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AMVAC Environmental Products names VP of commercial operations

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Golf course managers and superintendents face quite a few challenges while maintaining golf courses. It’s safe to say that the lush, beautiful playing surfaces that we enjoy on golf courses don’t just happen. But you already knew that. We know it takes hard work, dedication and patience to ensure that our golf courses look fantastic during the season. Although mowing and maintaining the turfgrass is a crucial component, proper irrigation is just as essential to preparing the playing surfaces to maximize players’ enjoyment and to maintain an amazing looking golf course. 

 

When it comes to the proper care of golf courses, effective and precise irrigation is often overlooked. But it shouldn’t be. Precision irrigation can be a complete game-changer when it comes to not only the look and feel of the golf course, but also the impact it can have on golf course managers and superintendents’ bottom line for operating costs. The future can be uncertain, and times can be rough, which is why it’s critical to think of ways to save money. Adopting a precision irrigation practice, can save money for golf course managers and superintendents in the long run. Because of all this, it’s safe to say that the practice of precision irrigation is the next big thing to hit the golf industry.

 

Although there are several benefits that precision irrigation can offer, here are some of the main reasons why golf course superintendents should consider adopting the practice of precision irrigation in the maintenance of their golf courses.

 

You save money in the long run

In this recent era of general uncertainty, golf course managers and superintendents may find themselves making difficult choices and strategizing to keep their operations steady and profitable. Luckily, with a precision irrigation practice in place, golf course managers and superintendents have to make one less difficult decision knowing that they are maximizing the impacts of their operational costs while keeping their courses in top-notch condition. 

 

Additionally, chemical applications are expensive and costs can fluctuate significantly, making it a challenge for golf courses to forecast exactly how much they should be irrigating their courses. By implementing a precision irrigation schedule to the nearest second (as opposed to the industry standard of the nearest minute), superintendents can minimize fertilizer and chemical runoff, making the most of their operational budget. Water costs have been consistently on the rise for the past several decades. According to Circle of Blue, a non-partisan collective of research scientists, journalists, communicators, policy analysts and activists claim that from 2010 to 2015, the price of water increased 41 percent in 30 major U.S. cities.

 

Superintendents can expect the costs associated with water to continue to rise. Therefore, considering the adoption of a precision irrigation control system to stabilize their golf course maintenance costs in the future can help superintendents plan and forecast. With a central control system capable of precision irrigation, superintendents can control their costs for water, utilities and labor. They can also control irrigation by setting runtime minutes or application inches and let the system help calculate the other variables. These new systems can see exactly how much water will be applied and how long each area will need to be watered. By gathering essential information about how and when to irrigate the fields precisely, superintendents not only save money but also help the environment. This brings us to our next point. 

 

Precision irrigation is better for the environment

Water conservation is a key topic with those in the golf industry, and rightly so. Although we know that it takes a lot of water and fertilizer to maintain a lush, beautiful golf course, there are opportunities to eliminate overuse and work toward providing better outputs without negatively impacting the environment. With precision irrigation, you’re not only conserving water, but you’re also ensuring that fewer fertilizers and chemicals are being washed away on a daily basis. This helps the overall health of the turfgrass and optimizes the effects of the applications while at the same time reducing their overall use of fertilizers, because more chemicals and fertilizers are not being washed away and wasted due to overwatering.

 

Different areas, different irrigation needs

In addition, every area on a golf course is different and requires a slightly different set of maintenance needs. Applying the same amount of water across the entire golf course could potentially be unhealthy for the turfgrass and would not be an effective approach. To address this, superintendents could consider the needs of individual areas on their course by analyzing the turfgrass and applying the ideal amount of water to every unique area on the course. Historically, this hasn’t been a practical option for superintendents, but with technological advances in irrigation control systems, golf course superintendents can precisely irrigate their course with ease. 

  

You’re a key component of the game

Last but certainly not least, when the turfgrass receives proper maintenance, including the right amount of water, fertilizers and sunlight, the grass is ultimately much healthier, more visually appealing and, simply put, delivers a better overall experience for the players. And when players are happy, golf course managers and owners are happy. 

