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University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 1/16/24

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. See the December 2024 Edition of MGCSA's Hole Notes for two articles by UMN Turfgrass team members! 


University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 10/24/23

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work.

See the October 2023 Edition of MGCSA's Hole Notes for photos from our 2023 Golf Field Day and for Mixing Tall Fescue and Kentucky Bluegrass for MN Golf Course Roughs, an article by Andrew Hollman.


University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 1/23/23

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. An article features the UMN Turfgrass Science team in the latest edition of the MGCSA's Hole Notes publication.

See the December 2022 Edition of Hole Notes on page 52 for "Determining Irrigation Thresholds Using Plant Available Water" by Ryan Schwab, Josh Friell, Eric Watkins and Gabe Olson-Jensen.


New research publication from our team - 12-21-22

Learn more about our research! A new, open access article by Chase Straw, Connor Bolton, Joseph Young, Reagan Hejl, Joshua Friell, and Eric Watkins has been published in the journal Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment. This article discusses a case study that examined soil moisture variability findings from nine golf courses in eight different states in the U.S.


University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 11/29/22

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. An article features the UMN Turfgrass Science team in the latest edition of the MGCSA's Hole Notes publication.


Does rolling greens following a contact fungicide application affect results?

By Gary Deters

Over the last two seasons we have been researching if rolling greens post contact fungicide application affects the efficacy and effectiveness of the fungicide. The results of the trial could possibly take out the guesswork and allow golf course superintendents to make confident decisions. Rolling greens (Figure 1) is a cultural practice golf course superintendents use to help increase green speeds, remove dew, and promote smoothness of the putting surface. 


University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 8/26/22

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. Two articles feature the UMN Turfgrass Science team in the latest edition of the MGCSA's Hole Notes publication.

See the August 2022 edition of Hole Notes for:

  • Pictures from the UMN Golf Field Day on page 32
  • Cultivating new opportunities for turfgrass science education in Minnesota
    by Michael Barnes on page 42


University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 6/2/2022

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. Several articles from the UMN Turfgrass Science team was featured in the latest edition of the MGCSA's Hole Notes publication.

See the May 2022 edition of Hole Notes for:


University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media – 4/18/22

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work. An article from the UMN Turfgrass Science team was featured in the latest edition of the MGCSA's Hole Notes publication.