Date: Wed 06 Jul 2016

Some Articles You May Have Missed…

Recent articles from Greenkeeper International, Greenkeeping, Golf Inc, Golf Management Europe, By Design and Golf Course Industry.

In addition to the articles listed here from outside sources, two new articles have been published on the EIGCA website – one by Jeff Danner on Creating longevity in public golf and the other by Phil Ryan on his perspective of last September’s Study Tour.

Architecture

Getting back-to-front green slope right
Golf Course Industry, May 2016.
magazine.golfcourseindustry.com/article/may-2016/getting-back-to-front-green-slope-right.aspx

Golf returns to the Olympic family.
By Design, Issue 28, Summer 2016. Pages: 16-18
asgca.org/images/stories/by-design/2016/By_Design_-_Issue_28_Summer_2016.pdf

Contouring greens for putting challenge - design concepts.
Golf Course Industry, June 2016.
magazine.golfcourseindustry.com/article/june-2016/contouring-greens-for-putting-challenge.aspx

Rise of the drones.
By Design, Issue 28, Summer 2016. Pages: 8-13
asgca.org/images/stories/by-design/2016/By_Design_-_Issue_28_Summer_2016.pdf

How does your practice facility stack up?
USGA Green Section Record, Vol 54, no 13, July 1 2016. Pages: 1-7
gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/ticpdf.py?file=/article/oatis-lowe-7-1-16.pdf

Courses

Stoke Park.
Golf Features, May 2016. Pages: 13-17
www.stokepark.com

Say your prayers - church pews and all - A review of Oakmont Country Club
Golf Features, May 2016. Pages: 19-24

Paradise lost - vanishing history (Montrose).
Author: Mark Alexander
Golf Management Europe, Issue 108, June 2016. Pages: 36-38
issuu.com/portman/docs/gme_june_2016

Time for change on the Old Course.
Golf Management Europe, Issue 108, June 2016. Pages: 32-34
issuu.com/portman/docs/gme_june_2016

Le Golf National.
Golf Features, May 2016. Pages: 3-8
www.golf-national.com

Scottish sporting legends re-launch legendary Scottish golf course.
Golf Business News, June 27 2016.
www.golfbusinessnews.com/news/courses/scottish-sporting-legends-re-launch-legendary-scottish-golf-course/

Environment

Royal Troon, the Open and the environment.
Greenkeeper International, June 2016. Pages: 26-27

Are our winters getting harder?
Greenkeeper International, June 2016. Pages: 38-40

Battling the waves - coastal erosion
Golf Inc, May/June 2016. Pages: 28-29
www.golfincmagazinemonthly-digital.com/golfincmagazinemonthly/may_june_2016?folio=1&pg=30#pg30

Golf - the Game

The R&A Publishes Pace of Play Guidance Manual.
Golf Business News, May 18 2016.
www.golfbusinessnews.com/news/management-topics/the-ra-publishes-pace-of-play-guidance-manual/

The R&A’s Pace of Play Manual.
Golf Club Secretary, Vol 17, no 6, June 2016. Pages: 41-42

Muirfield Members Vote To Remain A Men Only Club
Golf Business News, May 19 2016.
www.golfbusinessnews.com/news/management-topics/muirfield-members-vote-to-remain-a-men-only-club/

Twisted sisters: golf’s uncomfortable relationship with women.
Links Magazine, June 10 2016.
www.linksmagazine.com/best_of_golf/twisted-sisters-golf-s-uncomfortable-relationship-with-women

How Much Have Green Speeds Increased in Golf?
About Golf, May 23 2016.
golf.about.com/od/golfcourses/a/how-much-have-green-speeds-increased.htm?utm_content=20160519&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exp_nl&utm_campaign=list_golf&utm_term=list_golf

Golf Tourism Market in England is set to grow.
Golf Business News, June 8 2016.
www.golfbusinessnews.com/news/interviews/golf-tourism-market-in-england-is-set-to-grow/