 

A roadmap to healthier turfgrass

We know precision irrigation is the future of golf course irrigation, and the roadmap is simple for superintendents to start adopting precision irrigation programs. The easiest way for superintendents to implement a program like this is to consider upgrading to a central control system capable of achieving runtimes to the nearest second, and that is capable of watering by amount in addition to time. When we utilize smart technologies for precision irrigation, it’s a win-win-win in that it is beneficial for the overall health of the turfgrass, our environment and facilities’ bottom lines. 

 

Mike Read is the director of sales and marketing for golf irrigation at Toro. With decades of experience in the golf industry, he recently joined the Toro Irrigation team based in Riverside, California.


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USGA acquires Howard Schickler Photography Collection

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As the primary steward for preserving and celebrating the history of the game, the USGA is expanding its extensive golf photography holdings with the recent acquisition of the Howard Schickler Photography Collection, the world’s most significant private collection of original early golf photography.

The collection contains more than 1,000 high-quality, historically and artistically important golf images from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Many photographs feature top American and British golfers, both men and women, from the mid-1800s to the 1970s. The collection was amassed over decades by Schickler, sourced from the collections of some of the game’s most influential figures, including the personal collections of Old Tom Morris and F.G. Tait, the Auchterlonie and the Foulis families, the estate of Billy Burke, and the collections of Ed Dudley and Bernard Darwin.

Schickler’s love of golf began when he started playing at 13 in New York City. As a longtime curator and dealer of fine art photography, Schickler brings a unique perspective to this collection.

“I have been mostly interested in the human story in all the collections I have personally built,” Schickler said. “The collection in many ways tells the story, and to the extent important photographs are dispersed in the marketplace, a cohesive story may be permanently lost. I tried to bring stability and credibility to the collecting part by assisting other collectors, historians and auctions … and it made the collection that I was building that much more worthy to stand the test of time.”

The gallery watches the action at the 1911 U.S. Amateur Championship at Apawamis Club in Rye, N.Y.

Although the USGA Golf Museum was already home to the largest and most significant collection of golf artifacts, library items, photographs and footage in the world, the images in the Schickler Collection critically augment the Museum’s holdings related to early women’s golf, early American golf and major tournament winners.

Specific highlights from the Schickler collection include:

  • More than 800 images of USGA champions, including 148 images of early female champions.
  • 49 large-format photos taken by famed golf photographer George Pietzcker.
  • A set of four extremely rare gelatin prints of Lucy Barnes Brown, the first female USGA champion, and her competitors at the 1895 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
  • 31 photographs of Old and Young Tom Morris from the mid- to late 1800s.
  • 75 photographs documenting the 1911 U.S. Amateur at the Apawamis Club, the most comprehensive collection of images of this championship.

A selection of the photos from the collection have been digitized and can be seen on the USGA website.

The gallery follows Fred Herreshoff at the 1911 U.S. Amateur at the Apawamis Club in Rye, N.Y.

“It is vital that we continue to catalog golf’s greatest people, places and moments so that all those who love the game can draw inspiration from them,” USGA Museum director Hilary Cronheim said. “The acquisition of Mr. Schickler’s photography collection ensures that this rich historical resource will be preserved for future generations to enjoy.”

The photographs add to the USGA Golf Museum’s collection of more than 750,000 prints, slides, negatives and digital images. The USGA’s digital photo archive contains nearly 375,000 images, including digitized files of original back-and-white images from the beginnings of golf and photography in the United States, as well as an extensive collection of contemporary images.  

Each year, more than 15,000 images are added to the collection from the USGA’s championships and other assignments, as well as through Museum donations and purchases. These images are used to share the game’s rich story with audiences around the world.

The USGA Golf Museum is located on the campus of the USGA’s headquarters in Liberty Corner, N.J., with an extensive digital catalog that can be found at usga.org. The commitment to the preservation and celebration of golf history is part of the association’s mission to champion and advance the game and is funded in large part by revenue generated from the U.S. Open.

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Carolinas GCSA cancels in-person Conference and Trade Show for 2020

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As the primary steward for preserving and celebrating the history of the game, the USGA is expanding its extensive golf photography holdings with the recent acquisition of the Howard Schickler Photography Collection, the world’s most significant private collection of original early golf photography.

