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| The Tiger Effect
| Much has been made of the impact that Tiger Woods' infidelity will have on the golf industry. Could Tiger's demise lead to less rounds and revenue for golf? Larry Aylward discusses the issue with Geoff Shackelford in this interview. | | | Topdressing Trends
| | Do you have a question about topdressing? Are you wondering what you should look for when buying a topdresser? Scott Kinkead, executive vice president of Turfco Manufacturing, answers these questions and more in this interview with Golfdom Editor in Chief Larry Aylward. | | | Here Comes Winter . . . And Snow Mold
| | Bayer ES's Chris Olsen provides update on snow-mold control in this interview with Golfdom Editor in Chief Larry Aylward. | | | Fertilizer Finding Its Green Image
| | Chris Derrick, technical specialist for Agrium Advanced Technologies, talks about how fertilizer fits in as an environmentally friendly product in this interview with Golfdom's Larry Aylward. | | | The Summer, the South and the Wacky Weather
| | It's finally starting to warm up in the South, but the early summer months have been cool. As far as golf course maintenance goes, have superintendents been thrown a curveball with this weather? We posed this question others to Kathie Kalmowitz, Ph.D. and technical specialist for BASF Turf & Ornamentals. | | | What's New on the Black?
| | Craig Currier, golf course superintendent of the Black Course at Bethpage State Park, talks about the changes to the course since the last U.S. Open was held there in 2002. (Video by Larry Aylward) | | | Shack on The Black
| | Golfdom's intrepid architecture editor talks about the U.S. Open's return to Bethpage Black. | | | Happy Graduation! Sort of
| | I recently attended Jacobsen's Future Turf Managers, where I spent time with recent college graduates who are ready to embark on their promising careers ... in one of the worst economic climates ever. Check out what they have to say about their futures. | | | The Forecast for Fertilizer
| | Mike Stegmann, president of AGROTAIN International, speaks with Larry Aylward about what?s going in the fertilizer industry in terms of supply and demand, and how that's impacting prices. | |  MORE ARTICLES
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| Half Full or Half Empty?
| | GCSAA conducting study to measure water use. | | | Think Water
| | Rain Bird and an assortment of "students" went back to school recently at the University of Arizona (UA). Glendora, Calif.-based Rain Bird held its third Intelligent Use of Water Summit Aug. 31 on the UA campus in Tucson. | | | Think Water
| | Rain Bird takes attendees to school to learn "intelligence use of water" at fourth summit. | | | Water, Water ... Everywhere?
| | No matter in what region they are located, most all golf courses face some kind of irrigation issue | | | Survey Says More Superintendents Aim to Irrigate More Efficiently
| | Poll on water use also reveals that one-third of golfers don't care about water conservation on golf courses | | | Act Now
| | Water conservation seems to be getting a lot of attention. I, for one, say it's about bloody time! Perhaps the stark realization of the enormous obstacles our industry is facing when it comes to both the quantity and the quality of available water for golf courses is finally hitting home. With less water out there for consumption, reducing the amounts we need to sustain our golf courses is quickly becoming a top priority around the country. | | | Architects Have Answers
| | Well before an irrigation system is powered up and the first head is close to popping up and turning, important decisions on how a golf course will maintain its turfgrass have been made. This dictum usually comes from the golf course's owner or members, but they don't reach the decision on their own. | | | Water Wise Extra: U.S. Courses Use Too Much Water, Player Says
| | Golf legend says the cost of irrigating golf courses is driving up the cost of the game. | | | Water Wise Extra: Water Conservation No Big Deal in Japan
| | "We don't care how much water we use on my course. It's not a problem," Japanese course owner says. | | | MORE ARTICLES
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| Dealing with Dreaded Disease
| | Kyle Miller, the senior technical specialist for BASF Corporation, sheds light on how to diagnose and combat turf disease outbreaks in this interview with Golfdom Editor in Chief Larry Aylward. Click here to listen to this podcast. | | | Shack on the U.S. Open
| | Geoff Shackelford discusses the changes at Oakmont Country Club, site of next week's U.S. Open. | | | Golf and the Other Side of the World
| | Frequent flyer Gregg Breningmeyer, director of sales and marketing for John Deere Golf & Turf One Source, talks with Golfdom's Larry Aylward about golf's growing markets in Asia, where he spends an ample amount of time. Click here to hear this podcast. | | | Extinguishing Fire Ants
| | Chuck Silcox, global turf and ornamental product development manager for Dupont Professional Products, talks about fire ant control on golf courses with Golfdom Editor in Chief Larry Aylward. | | | Revving Up for Biodiesel Technology
| | Steve Wood, manager of The Toro Co.'s commercial test engineering department, discusses the company's role in implementing biodiesel technology with Golfdom's Larry Aylward in this podcast. | | | Talking Augusta
| | Golfdom Editor in Chief Larry Aylward asks golf architecture expert Geoff Shackelford (left) what he likes and dislikes about the famed course, site of the Masters. Listen to this Podcast. | | | Back in the U.S.A.
| | In this podcast, Neil Cleveland discusses his first year — and the challenges that came with it — as the managing director of Bayer Environmental Science, a position he assumed on April 3, 2006. | | | Better Safe
| | In this podcast, Dave Ross, technical manager for turf and ornamental products at Syngenta Professional Products, discusses the long-awaited release of Meridian insecticide, which has been in the works since 1995. Ross provides a behind-the-scenes view of the Environmental Protection Agency approval process with a new pesticide. Click here for his interview with Golfdom's Larry Aylward during the Golf Industry Show. | | | You Might Want This Joe to Join Your Course
| | Golf course superintendents need more people like Joe Theismann — who has learned to appreciate what they mean to a golf course's operations — on their sides. | | | MORE ARTICLES
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| Simple Approach Is Not Always So Easy
| | It might appear the maintenance and construction of sand greens would be easy, low cost and environmentally friendly | | | Summer Brings Fun, Sun and LDS
| | LDS is found across a wide range of soil conditions, especially sandy soils | | | Makes Sens-ors
| | Water is the big issue for many golf courses, what with the belief among superintendents that one day there might not be enough of it for irrigation. But not according to Robert Criste, vice president of sales for Golflinx, a manufacturer of soil sensors. | | | Right on Line
| | They might not need to be fast, but they had better be consistent. Whether you manage a par-3, daily-fee track or a possible U.S. Open venue, golfers expect greens to be in harmony with each other. | | | One-Two Punch
| | It was late August near Atlanta and as dry as the Sahara Desert. It was also feverishly hot, as it usually is that time of year in the South. | | | Give 'Em What They Want
| | The putting greens are where a lot of green — as in mucho dinero — is invested in the golf course. The putting greens are also where golf course superintendents are often graded for their agronomic abilities. | | | PGRs Prevail
| | Business for plant growth regulators is booming. Once viewed as a luxury among superintendents with large budgets less than a decade ago, the chemical innovation has offered superintendents ways to produce healthier plants, denser turfgrass, greener color and overall more consistent conditions for golfers. | | | How To Kill 36 Greens At Once
| | Golf maintenance company fries putting greens at Hains Point. | | | More Than Height of Cut
| | Green speeds reflect multiple maintenance practices. | | | MORE ARTICLES
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