DR. GLENN BURTON
World-renowned agronomist Dr. Glenn Burton passed away at the age of 95 on November 5, 2005. Dr. Burton moved to Tifton, Georgia, in 1936 to work at the Coastal Plains Experiment Station for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and he continued in that location as head of the Grass Breeding Department for more than 60 years. After retirement, however, he continued to go in to work each day to continue his research in grass breeding.
Dr. Burton is credited with developing several outstanding turfgrasses used on golf courses, home lawns, and sports fields. His development of several Tif- varieties of bermudagrass, including Tifgreen, Tifway, and Tifdwarf, were a boon to southern golf courses. The USGA provided funding support for his work from 1946 to 1996. For his remarkable achievements in breeding grasses for golf, Dr. Burton was honored with the USGA Green Section Award in 1965.
NEW PUBLICATION AVAILABLE
Wildlife Links: Improving Golf's Environmental Game is now available through the USGA Order Department. First established in 1995, Wildlife Links is a joint venture of the USGA and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. This research program is golf's first comprehensive investigation of the game's relationship to and impact on wildlife and wildlife habitat on the golf course. The publication is filled with practical information and advice for golf course superintendents and provides examples of habitat projects that can be implemented on golf courses. The publication is available for $5.00 by calling the USGA Order Department at 800-336-4446 and requesting publication #PG5009.
"WHY DO YOU AERATE WHEN I'M TRYING TO PLAY GOLF?"
Communicating to golfers the necessity of some of the basic agronomic management programs and procedures that take place on the golf course often can be a frustrating task for golf course superintendents. Irrigation, aerating, frost delays, Stimpmeter readings, ball mark repair, and bunker etiquette are just a few of the topics about which superintendents often field questions from golfers.
The USGA has just made available 17 animations and video clips on the USGA Web site to help address some of the questions most commonly asked of golf course superintendents. These two- to three-minute clips are appropriate to share with golfers and committee members, and to use in staff training programs.
The animations and video clips are available for viewing on the USGA Web site at www.usga.org/turf. A DVD, titled The USGA Golfer's Guide: An Animated Journey from Tee to Green, also is available through the USGA Order Department for $14.95 ($10.95 for USGA Members) at 800-336-4446 (plus applicable shipping and taxes). In addition to the agronomic-based animations, the DVD contains 29 animations pertaining to the Rules of Golf and includes an interactive golf hole.