The collection contains more than 1,000 high-quality, historically and artistically important golf images from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Many photographs feature top American and British golfers, both men and women, from the mid-1800s to the 1970s. The collection was amassed over decades by Schickler, sourced from the collections of some of the game’s most influential figures, including the personal collections of Old Tom Morris and F.G. Tait, the Auchterlonie and the Foulis families, the estate of Billy Burke, and the collections of Ed Dudley and Bernard Darwin.

Schickler’s love of golf began when he started playing at 13 in New York City. As a longtime curator and dealer of fine art photography, Schickler brings a unique perspective to this collection.

“I have been mostly interested in the human story in all the collections I have personally built,” Schickler said. “The collection in many ways tells the story, and to the extent important photographs are dispersed in the marketplace, a cohesive story may be permanently lost. I tried to bring stability and credibility to the collecting part by assisting other collectors, historians and auctions … and it made the collection that I was building that much more worthy to stand the test of time.”

The gallery watches the action at the 1911 U.S. Amateur Championship at Apawamis Club in Rye, N.Y.

Although the USGA Golf Museum was already home to the largest and most significant collection of golf artifacts, library items, photographs and footage in the world, the images in the Schickler Collection critically augment the Museum’s holdings related to early women’s golf, early American golf and major tournament winners.

Specific highlights from the Schickler collection include:

  • More than 800 images of USGA champions, including 148 images of early female champions.
  • 49 large-format photos taken by famed golf photographer George Pietzcker.
  • A set of four extremely rare gelatin prints of Lucy Barnes Brown, the first female USGA champion, and her competitors at the 1895 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
  • 31 photographs of Old and Young Tom Morris from the mid- to late 1800s.
  • 75 photographs documenting the 1911 U.S. Amateur at the Apawamis Club, the most comprehensive collection of images of this championship.

A selection of the photos from the collection have been digitized and can be seen on the USGA website.

The gallery follows Fred Herreshoff at the 1911 U.S. Amateur at the Apawamis Club in Rye, N.Y.

“It is vital that we continue to catalog golf’s greatest people, places and moments so that all those who love the game can draw inspiration from them,” USGA Museum director Hilary Cronheim said. “The acquisition of Mr. Schickler’s photography collection ensures that this rich historical resource will be preserved for future generations to enjoy.”

The photographs add to the USGA Golf Museum’s collection of more than 750,000 prints, slides, negatives and digital images. The USGA’s digital photo archive contains nearly 375,000 images, including digitized files of original back-and-white images from the beginnings of golf and photography in the United States, as well as an extensive collection of contemporary images.  

Each year, more than 15,000 images are added to the collection from the USGA’s championships and other assignments, as well as through Museum donations and purchases. These images are used to share the game’s rich story with audiences around the world.

The USGA Golf Museum is located on the campus of the USGA’s headquarters in Liberty Corner, N.J., with an extensive digital catalog that can be found at usga.org. The commitment to the preservation and celebration of golf history is part of the association’s mission to champion and advance the game and is funded in large part by revenue generated from the U.S. Open.


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Reston National Golf Course picks KemperSports for management

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As the primary steward for preserving and celebrating the history of the game, the USGA is expanding its extensive golf photography holdings with the recent acquisition of the Howard Schickler Photography Collection, the world’s most significant private collection of original early golf photography.

The collection contains more than 1,000 high-quality, historically and artistically important golf images from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Many photographs feature top American and British golfers, both men and women, from the mid-1800s to the 1970s. The collection was amassed over decades by Schickler, sourced from the collections of some of the game’s most influential figures, including the personal collections of Old Tom Morris and F.G. Tait, the Auchterlonie and the Foulis families, the estate of Billy Burke, and the collections of Ed Dudley and Bernard Darwin.

Schickler’s love of golf began when he started playing at 13 in New York City. As a longtime curator and dealer of fine art photography, Schickler brings a unique perspective to this collection.

“I have been mostly interested in the human story in all the collections I have personally built,” Schickler said. “The collection in many ways tells the story, and to the extent important photographs are dispersed in the marketplace, a cohesive story may be permanently lost. I tried to bring stability and credibility to the collecting part by assisting other collectors, historians and auctions … and it made the collection that I was building that much more worthy to stand the test of time.”

The gallery watches the action at the 1911 U.S. Amateur Championship at Apawamis Club in Rye, N.Y.

Although the USGA Golf Museum was already home to the largest and most significant collection of golf artifacts, library items, photographs and footage in the world, the images in the Schickler Collection critically augment the Museum’s holdings related to early women’s golf, early American golf and major tournament winners.

