Since 1927 — The Resource for Superintendents Golfdom's primary readership is superintendents — the people who manage and maintain golf courses.
Superintendents are experts in agronomy, the study of soil and turfgrass management. Golf course owners, architects, general managers and pros also read the magazine. Golfdom strives to educate and entertain its readers through content that underscores utility and provides practical information to help them in their careers. The original Golfdom magazine was founded in 1927 as the industry’s first
business journal. The digest-sized publication, founded and published by the legendary Herb Graffis, was the “bible” for greenkeepers, club managers and golf professionals in search of technical and professional information. The old Golfdom was among the first industry publications to promote education and training for greenkeepers and other “revolutionary” concepts. Many of today’s practices, technologies and products were first introduced in Golfdom. Golfdom was published for more than 50 years before Herb’s declining health and changes in the magazine marketplace led to its demise in 1981. For 18 years, there was an empty space in the golf industry where Golfdom was supposed to be. That changed in 1999 when Questex Media's Landscape Group revived the title to launch a new upscale publication designed to fill the niche between the highly technical association journal and the newsy tabloids.
The GCSAA and National FFA Organization have partnered to host the 2025 National Turfgrass Science Invitational, providing a competitive event for high school agricultural education students emphasizing skills in turfgrass science.
The GCSAA and FFA partnered to provide a competitive event for high school agricultural education students that emphasizes skills in turfgrass science.
GEO Foundation for Sustainable Golf recently published "Outlook Paper: Sustainable Golf Events," exploring the future of sustainable golf tournaments, specifically the collaborative and leadership efforts that support them.
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The GEO Foundation aims to inspire, guide and celebrate sustainable practices that positively impact three primary areas: nature, climate and the local community.
We hope you all had a safe and enjoyable weekend. Cheers to you! 👏🏻
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Happy first day of September! We are celebrating the long weekend with today's , Whiskey! 🇺🇲
Thanks to Colin Bosco for submitting your pal and to John Deere and Rain Bird for sponsoring our underdogs!
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Briggs & Stratton, a manufacturer of commercial power solutions, launched the Vanguard 300 single-cylinder horizontal shaft engine.
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With the addition of the 307cc option to its single-cylinder lineup, Vanguard can now offer original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) the ability to power their full product line with one engine brand.
We're closing out the August with Barkley! 🐕
Thanks to Tim Walker for submitting your pup and to Rain Bird and John Deere for sponsoring our underdogs!
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Snap a photo of your pup on the course this Labor Day weekend and submit it to feature in the 2025 Calendar! 🐾⛳️
Submit your photo here! ⬇️
Do you want your furry best friend featured in the 2025 Underdogs of Turf calendar, brought to you by John Deere and Rain Bird?
Bernhard Academy, established in 2019 to provide turf industry professionals in the U.K. with essential skills and knowledge, is now expanding to the U.S.
Learn more from Education Director Sami Strutt. 👇🏻
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Wei Zhang, Ph.D., Michigan State University interim chairperson of plant, soil and microbial sciences department, shared that the candidate search for the Joe Vargas professorship in turfgrass pathology has begun.
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The review and selection process will take several months, with an anticipated start date by the fall of 2025.
Today's spotlight, Denali, is taking a joy ride in the cart! 🐶
Thanks to Dirk Behney for submitting your pup and to John Deere and Rain Bird for sponsoring our underdogs!
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Social media can be tricky to navigate sometimes, so what is the best way to utilize these platforms in the turf industry?
Brandon Cox, sales manager for STEC Equipment, Inc, shares his insights here: https://heyor.ca/hnWLD7
Nufarm US Turf & Ornamental will launch its Edge Rewards early order program on Sept. 1, 2024. Learn more about the program below. ⬇️
Through Nufarm’s Edge Rewards program, participants can get valuable distributor credit rebates by purchasing a combination of two or more products with a minimum total value of $3,000 during one of the two order periods.
After 19 years with the GCSAA, Mark Johnson, director of environmental programs, has announced his retirement beginning Dec. 12.
During and before his time at GCSAA, Johnson’s career focused on outdoor recreation, environmental protection, wildlife and natural resource conservation.
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts evaluated several nontraditional products and fungicide treatments to evaluate prevention at Val Halla Golf Course in Cumberland, Maine.
Check it out below. ⬇️
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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts evaluated several nontraditional products and fungicide treatments to evaluate snow mold prevention at Val Halla Golf Course in Cumberland, Maine.
