Break room beautification benefits S.C. course crew

A family legacy at Dallas Athletic Club

For more than a half-century, the Nettles family — father Clyde and son Kevin — oversaw an unmatched tenure of golf course maintenance in the Lone Star State.

Women volunteers return to the U.S. Women's Open

A group of 30 maintenance volunteers are part of the team making this year's Women's Open go.

A trio of talent at the U.S. Women’s Open

For this week’s U.S. Women’s Open presented by ProMedica at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C., David Fruchte, CGCS, depends on the three superintendents to help guide the way.

The Country Club prepares for the U.S. Open

The USGA is going back to its roots with the 122nd U.S. Open.

Carrying on for a cause: Prepping Pine Needles for the U.S. Women’s Open

As he steps in for a family member, Dwain McKinnon is determined to do him and others proud. 

Hosting the NCAA championships at Grayhawk Golf Club

Third-generation superintendent Ernie Pock oversees the Scottsdale, Ariz., club, which has become the NCAA’s go-to locale.

Good times, bad times: Southern Hills assistant superintendent Doug Cocanour

Oregon course races to ready for LIV Golf event

Staff at Portland’s Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club are scrambling to prepare for upstart professional league’s U.S. debut.

Return engagement: The 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills

Russ Myers’ second stint at Southern Hills has visited both ends of the personal and professional spectrum. This month, it hits another milestone with the PGA Championship.

Fab four: The 2022 U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles

For the first time, one golf course will lay claim to having hosted four U.S. Women’s Open championships when the major returns in June to Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club. David Fruchte, CGCS, has been there for every one of them.

Lost Rail Golf Club: The golf course that COVID built

In an era punctuated by new ways of doing things, Lost Rail Golf Club promises to redefine the golf scene in Omaha, Neb.

Lonnie Poole Golf Course: Managing bentgrass in the transition zone

Superintendent Brian Green discusses growing superb turf at a North Carolina facility earmarked for growing the game.

Southwest superintendents handle winter challenges

The region’s varied elevation and other forces of nature necessitate a variety of approaches to winter golf course upkeep. Four New Mexico turf managers talk tools and techniques.

Totally tubular: Golf course becomes snow-tubing destination

Have hill, will tube. By turning its driving range into a snow-tubing park, an upstate New York golf course remains a hot spot during the chilliest months.

Olde is new again: Insights from a renovation

Darren Davis, CGCS, discusses the decisions that guided recent renovation work at Olde Florida Golf Club and explains key steps, such as fraise mowing, that ensured success.

A fruitful business: Southers Marsh Golf Club

Thirty acres of cranberry bogs sit among the Massachusetts course’s 18 holes. Golf course superintendent and third-generation cranberry farmer Will Stearns chats about both fruits of his labor.

South Carolina course’s deadwood turned into art

At the superintendent’s suggestion, chain saw artists have returned a dead oak to its status as stunning signature tree at Santee Cooper Resort.

Behind the scenes at the 2021 Ryder Cup

GCM is on-site at Whistling Straits, chronicling the lead-up to the U.S. vs. Europe showdown. Check out behind-the-scenes photos and video, plus get all the agronomic details.

Setting the stage for the 2021 Solheim Cup

Visit Inverness Club during tournament-prep week, hear from superintendent John Zimmers about recent course work, and get all the playing surface details for the U.S.-Europe showdown.