Posts in category Maintenance

Height of cut is just one way to manage green speeds, and not all greens should be managed alike.

Editor’s note: I generally enjoy and respect the letters to the editor we get, but this one struck a nerve with me. I’ve always thought …

Wherever your golf course is located, the wacky winter weather this year will affect how you manage the risk of dollar spot infestation (Sclerotinia homoeocarpa).

Scouting, monitoring, preventive treatments, cultural practices and curative treatments all play a part in a unified approach.

Green speed must be considered in conjunction with appearance and playability, as well as overall health.

Emotional intelligence is hard to evaluate in an interview, but it is one of the most important intangible qualities of good leaders.

Your spring irrigation audit will save water, money and valuable man-hours during the course of the season.

There will be problems in areas where there is poor percolation, where thatch has accumulated, or over a clay lens. All are welcome mats for disease.

New products and formulations give superintendents options for micromanaging greens.

This is how irrigation companies develop central controls to maximize efficiency, customization and conservation.