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After a tough winter in Florida and other parts of the Southeast, here are some tips you can use to educate golfers about the challenges your course faced and how you tried to manage them 👇

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Maintaining bunker sand at the appropriate depth is important for optimizing performance, but how do you know was the right depth is?

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ABW is a destructive pest that's hard to manage. This article highlights research into the key components of a solid program – including understanding the lifecycle, scouting methods, and control options. Using the right techniques at the right times is critical 👇

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Golf courses provide valuable habitat for plants and animals. Creating, protecting and improving those habitats takes a team effort between golfers, superintendents and scientists.

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Golfers experience the environmental benefits of courses every time they play, but the relationship between the game and the environment isn’t always well understood.

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Dr. Cole Thompson, our director of research, joined the podcast for a special episode to discuss how scientific research is improving the sustainability of golf.

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The course conditions seen during televised golf can leave golfers with some pretty grand ideas for their home courses. It's important to remember that the conditions we see on TV require more than meets the eye, and more than most budgets have to give 👇

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With right around the corner, today’s Record highlights some important things you should know about golf and the environment. We also have a timely research article about ABW control, a great tip for spraying in tight places, and more! Click to subscribe for free 👇

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We are saddened by the passing of Dr. Joe Vargas. His career in turf research and education MSU spanned more than half a century and was marked by numerous significant contributions to golf course management and turf science. He will be missed.

We are saddened by the passing of Dr. Joe Vargas. His career in turf research and education @michiganstateu spanned more than half a century and was marked by numerous significant contributions to golf course management and turf science. He will be missed.
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We encourage you to take this survey from EcoAdapt to share your thoughts about the potential impact of climate change on golf. Findings will inform future research and recommendations on this topic 👇

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The weather is warming up and practice areas on golf courses everywhere are busy! Here are few things golfers can do to help keep the practice area in good shape for the long season ahead 👇

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The course conditions we enjoy today depend on highly specialized (and very expensive) equipment. Learn more about the amazing machines that make modern maintenance possible 👇

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Logs and limbs that need to be disposed of after tree removal often take up valuable space in a dump area or must be hauled off-site. What if there was a better way to get rid of them?

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Courses throughout the Northeast have either made their first preemergence applications or soon will. A common question is whether it’s best to make one application or split them.

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The new update to our DEACON management system has arrived! In DEACON R20 you’ll find improved Charts, easy Job and Metric recording, and new Calendar functionality. See how DEACON with the GS3 Ball makes data collection and analysis easier than ever ➡️bit.ly/3J7Ysjs

The new update to our DEACON management system has arrived! In DEACON R20 you’ll find improved Charts, easy Job and Metric recording, and new Calendar functionality. See how DEACON with the GS3 Ball makes data collection and analysis easier than ever ➡️bit.ly/3J7Ysjs
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If your course struggled with the impact of El Niño this winter, register for our free seminar next week Resort at Longboat Key Club. We have great speakers talking about effects, recovery, and prep for next time. Also .25 GCSAA ed. credits and golf available. Learn more➡️ bit.ly/3xaQ4wP

If your course struggled with the impact of El Niño this winter, register for our free seminar next week @LBKCR. We have great speakers talking about effects, recovery, and prep for next time. Also .25 @GCSAA ed. credits and golf available. Learn more➡️ bit.ly/3xaQ4wP
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More courses in the Desert Southwest are not overseeding ultradwarf bermudagrass greens. These grasses have shown they can maintain density and quality even through heavy winter play 👇

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