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The Golf Course Trades: March 2011
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March 30, 2011. April Golf Course Trades Online. See the magazine here. March 29, 2011. 7th all time season snowfall totals. Well, with Friday/Saturday totals of 4.9" of snow, this season zoomed into 7th place all-time snowiest. Hopefully, we will not receive another 3.9" tomorrow to move us up another spot in the rankings. Drug the greens today and got a mow in finally and bunkers were raked. Greens are continueing to heal from the aeration. Warmer weather to come later this week. March 24, 2011. On num...
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The Golf Course Trades: October 2011
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October 31, 2011. Active Beetles in Turfgrasses. Predatory ground beetles and billbugs were two groups of beetles commonly collected from pitfall traps in 2011 in northern Utah turfgrasses. Both are active beetles that rarely fly; however, predatory ground beetles are beneficial insects and billbugs are pests of turfgrasses. October 12, 2011. U works to develop salt-resistant grass for winter. 8220;We always had a problem with salt-tolerant sod on our roadsides,” Troyer said. October 5, 2011. According t...
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The Golf Course Trades: Ryan Moore Forms New Golf Course Management Company
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December 27, 2011. Ryan Moore Forms New Golf Course Management Company. PGA Tour regular Ryan Moore and 13 partners will take over the operations of two golf courses in the south Puget Sound area. The native of Puyallup, Wash., grew up playing at Classic Country Club in Spanaway east of Tacoma. Ryan Moore's father Mike Moore has been the long-time owner of the 18-hole Classic, a public facility, and will serve as the CEO of the new management company. We want this to be a product that appeals to everyone...
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The Golf Course Trades: Sustainable management leads to year round play at Lymm Golf Club
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December 27, 2011. Sustainable management leads to year round play at Lymm Golf Club. This article appeared in Pitchcare Magazine. Issue 39 - October / November 2011. I admit that I had to tweak some of my original ideas to accommodate other pressures but, on the whole, the members are pleased to see the improvements out on the course. Time Greens that were kept green, lush and stripey meant the members were happy. Greens that were quickly watered at the first swallow of summer kept the members happy...
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The Golf Course Trades: April 2011
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April 28, 2011. How golf courses are getting greener. Blame it on Augusta and the advent of colour television. Up till then, most golfers were content to play around the odd weed and didn’t get overly upset if skunks dug up turf. But starting in the late 1960s, colour broadcasts of the Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia showed the world a meticulously-maintained course shimmering like an ethereal Emerald City. Golfers turned green with envy. And then there is the issue of wat...
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Kananaskis Country Golf Course Turf Care: What do you do in the Winter?
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End of 2012 season. Wednesday, 27 February 2013. What do you do in the Winter? For the majority of my short illustrious turf career, I’ve worked as a seasonal employee. The first four years worked nicely because I was a student, finishing high school. Then completing post secondary. The next four were also great, as I collected earnings. From the great resource we all know as Employment Insurance. I quickly realized that as my expensive taste in life evolved, my actual income didn’t. I. Courses. From...
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Kananaskis Country Golf Course Turf Care: February 2013
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End of 2012 season. Wednesday, 27 February 2013. What do you do in the Winter? For the majority of my short illustrious turf career, I’ve worked as a seasonal employee. The first four years worked nicely because I was a student, finishing high school. Then completing post secondary. The next four were also great, as I collected earnings. From the great resource we all know as Employment Insurance. I quickly realized that as my expensive taste in life evolved, my actual income didn’t. I. Courses. From...
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Kananaskis Country Golf Course Turf Care: Welcome to 2013!!
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End of 2012 season. Friday, 18 January 2013. Welcome to the new year! A time when some of us turf managers anticipate great numbers, wonderful compliments and a perfect wintering of our golf courses? Okay, well at least that's something I always try and look forward to every new year. We hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season filled with great food, lots of drink and close company. That time for us has quickly passed and it was back to work as usual. You gotta use the force! Welcome to the Kana...
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My Time at Stone Creek Golf Club: Photo Gallery
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My Time at Stone Creek Golf Club. A weekly update on golf course conditions. Golf and the Environment. David Phipps, GCS. Fun in the snow. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). David Phipps, Superintendent. Oregon City, Oregon. I am a golf course superintendent now working for the GCSAA, serving superintendent members and their chapters across the Northwest United States. View my complete profile. Architect: Peter Jacobsen/Jim Hardy. Greens: Penn Links - A-1/A-4 Bentgrass. Beginning a New Chapter in My Career.
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Ryan in the Real World: October 2011
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Ryan in the Real World. Friday, October 28, 2011. Well four months later and our season has come to a close. We blew out the irrigation system this week- wednesday, thursday, and friday. We let about 20 employees go today. I was surprised that when we told them if they wanted to continue working they could keep coming until the snow flies and only 5 nepalis and 5 amigos took us up on our offer. During the past four months:. We hosted the Cauldron Cup (a big member guest tournament). So a lot has happened...
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