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May 2012

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New Gadgets for the Golf Course
By Editorial Advisory Board
Game Changer
By Larry Aylward
Tending to Trees
By John C. Fech
In This Episode of "Survivor," A Golf Course Architect Perseveres
By Larry Aylward
Book Closing on GCSAA Chapter Meetings. What to Do?
By Christopher S. Gray Sr.

On the Lookout

Superintendents, concerned with the impact of one of the warmest winters in history, are watching turfgrass carefully.

By Larry Aylward
On this cool, early-spring morning, Barber peers into the microscope looking for clues of something that could lead to the turf's eventual demise. He's concerned about the turf's health, considering the unseasonably warm weather of the past several months in the Pittsburgh area where Cranberry Highlands is located. Barber wonders if the weather - temperatures were in the 80s the week before - could have an adverse agronomic impact on the turf, so he's watching it as closely as he can.
Barber's not the only golf course superintendent who's apprehensive about how ... (Read More...)

The Latest News and Views from Superintendent Magazine

5/15/2012 - Jacobsen Loves School

Charlotte, N.C.-based Jacobsen recently had a chance to reconnect with some of its former "students" - people who have benefitted from the company's investments in education. Since the 1980s, Jacobsen has been hosting the Future Turf Managers program, ...More

5/9/2012 - Bell Honored for Distinguished Service

By Larry Aylward/Editorial Director The Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association is comprised of writers, editors and publishers from green industry trade magazines as well as public relations representatives, marketers and executives from ...More

5/2/2012 - "A Real Godsend"

By Larry Aylward / Editorial Director Golf Course Superintendent Kevin Smith put it best. "With so many distressed owners and distressed properties, this has been a real godsend for the golf business so far this year," said Smith, vice president ...More

4/12/2012 - What Bubba Did Was Awesome, But ...

I was having coffee with golf course architect Jason Straka Monday morning and the conversation topic turned to . Bubba Watson (who else?). Watson, of course, won The Masters the day before in stunning fashion, carding four birdies on the back nine ...More

4/6/2012 - Bell Retiring From Syngenta

The golf course maintenance industry will lose a very popular person in Margaret Bell when she retires from Syngenta in May. Bell has spent more than 30 years at Syngenta; her career spanned the green industry, pest control and agriculture beginning ...More

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