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Aug 01

What the Greenskeepers Know

If you want to know your golf course, mow it.       Verticut the greens. Rake out the bunkers. Weedwack the margins. Run a blower around the fairways until you’re dizzy, and accidentally shower your 6th green with a morning’s worth of clippings. Go get the backpack blower and fix your... read more →
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Jul 10

Aquatrols on the Road: Royal Shenny

Shennecossett GC, a famed Connecticut muni, boasts a tremendous lineage, a treasured role in the community, plus one of the best nicknames in golf. And superintendent Eric Morrison loves every bit of it.  When we head out for our Aquatrols On The Road adventures, we visit some fantastic facilities, including... read more →
Jun 30
Jun 28

Dollar Spot is on the Rise

With ongoing hot, humid weather conditions, it's important to be mindful of the symptoms of and triggers for Dollar Spot, as well as actions you can take to help mitigate this increasingly routine turfgrass disease. Until recently, the disease was widely regarded as being a problem on fescue swards, especially... read more →
Jun 20

Reflections on an Open

‘Nostalgia. It ain’t what it used to be’. So quipped American satirist Peter DeVries. Over the last few months, the nostalgia for me has been real. Every time I walk the few hundred yards from my home to the golf course I’ve loved my entire life, I am transported back... read more →