This is a quick way to get smoother fairways. The fairways at Bangsai Country Club near Bangkok have been rolled with a 10 ton vibratory road roller to make them smoother and, one presumes, a bit firmer. This 10 ton vibratory road roller really smooths out the fairways. pic.twitter.com/YTQwqH821k— Micah... [Read More]

I participated in a pitch performance workshop put on by the Football Association of Thailand and the Thai League. John Ledwidge answers a question during the FA Thailand & Thai League’s Pitch Performance Workshop on August 5. Photo by Boy Yothin. It was fascinating to hear from John Ledwidge, Head... [Read More]

Here are three reasons I think it is best to express sand topdressing applied to turfgrass as a depth. Depth of sand standardizes the amount applied, independent of the mass of the sand or the area over which the sand was spread. Sand is generally applied for the purpose of... [Read More]

Cale Bigelow asked me an important question last month. I’d suggested that measuring the total organic matter over time is a way “to simultaneously produce a putting surface with the desired characteristics while minimizing the amount of disruptive work done to the putting surface.” Good info... any preference(s) on core... [Read More]

On April 22 I planted some ‘Sena’ manilagrass with the help of staff from the GolfEast company. We were careful to plant at an exact rate, and we documented the grow-in through digital image analysis. The objective of this project was to measure the grow-in time—that is, how many days... [Read More]