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About Chris Lewis

Michigan-based writer Chris Lewis specializes in reporting on golf in the U.S. He wrote about White Pine National Golf Resort for Golfdom in 2013, and part two of the magazine’s annual Plant Health Series in 2014.

Posts by Chris Lewis

SOI: Superintendents, executives enthusiastic for ’18 Posted on 14 Dec 2017 in the Columns categories.

Golf faces many challenges, but core golfers still are passionate about the game. Attendees of the 2017 Carolinas GCSA Conference and Show will just have to accept Executive Director Tim Read more»

SOI 2017: Taking creative courses Posted on 05 Dec 2017 in the Columns categories.

Superintendents continue to look at practical places to lessen labor and inputs. Because Sarasota’s TPC Prestancia is located within a residential community, its course maintenance staff can’t reduce turf as Read more»

A golf course waiting to happen Posted on 27 Nov 2017 in the Featured & Maintenance categories.

Although Stoatin Brae Golf Club opened just this year, its natural characteristics are reminiscent of an old Scottish links course, and its superintendent plans to keep it that way. As Read more»

Boosting plant health on baby greens Posted on 18 Aug 2017 in the Maintenance categories.

As Lexicon’s popularity increases, BASF focuses on benefits it offers newly established greens. In January 2014, BASF announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had registered its Lexicon Intrinsic fungicide, Read more»

2017 Fungicide Survey: Success from coast to coast Posted on 20 Jun 2017 in the Featured & Maintenance categories.

From Atlantic to Pacific, superintendents reap the benefits of fungicide applications. Regardless of a course’s location, every superintendent at some point understands how a lack of control feels. Whether they’re Read more»

Reverse the course: North America’s first 18-hole reversible course set to open Posted on 29 Jun 2016 in the Featured & Maintenance categories.

Forest Dunes Golf Club’s agronomy crew is preparing for the opening of North America’s first 18-hole reversible course. For more than 20 years, golf course architect Tom Doak has envisioned Read more»