Maintaining a golf course can be tough in any context. But try tending turf in the hottest, driest spot in North America, on the lowest-elevation layout in the world. Bobby Alford is the assistant ...

Remember Angus MacGyver, the titular star of a TV show about a secret agent so resourceful, he once fashioned a hang glider out of a fallen satellite? Dude would have made a good superintendent. For ...

Climate change is making golf courses hotter and drier, posing health risks and forcing changes to tournaments and course maintenance.

For golf course superintendents, late summer is one of the most stressful times of the year—both psychologically speaking and literally for the pressure the turf is under during intense heat and ...

The partially in-ground sensor provides continuous turf data to drive smarter, more efficient playing surface management around tee-boxes and other areas that get worn down quickly ...

With two major softball tournaments on its annual schedule, Loveland’s Barnes Softball Complex is one of the city’s economic engines, generating an estimated $5 million in direct spending and lodging ...

Wickliffe Recreation Director Tim Stopp recently reported at a City Council meeting that irrigation and greens maintenance will continue for as long as possible at Green Ridge Golf Course. Stopp said ...

The use of aerial drones in the care and feeding of golf courses was one of the cutting-edge technologies on display at a recent convention of golf course managers in San Diego. But the gathering wasn ...

Beginning in March, while most of us were still chasing powder days, employees of High Country golf courses were shifting their attention from wintertime responsibilities to making preparations for ...

Before the pros tee off at the 2026 Masters Tournament or amateurs take their first swing on their local links, an entire industry lays the groundwork for the perfect golf course. It’s a process that ...

The total land area devoted to golf in the U.S. is relatively small, but courses can offer substantial environmental benefits – especially in developed areas where green space is increasingly limited.