How to Select Turfgrass for Your Sports Field Printed in the October issue of Recreation Management A mere 28 days before hosting the LaCrosse World Series Championship at Maryland SoccerPlex this past summer, Jerad Minnick, the nonprofit organization’s director of grounds and environmental management, planted fresh grass sprigs on one of the facility’s 22 sports […]
Columbia Country Club in Maryland converts from cool-season to warm-season grass and is immediately recognizing the benefts. There is a delicate balance to renovating a classic golf course. Heritage and playability must be preserved while implementing modern innovations in technology such as improved turfgrasses for greater sustainability. This was the case at Columbia Country Club […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Charles City, VA (May 16, 2022): Tahoma 31 Bermudagrass is known worldwide for its cold tolerance and versatility for use on golf courses, sports fields, and lawns. And once again, it’s also recognized for its award-winning marketing campaigns. At the 2022 Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) Awards held in early May […]
Licensed producer West Coast Turf is grassing the iconic LA Coliseum with 85K square feet Tahoma 31. The sports field manager sites Tahoma 31’s dense, upright nature for the selection of the grass. READ MORE
Tahoma 31, the latest bermudagrass variety developed by the turfgrass researchers at Oklahoma State University, is now being used as the standard against which other bermudagrasses are measured for freeze tolerance. In a recent peer-reviewed study by Oklahoma State University, Tahoma 31 was rated the most cold-tolerant of bermudagrasses tested, and the standard by which all other […]
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Research from Oklahoma State University that tests for freeze tolerance shows Tahoma 31 as the accepted standard for winter hardiness in bermudagrass. Article published in Golfdom magazine January 2022 READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE
Source: USGA Golf Journal, Winter 2021 With the help of the USGA Green Section, one of the country’s most famous expanses of turf is healthier than ever. Golf Journal, the Official Publication of the USGA talks to Michael Naas, turfgrass manager for the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) Grounds and Arboretum, about the renovation of […]
Tahoma 31 Ranks #1 in Turf Quality in NTEP, Top Performer for Low Water Use & Drought in USGA/NTEP Study The National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) has posted 2020 data of the 2019 National Bermudagrass Test. Tahoma 31 Bermudagrass ranked #1 of all 35 entries for overall turfgrass quality across 19 locations while TifTuf was […]
4 yard-care tips from the superintendent of America’s most famous lawn BY: JOSH SENS AUGUST 13, 2021 Featured on Golf.com Welcome to Super Secrets, a GOLF.com series in which we pick the brains of the game’s leading superintendents. By illuminating how course maintenance crews ply their trades, we’re hopeful we can not only give you a deeper appreciation for […]