Mar
19
By Pat Jones| Patrick Van Vleck used old-school cultivation practices and a Redox-driven fertility program to turn the turf around at unique Massachusetts municipal. Patrick Van Vleck’s high school guidance counselor was stumped when he asked her about schools that taught golf course management, but she eventually pointed him towards...
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Mar
19
By Pat Jones | Brady Finton relied on a smaller crew, lots of creativity and years of experience with Revolution to get Tulsa CC through the craziest year ever. In a state where superintendents annually face extreme weather, the summer of 2020 was actually “close to normal” for Brady Finton...
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Jan
19
By: Pat Jones | How Dean Piller uses the TurfRx approach to achieve better turf, labor savings, and lower inputs. I called Dean Piller, the legendary western Canadian agronomist who cares for the iconic Cordova Bay GC, about one story but he gave me a better one. I originally reached...
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Jan
19
Our President and CEO, Matt Foster, shares some observations about last year and some good news for this one. I struggled with how to start this letter off since 2020 has been such a bittersweet year for many of us in the turf world. From some professionals being furloughed to...
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Jan
19
By: Pat Jones | How agronomic reps like Keith Bennett embraced the crazy challenges of 2020 with a new focus on plant health and nutrition with Redox. Keith Bennett was a New Jersey township boy who loved the woods and his high school job at the local golf course. He...
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Jan
12
In our Behind The Drop Q&A series, we bring you brief interviews with some of the minds driving innovation at Aquatrols. We speak to a wide variety of folks who work here at Aquatrols, exploring topics from research, to conservation, to business. Today we are featuring an interview with Duncan...
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Jan
12
By: Pat Jones | Paul Golliff was able to conquer wilt and shed some turf anxiety thanks to Zipline and advice from his Aquatrols rep. Paul Golliff, Bridgewater Golf Course Superintendent Even at age 60, the lessons Paul Golliff learned decades ago working for Brian Chalifoux at Olympia Fields still...
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Nov
18
By Pat Jones | How Chicago super Tim Christians uses Zipline in his never-ending fight against mushy greens. Tim Christians sums up how a lot of turfheads feel about the profession with this saying: “I don’t love it because of golf. I love it because of golf courses.” He had...
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Nov
11
By: Pat Jones | Let’s remember what keeps us together in our community: #Grateful4Turf The golf community has much for which to be grateful this year. We came back from shutdowns and the brink of disaster to post record rounds and revenue in many places. We also showed, once again,...
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Nov
10
By: Aquatrols | A simple addition of a quality soil surfactant can substantially boost the impact of your early season herbicide applications as well as other soil applied inputs. Papa Johns is famous for saying “Better ingredients. Better pizza.” The same is true with your tank-mix ingredients, particularly for important...
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