COURSE CARE

Managing Winter Play April 5, 2019

Applying the principles of turf science to common winter scenarios that arise on golf courses allows decision makers to implement preventative measures, assess risk, and make informed decisions that provide an appropriate balance between the needs of the turf and the expectations of golfers.

Control the variables that can minimize the potential for winter turf loss.

Coping with winter weather challenges northen golf course superintendents.

The value of a cart path network can be realized at all times of the year.

Following several decades of fairway topdressing in the Pacific Northwest, results are clearly positive, but does it make economic sense?

Winter may be the off-season, but with proper care, ultradwarf bermudagrass putting greens do not miss a beat.