As an increasing number of clubs recognize the many health, energy and environmental benefits that daylighting offers, designers and engineers are looking for new ways to let the light in.
How Do Golf Course Architects Design Courses to Balance Challenge and Enjoyable Play?
A course designed to challenge elite professional players has different requirements than the average course. Most courses must accommodate a wide range of experience levels, from the beginners to the high-level amateur.
How Can a Club Convert a Tennis Court for Pickleball?
Pickleball combines parts of tennis, badminton, and table tennis and is sweeping the nation. While many clubs have installed dedicated pickleball courts, that’s not always possible within budgets or land constraints. That said, converting tennis courts for pickleball is fairly easy. The simplest place to outline a single pickleball court is in the center of…
How Often Should a Club Resurface Its Tennis Courts?
Regardless of how well-maintained a club’s tennis courts are, resurfacing will eventually be required. While there is no set schedule to follow on when to resurface, there are many factors that contribute to the wear and tear of tennis courts, and they don’t play out the same for every surface. No matter the type of…
What is an Armyworm?
Armyworms belong to the insect order Lepidoptera and family Noctuidae. The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is the most common cause of damaged turfgrass on golf courses, athletic fields, and home landscapes, Texas A&M reported. C+RB reported on the spread of armyworms. The larval stage of armyworms can cause rapid, significant loss of leaf tissue in…
How Do Golfers Know Whether to Replace or Repair a Divot?
Properly repairing or replacing divots helps the turf recover as quickly as possible and helps to restore a smooth playing surface. An unrepaired divot can take months to heal, and it may never fully recover.
How Can Clubs Take Care of Employees During Extreme Weather?
During a recent heat wave, the staff maintenance staff members at Aldarra Golf Club in Sammamish, Wash. worked shorter days and started earlier in the morning. They worked in shifts and kept water and sports drinks on ice. Aldarra also has an air-conditioned maintenance shop where the crew could take breaks as needed.
How Can Clubs Explain Why Superintendents Must Aerate the Course?
Golfers often ask, “Why is aeration needed so often?” Aeration is an essential program to keep playing surfaces healthy and in good condition. Proper timing of aeration will ensure the fastest possible recovery and return to smooth surface conditions.
What Are Some Added Benefits of Playing Golf?
In addition to burning calories, playing golf has some hidden benefits, such as gaining greater balance and stability, adding flexibility, de-stressing, and making friends.
How Can Private Clubs Offer More Non-Golf Amenities for Members?
Greystone Golf & Country Club in Birmingham, Ala., recently underwent a multi-phase improvement project that included a significant upgrade of its racquet facilities. “The overwhelming desire and need was to expand the building to offer more outdoor covered seating with views of all courts,” says General Manager/CEO David Porter of the mission set by a…
How Do Private Club Superintendents Deal with Extreme Weather?
Silvermine Golf Club in Norwalk, Conn., endured uncharacteristically warm temperatures in the 90s in both the early part of June and then again at the end of the month. The property also experienced minor flooding issues during Tropical Storm Elsa in July, but Golf Course Superintendent Dave Peterson says his maintenance staff did not have…
How Can Golf Course Superintendents Best Educate Members on Maintenance?
Jim Myers, CGCS, Golf Course Superintendent of Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Ore., sends out a Friday report and e-mail blasts to golfers to recommend that they practice a certain way such as by hitting in-line divots. Director of Golf Bryan Tunstill, PGA, and Head Golf Professional Adrian Burtner, PGA, help to educate the…
How Do Private Clubs Care for Practice Facilities?
At Colleton River Club in Bluffton, S.C., the annual maintenance budget for the Practice Park is $100,000. The maintenance staff rotates the care of the practice area among crew members, and one person mows the practice area every morning. Other maintenance duties include edging bunkers, pruning azaleas, filling in divots on the range and tees…
How Can Private Clubs Make the Practice Facilities a Destination?
Colleton River Club features two 18-hole golf courses, but the Practice Park complex offers six additional ways to hone a player’s skills. The practice facilities at the Bluffton, S.C., property have made the GRAA Top 50 Private Facilities list for six years running.
How Can Private Clubs Keep Locker Rooms Clean?
Wollaston Golf Club in Milton, Mass. employs attendants during all hours of operation who are responsible for sanitizing high-touch surfaces.