Celebrate with us and meet today's , Kali Rae! Let's take a moment to appreciate the wonderful dogs in our lives. 🐾
Thanks to Greg Barnes for submitting your pal and to Rain Bird and John Deere for sponsoring our underdogs!
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Do you sometimes feel like you’re asked to do three jobs at once? If so, you’re not alone.
In this article from the June 1973 issue of Golfdom, Illinois superintendent Paul Voykin explains why it takes a team effort from the superintendent, golf pro and club manager to operate a golf course profitably and efficiently. 👇🏻 https://heyor.ca/HwNIgp
In this article from the June 1973 issue of Golfdom, Illinois superintendent Paul Voykin explains why it takes a team effort to operate a golf course profitably and efficiently.
Audubon International awarded winners in several categories for its 8th Annual BioBlitz competition, sponsored by BioBoost Nest.
See the winners here. 👇🏻
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The event stretched from May 18 to June 17 across the United States, Canada and Latin America as hundreds of nature enthusiasts came together to observe more than 2,000 species of flora and fauna.
Amwins recently announced the launch of its Tees-to-Green flood insurance program designed to reimburse U.S. golf courses for lost revenue and repair costs incurred when courses are flooded.
Learn more below. ⬇️
The program is designed to reimburse U.S. golf courses for lost revenue and repair costs incurred when courses are flooded.
We hope you enjoyed your week on the course like today's , Chief! ⛳️
Thanks to Renee Ruth for submitting your pal and to John Deere and Rain Bird for sponsoring our underdogs!
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Eight assistant superintendent members of the GCSAA have been chosen for the seventh class of the Excel Leadership Program, which is funded by Nufarm US Crop Protection.
See the list of members below. ⬇️
The three-year program offers leadership training for assistant superintendents in personal, career and community/industry stewardship.
Are you unsure how to navigate meetings with stakeholders?
Tiffany Koss, president of Kafka Granite LLC, shares some tips and tricks on influencing stakeholders in order to get your ideas off the ground.
See Koss's tips here: https://heyor.ca/hUUaV2
This week's features North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, Calif. ⛳️
Landscapes Unlimited, LLC, is expected to complete a major renovation of the private golf course by the end of September.
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Every feature and component of the courses has been reimagined by Jackson Kahn Design.
Every year since Trevor Meints, superintendent of grounds and agronomics, arrived at Castle Pines GC in 2015, the Nicklaus-designed course has undergone continuous renovations.
See the list of what has been done prior to this year's BMW Championship. ⬇️
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Meints talks playing conditions, renovations made to the course and more.
Harrell's LLC launched ProtectMax Southside Broadleaf and Sedge Herbicide, a combination product designed for selective postemergence control of annual and perennial sedges, grasses and broadleaf weeds in warm-season turfgrass.
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The new product is a unique combination designed for selective post-emergence control of annual and perennial sedges, grasses and broadleaf weeds in warm-season turfgrass.
Snow molds in the northern U.S. are some of the most serious turfgrass diseases a superintendent will face.
In his latest column, Karl Danneberger, Ph.D., shares how supers can contend with the disease. 👇🏻
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Snow molds in the northern U.S. are the most serious turfgrass diseases a superintendent will face.
Today's , Tundra, is ready to head home after a long day on the course. 🐶
Thanks to Dirk Behney for submitting your pup and to John Deere and Rain Bird for sponsoring our underdogs!
(Photo: Dirk Behney)
Through 2025, STIHL will have invested more than $60 million towards battery manufacturing, including battery-powered blowers, pruners, trimmers, multi-attachment tools and more.
Over the next two years, 30 new battery-operated products are scheduled to hit the market worldwide.
Researchers conducted a new study at the O.J. Noer Turfgrass Research and Education Facility in Madison, Wis., to test winter rain’s impact on snow mold fungicides.
See the results below. ⬇️
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The research in this article provides important information about how snow mold fungicides react in a winter environment, and it will hopefully aid superintendents in developing strategies to improve snow mold control.
Harrell's LLC appointed its current president and COO, Jack Harrell III, as its new CEO and chairman of the board.
Harrell III succeeds his father and former CEO and Chairman of the Board, Jack Harrell Jr., after his recent passing.
With Midwest superintendents now needing to watch for , it’s important to know the warning signs and how to control this potentially damaging pest.
Get to know ABW in the article below. 👇🏻
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With Midwest superintendents now needing to watch for ABW, it’s important to know the warning signs and how to control this potentially damaging pest.
