A surprise dry spell and heat wave around the northern U.S. meant an early start to water management for many courses. We talked with turf pros in hard-hit areas in the northeast who met the challenge using Zipline. As you may have noticed, much of the U.S. seemed to skip spring and go directly to […]
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Aquatrols proudly sponsored the 11th hole at the recent Ladies Professional Golf Association event on June 5th through the 11th. Having recently played the Seaview Bay Course as a team, Aquatrols is familiar with this scenic but challenging course. A Breathtaking Setting Seaview Golf Course was a breathtaking venue for this prestigious LPGA event. This […]
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Shennecossett GC, a famed Connecticut muni, boasts a tremendous lineage, a treasured role in the community, plus one of the best nicknames in golf. And superintendent Eric Morrison loves every bit of it. When we head out for our Aquatrols On The Road adventures, we visit some fantastic facilities, including elite courses that most of […]
“The recuperative properties of that product – not just moisture retention but recuperation – just blew me away.” We love it when our products help turf pros succeed. And we love it when they let us know so we can share their success with the rest of the world. Chad Allen of The Club at […]
With ongoing hot, humid weather conditions, it’s important to be mindful of the symptoms of and triggers for Dollar Spot, as well as actions you can take to help mitigate this increasingly routine turfgrass disease. Until recently, the disease was widely regarded as being a problem on fescue swards, especially slender creeping red fescue. However, […]
‘Nostalgia. It ain’t what it used to be’. So quipped American satirist Peter DeVries. Over the last few months, the nostalgia for me has been real. Every time I walk the few hundred yards from my home to the golf course I’ve loved my entire life, I am transported back to memories of a week […]
Lessons learned from four decades overseeing one of the world’s greatest golf courses…and what’s next for one of the best minds in the turf business. By Pat Jones In 2016, when I first visited the famed Crystal Downs CC in the lovely lakeside town of Frankfort, Michigan, I was there to play a little golf […]
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Did you know that the wet/dry cycle which starts after a prolonged period of rainfall is one of the main contributory factors to localised dry patches caused by hydrophobicity? Depending on where you’re located in Europe, you may be thinking that after the March downpours you have seen enough water to last a lifetime! Any […]
James Bledge is at the helm of Royal Liverpool Golf Course’s efforts to prepare the course for the 151st Open, and he’s using modern tools and practices to prepare and bring his members along for the journey. When the Aquatrols team visited England to meet top course managers and greenkeepers and learn more about them […]
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Few courses are as exceptional as Birkdale and even fewer turfheads more genial than their new course manager, Sean McLean. Read on to find out more. By Pat Jones When you are just a few weeks into a new position, and you’re replacing a retiring turf legend in overseeing one of the world’s excellent links […]
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