Golf turf news

Best Management Practices for New York State Golf Courses – Research-based, voluntary BMP guidelines are designed to protect and preserve our water resources that enhance open space using current advances in golf turf management.

Turfgrass Species and Variety Guidelines for NYS – Now available as .pdf. This publication will help you choose the grass species and varieties best adapted to your growing conditions and management. Also available on iTunes.

Reducing Chemical Use on Golf Course Turf: Redefining IPM – 98-page manual developed by the New York State IPM Program and the Cornell Turfgrass Program. Spanish version also available: Reduciendo el Uso de Agroquímicos en Campos de Golf: Redefiniendo MIP. View table of contents. Read executive summary.

Cornell Guide for Commercial Turfgrass Management – Now available as a free download. The latest on pesticides, sprayer technology, cultural practices, plant growth regulators, and disease, insect weed, and wildlife management.

Plant Growth Regulators – Excerpt from Cornell Guide for Commercial Turf Management.

Assessment of Golf Footwear Traffic on Putting Surface Performance – Summary of 2017 research investigating effect of golf shoe footwear on putting greens.

Case Study: Measuring Clipping Volume at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course at Cornell University