By Pat Jones | Like many superintendents, Canadian Trevor Anderson struggled with hydrophobicity on his course. He felt like he and his team were always chasing the problem with hoses, and with an older irrigation system, it was apparent that the problem needed to be approached differently. That’s when Anderson decided to take matters to […]
By Pat Jones | Ready for a change, Bill Smith decided to take his superintendent skills and launch into an agronomic sales career last year. Once he joined the Van Diest Supply team, the whole world turned upside down with the pandemic. Instead of stepping back, Bill plunged full force into learning about Aquatrols products […]
By Pat Jones | The first superintendent at the legendary old Essex Country Club was a guy named Donald Ross. Now a century later his successor, Eric Richardson, maintains his minimalist tradition by counting on Revolution. As a kid, Eric Richardson had kind of a “Green Acres” moment that shaped his life and pointed him […]
By Pat Jones | The SiteOne team in south Florida decided to do a comparison test and Aqueduct® Sprayable delivered the goods. If you’ve been in this industry for a while and you don’t know Erich Slider you probably haven’t been paying attention. He’s one of the last old-time LESCO reps who’s still kicking it […]
By Pat Jones | “We have a big thatch layer, then clay, then rock,” says Nathan Armstrong who’s using Zipline® to overcome a serious lack of soil in West Virginia. Nathan Armstrong was a kid when his father died. Like his four brothers, he pitched in to help the family survive. His mom gave him […]
By Pat Jones | Tracy Shanahan has a great eyeball test to know when his greens are responding to Zipline®. Tracy Shanahan began his 30-year turf career when took a summer job on the staff at Auburn Valley Golf Course under northern California turf legend, Mike Phillips. It was love at first sight. “Two weeks […]
By Pat Jones | The smartest turfhead you don’t know shares his insights about turf, life and why wetting agents matter. It’s likely you’ve never heard of Tom Walker. He’s not a “name” super…but the elite turfies and the world’s best turf researchers sure know who he is. I texted Matt Shaffer to ask him […]
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By Pat Jones | A half-century-old relationship between Aquatrols and the famed Chas. C. Hart Seed Company only gets better. It’s rare to find a company that’s served the green industry as long as Aquatrols has been in business, but the history of the Chas. C. Hart Seed Company competes with a history stretching all […]
By Pat Jones | Jake Wentz faced a huge challenge but he got the courses at Verandah club back on track with hard work, creativity, and a willingness to try new stuff. When Jake Wentz arrived at the Verandah Club in Ft. Myers six years ago, things were not good. “It was a pretty neglected […]
By Pat Jones | Five years ago Oregonian Jeff Stephenson took his agronomic knowledge – and love of golf – to Palm Springs. How did he make a speedy transition into a new role in a new place? Jeff Stephenson was the quintessential golf nerd. The Oregon native grew up caddying, played for his high […]