R&A and USGA Publish Paper on Driving Distance in Professional Golf
Golf Business News, June 3rd.
www.golfbusinessnews.com/news/management-topics/ra-and-usga-publish-paper-on-driving-distance-in-professional-golf/

Golf Participation

Strong results for golf in participation report.
Golf Business News, June 10 2016.
www.golfbusinessnews.com/news/growing-the-game/strong-results-for-golf-in-participation-report/

Greenkeeping

Pesticides: how greenkeepers will cope with recent restrictions.
Greenkeeper International, May 2016. Pages: 42-45

Different strokes - golf course consistency.
Greenkeeping, June 2016. Pages: 6-10
www.greenkeepingeu.com/magazines/GK_Jun-16/

Managing differential growth and avoiding bumpy spring greens.
Golf Club Secretary, Vol 17, no 6, June 2016. Pages: 48,47

You either sit back and let it beat you ... Or you come back stronger.
Greenkeeper International, June 2016. Pages: 28-31

The little things mean a lot (diseases and pests).
Greenkeeping, May 2016. Pages: 6-8
www.greenkeepingeu.com/magazines/GK_May-16/

Health & Safety

Court case highlights importance of effective safety measures.
Greenkeeper International, June 2016. Pages: 48-49

Staying safe on the slopes.
Greenkeeper International, May 2016. Pages: 38-41

Basic training - teaching health and safety.
Golf Course Industry, May 2016.
magazine.golfcourseindustry.com/article/may-2016/basic-training.aspx

Landmark ruling goes against injured golfer who sued his club
Golf Club Management, May 5 2016.
www.golfclubmanagement.net/2016/05/landmark-ruling-goes-against-injured-golfer-who-sued-his-club/

Irrigation

Simple and effective (irigation).
Golf Course Industry, May 2016.
magazine.golfcourseindustry.com/article/may-2016/simple-and-effective.aspx

Time capsule - irrigation issues.
Golf Course Industry, June 2016.
magazine.golfcourseindustry.com/article/june-2016/time-capsule.aspx

Management

Common and Troublesome Weeds of Golf Course Ponds
USGA Green Section Record, Vol 54, no 11, June 3 2016. Pages: 1-7
gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/ticpdf.py?file=/article/richardson-common-6-3-16.pdf

A matter of fact (synthetic grass).
Greenkeeper International, May 2016. Pages: 46-49

The treeless trend.
Links Magazine, 17 June 2016.
www.linksmagazine.com/best_of_golf/the-treeless-trend

Sustainable Development

GreenLinks leads sustainability for The Open.
Golf Business News, June 21 2016.
www.golfbusinessnews.com/news/management-topics/greenlinks-leads-sustainability-for-the-open/

Turfgrass

Turf management enters the 21st centurry.
Golf Inc, May/June 2016. Pages: 16-18
www.golfincmagazinemonthly-digital.com/golfincmagazinemonthly/may_june_2016?folio=1&pg=18#pg18

Turfgrass fertilization.
USGA Green Section Record, Vol 54, no 9, May 6 2016. Pages: 1-7
gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/ticpdf.py?file=/article/meentemeyer-whitlark-turfgrass-5-6-16.pdf

Beyond cultivation.
Golf Course Industry, May 2016.
magazine.golfcourseindustry.com/article/may-2016/beyond-cultivation.aspx

Resistance is futile.
Golf Course Industry, May 2016.
magazine.golfcourseindustry.com/article/may-2016/resistance-is-futile.aspx

Quick & easy - liquid nutirents.
Golf Course Industry, May 2016.
magazine.golfcourseindustry.com/article/may-2016/quick--easy.aspx

Fake It Until You Make It: A Case For Artificial Tees
USGA Green Section Record, July 1 2016.
www.usga.org/course-care/forethegolfer/fake-it-until-you-make-it.html

Green machine (grass species).
Greenkeeping, May 2016. Pages: 10-12
www.greenkeepingeu.com/magazines/GK_May-16/

Covering patch.
Golf Course Industry, May 2016.
magazine.golfcourseindustry.com/article/may-2016/covering-patch.aspx

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