Are you busy this winter?

Now that the snow has covered the course and you’re looking ahead to spring we want to share with you the ideas from others and where you can focus your efforts.  This blog is a collection of articles we have linked which we think you’ll enjoy and discover a few ideas that you may have forgotten or new ideas to consider.  If you find additional articles that you want to share with us we invite you to send those to us and we’ll include them in future blogs.

GOLF COURSE WORK CONTINUES IN THE OFFSEASON

By Adam Moeller, agronomist, Northeast Region
January 23, 2013

Many superintendents are also busy creating maintenance guidelines in collaboration with course officials. Maintenance guidelines/standards are something every golf course should have because they clarify maintenance priorities and keep the entire facility moving in the right direction.  Read more

Things I Wish My Superintendent Understood

Perspectives from the Greens Committee, by Patrick J. Gross

Superintendents like to think they are in the golf course maintenance business, but they are really in the customer service business. As any successful businessperson knows, an important part of good customer service is listening to your customers. Superintendents usually hear from the very vocal 10 percent of golfers or committee members who are not shy about expressing their opinions. But what is the other 90 percent thinking?  Read more

Irrigate for Playability and Turf Health, Not Color

Automatic irrigation systems should be utilized to keep turf alive and achieve firm playing conditions, not to produce the color green.  

By Adam Mueller

Firm conditions and fine-textured turf have long been the foundation for ideal playability. Over time, many golfers have forgotten the value of firmness and replaced it with the desire to have a visually appealing golf course. The ability to irrigate has enabled golf course superintendents to produce amazingly resilient, uniform turf despite low mowing heights, extreme heat, drought, undulating terrain, variable soils, traffic, etc.  Read more