Playing Catch Up
As the economy improves and capital-spending pursestrings are loosened, course and grounds departments are getting the go-ahead to pursue needed equipment investments that had been put on hold in recent years.
As the economy improves and capital-spending pursestrings are loosened, course and grounds departments are getting the go-ahead to pursue needed equipment investments that had been put on hold in recent years.
For Spring Brook Country Club in Morristown, N.J., removing sediment from water through hydro-dredging was the ideal way to transform an eyesore into a clean, wildlife-friendly irrigation source.
Sean O’Brien, Director of Grounds for Hawk’s Landing Golf Club at the Orlando (Fla.) World Center Marriott, is driven to succeed, and he has the accolades to prove it.
Reflecting their elevated professional status, superintendents are now getting in on the ground floor to provide brains, and leadership, for golf course construction and renovation projects.
A spike in gasoline prices and a timely conversation prompted The Refuge, a daily-fee golf course in Flowood, Miss., to convert its equipment and golf cars from gasoline to propane power.
A partnership to rebuild a South Florida interstate yielded benefits for Davie G&CC.
Certified Golf Course Superintendent Joseph Hubbard, Director of Golf Maintenance at Broken Sound Club, is a strong taskmaster when it comes to environmental stewardship.
Superintendents are finding a variety of ways to contain water costs and usage.