Around The Rim
Mother Nature has blessed The Rim Golf Club with spectacular views and a challenging layout-and the management team is doing its part to provide pristine conditions as an added attraction.
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A Natural Evolution
Woodbridge (Calif.) Golf & Country Club might be tucked among the grape vineyards and cherry orchards of the San Joaquin Valley along the Mokelumne River. But when it comes to the well-being of the 27-hole property, which is one of the few California golf courses located on a river, Certified Golf Course Superintendent Jim Husting has led the charge. Woodbridge [...]
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Pillars of the Community
Golf courses have long had a reputation as poor land uses and as environmental spoilers. Through concerted efforts of industry stakeholders, however, golf courses are taking on new roles as community assets. “Frequently, golf courses are about the only green space in urban areas other than a park,” notes Terry Stratton, Golf Course Superintendent at Little River (Calif.) Inn Golf [...]
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Stewards of the Land
As club and resort properties take leadership roles in environmental initiatives, they’re not only creating a more positive image, but also becoming more efficient operators.
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Golf’s Drive Toward Sustainability
The Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG), the philanthropic arm of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), has established a program, “Golf’s Drive Toward Sustainability,” to provide the industry with a collaborative, sustainable approach to golf facility management. As part of that initiative, the GCSAA has developed a Golf Course Environmental Profile, through a series of five surveys that [...]
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Suppliers Seek to Stay in Demand
- June 1, 2010
- Cover Features, Side Bar
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Chemical and fertilizer manufacturers and suppliers have the most to lose from a movement to reduce overall use of their products in golf course applications—but also the most to gain if they can step up to become preferred vendors of products that meet the needs of a more sustainable approach to course maintenance. That’s why smart superintendents and club managers [...]
- June 1, 2010
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Keeping Up to Date
- May 1, 2010
- Course & Grounds
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The C&G team at Segregansett Country Club consistently finds cost-effective ways to lovingly preserve on of the 100 oldest golf courses in America.
- May 1, 2010
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Charting the Right Course
New formulas for chemical and fertilizer products, along with updated strategies, are helping superintendents grow healthy turf grass in more environmentally friendly and cost-effective ways.