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We are proud to announce our 2024 Herb Graffis Businessperson of the Year Award winner is Scott Bower! 👏🏻 Seth Jones recently visited Martis Camp Club in Truckee, Calif., to congratulate Bower and talk to him about how his job has evolved over the years. 🎥: https://heyor.ca/7bSPxR
Inside the PBI-Gordon Turf lab, Dale Sanson, Ph.D., senior director of formulation development in compliance chemistry, shares with Seth Jones how he created SpeedZone Broadleaf Herbicide. 🎥: https://heyor.ca/Qz6h0h
There's nothin' quite like catching up with some old friends. Seth Jones and Scott Hollister sat down with Jeff White, CGCS, to discuss how working in Lawrence, Kan., and regularly meeting GCSAA presidents motivated him to run for GCSAA president himself. 🎥: https://heyor.ca/588he0
Seth Jones swings by the PBI-Gordon Turf lab to meet with Dale Sanson, Ph.D., to talk about how supers can use Atrimmec to reduce labor and eliminate nuisance fruit. 🎥: https://heyor.ca/y4v8W3
In May of last year, two of the Detroit Golf Club's greens were vandalized just weeks before the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic. A year later, Superintendent Sam Moynihan tells the story of that day and how his crew overcame it. 🎥: https://bit.ly/4eJzRjM Thanks to our 2024 Tour Guide sponsor, Underhill International Corporation!
Brandon Razo, superintendent at Panther Creek Country Club in Springfield, Ill., shares his advice for others hosting professional tournaments. 🎥: https://bit.ly/3ztLxGR Underhill International Corporation
Charlie Schauwecker, director of agronomy at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash., shares how the crew prepares for the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. 🎥: https://bit.ly/4cvYoqC #KPMGWomensPGA Underhill International Corporation
Dale Sanson, Ph.D., senior director of formulation development in compliance chemistry at PBI-Gordon Turf, shares how the company’s Segway Fungicide SC battles Pythium on the golf course. 🎥: https://bit.ly/3KHGPry
At the 2024 U.S. Open Championship, Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones chats with Connor Roddy, assistant in training at Pinehurst Resort, about his experience attending the United States Golf Association - USGA Greenkeeper Apprenticeship Program last year. 🎥: https://bit.ly/3VII407
Seth Jones caught a moment with Bob Farren, CGCS, director of golf course maintenance at Pinehurst Resort, to talk what's new at the U.S. Open Championship and how his crew prepared for this year's major event. 🎥: https://bit.ly/3KJ638Z
Norma Frotton, product marketing manager for the Toro golf irrigation business, showcases the Lynx Drive mobile platform for managing golf course irrigation systems. 🎥: https://bit.ly/3yPG5hc
Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones swings by the Bernhard Company booth to chat with Danny McConnell, director of North America business, and Steven Nixon, managing director, about the latest updates from the company. 🎥: https://bit.ly/3KnJrun
Dane Wilson, superintendent at Wakonda Club in Des Moines, Iowa, shares details about the club's major restoration prior to the 2024 Principal Charity Classic. 🎥: https://bit.ly/3WZ6O5d Underhill International Corporation
Have you read the May edition of Golfdom yet? EIC Seth Jones gives the rundown of what you can expect in this month's issue. 👇🏻 🎥: https://bit.ly/3X5pUGY
Matthew Vollrath, superintendent at Harbor Shores Golf Course in Benton Harbor, Mich., talks the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship and how his career prepared him for this moment. 🎥: https://bit.ly/44X1xNe
Russ Mitchell, director of Albaugh Specialty Products, shares how the last few months have been following the company’s rebranding. Watch the full video here: https://bit.ly/4dMOHVW
Seth Jones swings by the SePRO Turf booth at the 2024 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show to talk with Kyle Briscoe, Ph.D., senior technical development manager, about the company’s new StriCore Herbicide. Watch the full video here: https://bit.ly/4bprMP8
Carl Eberts, product category manager for golf irrigation for Hunter Industries, walks through the company’s Pilot Command Center Software and showcases the new mobile app feature. Watch the full video here: https://bit.ly/3V3MPAJ
Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones had a chance to sit down with John Ballard, CGCS, superintendent at Valhalla GC, to talk how his crew prepared for this year's PGA Championship at the 2024 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show. Watch the full video here: https://bit.ly/4askXuJ
Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones introduces the 2024 Golfdom Tour Guide, brought to you by Underhill International Corporation. This year’s edition is filled with over 20 interviews with supers who host professional tournaments, including the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship. 🎥: https://bit.ly/3yeL8Yv (Video: Golfdom staff)
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