If it isn’t Hard, is it a Bad Course?
By Agustín Pizá In a lecture I gave recently, the topic of how expensive and extensive modern golf courses are came out, and how they even inhibit the player from walking while playing. The current perception that the fields are longer due to the modernity of the clubs and balls is misleading. Although these factors […]
Practical Guide to: golf course irrigation
Water makes up approximately 80-85% of the grass on the green of a golf course. This means that it’s especially important to make sure the greens are properly watered regularly. In fact, almost all greens and tees are irrigated or have an irrigation system installed. Great golf courses will even have the fairway and rough […]
Golf as a “Life Tool” By Architect Agustín Pizá
Talking with a good friend at the airport in Vallarta, I was surprised by how a common conversation for me was so amazing and interesting for others. Getting into the topic of golf, I told him what we are doing in Peru, where we are donating our services for the good of the Lima community. […]
Top 5 Golf Course Eco Trends: At These Courses
To specifically narrow down the five most heard of eco trends right now is nearly impossible. There are just too many ways to try and be environmentally friendly today. So, we took a different approach and figured it would be best to research a few golf courses that are putting these practices into play and […]
How to increase your ROI with autonomous golf course mowers
Golf courses that use autonomous mowers are far and few between – but that doesn’t mean you can’t be one of the first to put the robotic mower to the test. Good, old-fashioned, manually operated mowers are still pretty common to have around the golf course. But what if we told you that your return […]
Top 5 golf movies of all time
There are countless movies in the entertainment industry centered around golf and golfers. We could be here for days naming all the greatest. But, we’re not going to do that. Instead, today, we’re going to round up the top five golf movies of all time and present them to you; if you have some free […]
Terrace Downs acquire for 6.6m following owner’s Coronavirus death
Following the tragic death of former owner Hiroshi Hasegawa earlier this year, one of Canterbury’s top golf courses has now been sold for a price tag of $6.6 million. Competition at the CBRE auction for Terrace Downs Golf Resort in the Canterbury High Country was high, with the property attracting strong interest from buyers. The course was […]
Crafting a labor strategy
It’s September, aeration highlights are streaming digital feeds, turf recovery programs are being implemented and 2021 operational planning is in full motion. Golf course superintendents haven’t even taken a breath, and they are again mapping out business strategies against a cloud of uncertainty with downstream effects of COVID-19. Staffing plans often emphasize numbers and associated […]
Public US Open Golf Courses
Over the last 20 years, the US Open has been held at public courses nine times: Pebble Beach (3), Pinehurst (2), Bethpage (2), Torrey Pines, Chambers Bay and Erin Hills. Going forward, the US Open will appear at Torrey Pines (2021), Pinehurst (2024) and Pebble Beach (2027). Pinehurst will appear on the rota much more […]
Sentosa to become first Asian club to use food waste as fertiliser
Sentosa Golf Club is set to install two digesters that will make it the first club in Asia with the ability to grind down food and horticultural waste to reuse as fertiliser on the golf course. Using a Golf Sustainability Fund Grant awarded by The R&A, the Singapore-based club set on Sentosa Island will reuse 40kg of […]