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Evapotranspiration in golf: 5 keys to watering just right
Evapotranspiration tells you how much water the turf loses each day and is the basis for irrigating with judgement. We explain five keys to interpreting it, adjusting it to each area of the course and recording irrigation in an orderly way.
USGA Green Section: 5 useful resources for greenkeepers
The USGA Green Section has spent decades generating practical knowledge about golf turf. We review five resources a greenkeeper can use, how to adapt them to a Mediterranean climate and how to turn them into clear reports for the green committee.
Greenkeeper tasks in February: 7 key jobs
February is the hinge month: it is still cold, but spring is clearly close. These seven tasks help you close out winter without surprises, adjust the turf, check systems and reach March with the course and the crew ready.
Thatch in greens: 6 warning signs and how to reduce it
An excessive layer of organic matter under green turf slows water, weakens roots and favours disease. Learn to recognise six warning signs and to design a realistic programme to keep it under control.
Drones on golf courses: 6 valuable applications
From above, a course tells you things you cannot see from the ground: stress patches, leaks, dry areas or the progress of works. We go through six realistic applications of drones on a golf course, and their limits.
Daily greenkeeper planning: 6 effective steps
A well-kept course starts with a good allocation of tasks at six in the morning. These six steps help you organise the day, anticipate the unexpected, coordinate the crew and put in writing what was done.
Irrigation audit: 7 steps to detect water losses
Water is a golf course’s biggest hidden cost: it is lost through leaks, misadjusted sprinklers and schedules nobody reviews. These seven steps guide you through a practical irrigation audit, with no need for big equipment.
Greenkeeper tasks in January: 7 key jobs
January looks like a quiet month, but it is when a good part of spring’s results are won. We go through seven jobs worth having on the list: from dormant turf to the workshop, including irrigation, staff and planning.
Fusarium patch in turf: 5 winter measures
With humidity, moderate cold and leaves wet for hours, Fusarium finds its ideal conditions on greens and tee boxes. These five measures help you reduce the risk, spot the first symptoms and record every action.
Replacing the machinery fleet: 6 key decision factors
Replacing a greens mower or a tractor is not an expense, it is a decision about operations and playing quality. These six keys help you decide, with data, which machines to replace, which to repair and how to defend the investment.
Tree management on golf courses: 6 pruning criteria
A well-placed tree provides shade, beauty and biodiversity; a badly placed one competes with the turf and complicates play. These six criteria help you decide what to prune, when and in what order of priority, without losing the course’s green heritage.
Pine processionary moth on golf courses: 5 safe measures
The pine processionary caterpillars do more than damage the trees: their urticating hairs are a real risk to greenkeepers, players and pets. We go through five safe measures to monitor, signpost and act sensibly on a golf course.