Specific highlights from the Schickler collection include:

  • More than 800 images of USGA champions, including 148 images of early female champions.
  • 49 large-format photos taken by famed golf photographer George Pietzcker.
  • A set of four extremely rare gelatin prints of Lucy Barnes Brown, the first female USGA champion, and her competitors at the 1895 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
  • 31 photographs of Old and Young Tom Morris from the mid- to late 1800s.
  • 75 photographs documenting the 1911 U.S. Amateur at the Apawamis Club, the most comprehensive collection of images of this championship.

A selection of the photos from the collection have been digitized and can be seen on the USGA website.

The gallery follows Fred Herreshoff at the 1911 U.S. Amateur at the Apawamis Club in Rye, N.Y.

“It is vital that we continue to catalog golf’s greatest people, places and moments so that all those who love the game can draw inspiration from them,” USGA Museum director Hilary Cronheim said. “The acquisition of Mr. Schickler’s photography collection ensures that this rich historical resource will be preserved for future generations to enjoy.”

The photographs add to the USGA Golf Museum’s collection of more than 750,000 prints, slides, negatives and digital images. The USGA’s digital photo archive contains nearly 375,000 images, including digitized files of original back-and-white images from the beginnings of golf and photography in the United States, as well as an extensive collection of contemporary images.  

Each year, more than 15,000 images are added to the collection from the USGA’s championships and other assignments, as well as through Museum donations and purchases. These images are used to share the game’s rich story with audiences around the world.

The USGA Golf Museum is located on the campus of the USGA’s headquarters in Liberty Corner, N.J., with an extensive digital catalog that can be found at usga.org. The commitment to the preservation and celebration of golf history is part of the association’s mission to champion and advance the game and is funded in large part by revenue generated from the U.S. Open.


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New Jersey club unveils enhanced practice facilities

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As the primary steward for preserving and celebrating the history of the game, the USGA is expanding its extensive golf photography holdings with the recent acquisition of the Howard Schickler Photography Collection, the world’s most significant private collection of original early golf photography.

The collection contains more than 1,000 high-quality, historically and artistically important golf images from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Many photographs feature top American and British golfers, both men and women, from the mid-1800s to the 1970s. The collection was amassed over decades by Schickler, sourced from the collections of some of the game’s most influential figures, including the personal collections of Old Tom Morris and F.G. Tait, the Auchterlonie and the Foulis families, the estate of Billy Burke, and the collections of Ed Dudley and Bernard Darwin.

Schickler’s love of golf began when he started playing at 13 in New York City. As a longtime curator and dealer of fine art photography, Schickler brings a unique perspective to this collection.

“I have been mostly interested in the human story in all the collections I have personally built,” Schickler said. “The collection in many ways tells the story, and to the extent important photographs are dispersed in the marketplace, a cohesive story may be permanently lost. I tried to bring stability and credibility to the collecting part by assisting other collectors, historians and auctions … and it made the collection that I was building that much more worthy to stand the test of time.”

The gallery watches the action at the 1911 U.S. Amateur Championship at Apawamis Club in Rye, N.Y.

Although the USGA Golf Museum was already home to the largest and most significant collection of golf artifacts, library items, photographs and footage in the world, the images in the Schickler Collection critically augment the Museum’s holdings related to early women’s golf, early American golf and major tournament winners.

Specific highlights from the Schickler collection include:

  • More than 800 images of USGA champions, including 148 images of early female champions.
  • 49 large-format photos taken by famed golf photographer George Pietzcker.
  • A set of four extremely rare gelatin prints of Lucy Barnes Brown, the first female USGA champion, and her competitors at the 1895 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
  • 31 photographs of Old and Young Tom Morris from the mid- to late 1800s.
  • 75 photographs documenting the 1911 U.S. Amateur at the Apawamis Club, the most comprehensive collection of images of this championship.

A selection of the photos from the collection have been digitized and can be seen on the USGA website.

The gallery follows Fred Herreshoff at the 1911 U.S. Amateur at the Apawamis Club in Rye, N.Y.

