But McCarty's reputation reaches beyond Clemson, S.C.
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Voting now open for MVT award
GCM
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It's time to choose GCM's Most Valuable Technician, presented in partnership with Foley United. From an initial field of nominations from around the country, a panel of judges narrowed the field to three finalists: Corby Coggins, equipment technician at Red Stick GC, Vero Beach, Fla.; John Patterson, equipment director at PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; and Jim Stuart, lead equipment technician at Stone Mountain (Ga.) GC. Voting deadline is June 4.
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GCSAA earns 12 TOCA awards
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GCSAA's communications efforts were rewarded with 12 awards during the 2012 Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association Communications Contest. Those include six first-place honors for Golf Course Management magazine, GCSAA's official publication, and GCSAA TV.
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Students: Apply for GCSAA scholarship
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Need financial assistance for college? Apply for the GCSAA Scholars Competition, GCSAA's largest scholarship offering for turf students. Eligible applicants must be enrolled in a recognized undergraduate program in a major field related to turf management, have completed at least 24 credit hours or the equivalent of one year or full-time study in the appropriate major, and be a GCSAA member. The application deadline is June 1.
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Tiny plants could cut costs, shrink environmental footprint
PhysOrg
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Burkhard Schulz, a Purdue University assistant professor of plant biochemical and molecular genetics, found that knocking out the steroid function in corn plants would create tiny versions that only had female sex characteristics. But brassinazole, the chemical used to inhibit the plant steroid biosynthesis, was prohibitively expensive. So Schulz started looking for other options. He found that propiconazole, used to treat fungal dollar spot disease on golf courses, is more potent and costs about 10 cents for the same amount.
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The world is running out of water — now what?
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If current water usage trends continue, by 2025, two-thirds of the world's population will be vulnerable to water shortages. What many in the U.S. may not know is that we are far from immune to water stress. One need look no further than Texas, where a record-breaking drought last year created massive water shortages that significantly impacted the state's water supplies, agriculture and industry. Although the world's water supply works in a continuous cycle of consumption and replenishment — we currently are using more at a faster pace — nature is not able to keep up. No longer is it enough to conserve water during droughts, or to turn off the tap while we brush our teeth — water reuse must be part of the long-term solution.
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Decisions with impact
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Certainly there are daily dilemmas you manage all the time. How do you handle the weightier decisions that have an even greater impact on your life? Following are several approaches you can use.
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Productivity trick: Pick your best 2 hours
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Many of the most effective executives, leaders and business owners are very careful with their time. This includes the appointments they set or take, the meetings they have, organizations to which they belong and the activities they fill their day with. Look at your appointment calendar from last week. In every day there were probably only two hours of high productivity. Use the following steps to make the most of them.
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GCSAA's lineup of live webcasts covers the latest challenges and issues facing superintendents. Learn from leading experts in the turfgrass and golf course management fields, as well as from your fellow superintendents — all from the comfort of your own home or office! All webcasts are now free to GCSAA members.
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Why Care About Organic Matter? |
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