Tag: USGA Green Section

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Off the Record: The why behind water feature management

January 31, 2025 By
Mike Kenna looks at management strategies for understanding pond ecology, design impacts and specific control measures for algae and aquatic plants. ...

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Texas Golf Hall of Fame adds legendary agronomist as 2024 inductee

January 22, 2025 By
Marvin H. Ferguson, Ph.D., a 2024 inductee into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame, is celebrated nearly 40 years after his passing on Jan. 10, 1985 ...

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USGA Green Section adds Ross Niewola, CGCS, as west region agronomist

December 9, 2024 By
Most recently, Niewola was the golf course superintendent at Walla Walla (Wash.) Country Club. ...

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USGA and the R&A partner to improve sustainable golf course and turfgrass management efforts

May 22, 2024 By
Beginning later this year, multi-year research projects will be funded to develop practical solutions that can be adopted by those managing golf facilities and turfgrass areas. ...

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Recent updates from the USGA Green Section

April 9, 2024 By
USGA Green Section's Matt Pringle, managing director and Scott Mingay, director of product, share recent major updates from the organization at the 2024 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show. ...

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Cole Thompson, Ph.D., USGA director of turfgrass and environmental research, says the 15/30/45 initiative isn’t meant to be a mandate, but a general goal for courses who wish to conserve water. “(We can) show how much water (courses) can save, and then tell those stories to other golf courses.” (Photo copyright USGA / Chris Keane)

With a big 2023 behind them, the USGA Green Section takes a moment to reflect and look ahead

January 24, 2024 By
The USGA reflects on the good work it has accomplished in the past, as well as what’s on the horizon. ...

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