“It is vital that we continue to catalog golf’s greatest people, places and moments so that all those who love the game can draw inspiration from them,” USGA Museum director Hilary Cronheim said. “The acquisition of Mr. Schickler’s photography collection ensures that this rich historical resource will be preserved for future generations to enjoy.”

The photographs add to the USGA Golf Museum’s collection of more than 750,000 prints, slides, negatives and digital images. The USGA’s digital photo archive contains nearly 375,000 images, including digitized files of original back-and-white images from the beginnings of golf and photography in the United States, as well as an extensive collection of contemporary images.  

Each year, more than 15,000 images are added to the collection from the USGA’s championships and other assignments, as well as through Museum donations and purchases. These images are used to share the game’s rich story with audiences around the world.

The USGA Golf Museum is located on the campus of the USGA’s headquarters in Liberty Corner, N.J., with an extensive digital catalog that can be found at usga.org. The commitment to the preservation and celebration of golf history is part of the association’s mission to champion and advance the game and is funded in large part by revenue generated from the U.S. Open.


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Weed-designed Quail Ridge CC South Course to co-host 2020 Florida Open Championship

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As the primary steward for preserving and celebrating the history of the game, the USGA is expanding its extensive golf photography holdings with the recent acquisition of the Howard Schickler Photography Collection, the world’s most significant private collection of original early golf photography.

The collection contains more than 1,000 high-quality, historically and artistically important golf images from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Many photographs feature top American and British golfers, both men and women, from the mid-1800s to the 1970s. The collection was amassed over decades by Schickler, sourced from the collections of some of the game’s most influential figures, including the personal collections of Old Tom Morris and F.G. Tait, the Auchterlonie and the Foulis families, the estate of Billy Burke, and the collections of Ed Dudley and Bernard Darwin.

Schickler’s love of golf began when he started playing at 13 in New York City. As a longtime curator and dealer of fine art photography, Schickler brings a unique perspective to this collection.

“I have been mostly interested in the human story in all the collections I have personally built,” Schickler said. “The collection in many ways tells the story, and to the extent important photographs are dispersed in the marketplace, a cohesive story may be permanently lost. I tried to bring stability and credibility to the collecting part by assisting other collectors, historians and auctions … and it made the collection that I was building that much more worthy to stand the test of time.”

The gallery watches the action at the 1911 U.S. Amateur Championship at Apawamis Club in Rye, N.Y.

Although the USGA Golf Museum was already home to the largest and most significant collection of golf artifacts, library items, photographs and footage in the world, the images in the Schickler Collection critically augment the Museum’s holdings related to early women’s golf, early American golf and major tournament winners.

Specific highlights from the Schickler collection include:

  • More than 800 images of USGA champions, including 148 images of early female champions.
  • 49 large-format photos taken by famed golf photographer George Pietzcker.
  • A set of four extremely rare gelatin prints of Lucy Barnes Brown, the first female USGA champion, and her competitors at the 1895 U.S. Women’s Amateur.
  • 31 photographs of Old and Young Tom Morris from the mid- to late 1800s.
  • 75 photographs documenting the 1911 U.S. Amateur at the Apawamis Club, the most comprehensive collection of images of this championship.

A selection of the photos from the collection have been digitized and can be seen on the USGA website.

The gallery follows Fred Herreshoff at the 1911 U.S. Amateur at the Apawamis Club in Rye, N.Y.

“It is vital that we continue to catalog golf’s greatest people, places and moments so that all those who love the game can draw inspiration from them,” USGA Museum director Hilary Cronheim said. “The acquisition of Mr. Schickler’s photography collection ensures that this rich historical resource will be preserved for future generations to enjoy.”

The photographs add to the USGA Golf Museum’s collection of more than 750,000 prints, slides, negatives and digital images. The USGA’s digital photo archive contains nearly 375,000 images, including digitized files of original back-and-white images from the beginnings of golf and photography in the United States, as well as an extensive collection of contemporary images.  

Each year, more than 15,000 images are added to the collection from the USGA’s championships and other assignments, as well as through Museum donations and purchases. These images are used to share the game’s rich story with audiences around the world.

The USGA Golf Museum is located on the campus of the USGA’s headquarters in Liberty Corner, N.J., with an extensive digital catalog that can be found at usga.org. The commitment to the preservation and celebration of golf history is part of the association’s mission to champion and advance the game and is funded in large part by revenue generated from the U.S. Open.


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