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TifGrand Bermudagrass Featured at 2014 World Cup
Last summer, an article in Turf magazine discussed the lasting legacy of the University of Georgia’s turfgrass breeding program and featured the use of TifGrand Bermudagrass at three Brazilian stadiums used in 2014’s World Cup. To read the article on the Turf magazine website, click here, or read the article text below. UGA, USDA-ARS…
Read MoreL1F Zoysia to be Available in Hawaii by 2016
An article in Turf magazine last summer announced that L1F Zoysia sprigs had been released from quarantine and testing by the Hawaiian Department of Agriculture to be planted and grown by licensed producer Hawaiian Turfgrass. The company expects to have adequate supplies of the grass by next year and is taking reservations for inventory. To…
Read MoreZoysia’s Original Emergence as a Game Changer
When Ken Mangum, CGCS, chose Zeon Zoysia to grass the fairways of the Riverside Course at the Atlanta Athletic Club more than 15 years ago, his (at the time, rather radical) decision was based on a desire for the course to stand out from other local golf clubs. His choice not only worked brilliantly at…
Read MoreWhy Certified Matters
Buying and installing only certified sod ensures that the end user — whether that’s a homeowner, sports turf manager or golf course superintendent — receives the specific variety requested for the specific use needed. It also, however, minimizes customer complaints (and reduces the time, labor and other expenses of fixing problems) and helps protect the…
Read MoreTiger Woods Video Explains the Choice of L1F Zoysia for Bluejack National
“The selection of grass that we’ve gone with is L1F Zoysia. We chose that because it’s a very tight-knit zoysia that not only has a great color and luster to it, but also it has a phenomenal playing surface. It tees the ball up very nicely, and it creates a surface that it is easy…
Read MoreTiger Woods™ Golf Course Grassed with 4.2 Million Square Feet of Zeon and L1F Zoysiagrass Sod
The December 2014 e-newsletter of Turfgrass Producers International revealed an interesting statistic regarding Bluejack National, the first Tiger Woods-designed golf course in the U.S. Scheduled to open this fall, the course is being grassed with 520 truckloads — or 4.2 million square feet — of sod. With the exception of the TifEagle bermudagrass greens, the…
Read More2nd Video Online from "Zoysia as a Game Changer" Event at National Golf Industry Show
During the 2015 Golf Industry Show in February, GCSAA TV Live interviewed three zoysiagrass experts with Team Zoysia — Dr. Milt Engelke, David Doguet and Arthur Milberger. The experts were attending the Show as hosts of the “Zoysia as a Game Changer” event, held on February 23. The “Game Changer” event was designed to promote…
Read MoreVideo Now Online from "Zoysia as a Game Changer" Event at National Golf Industry Show
Two days after the 2015 Golf Industry Show’s “Zoysia as a Game Changer” event on February 23, a five-minute video segment aired on GCSAA.tv. To watch the video, click here, or read below for a transcript of the video. The event, hosted by Team Zoysia, was designed to promote the use of zoysiagrass on golf…
Read More"Zoysia as a Game Changer" Event Proves Worldwide Interest in Zoysiagrass as a Premium Golf Course Surface
One of the key events at the recent Golf Industry Show in San Antonio was a daylong promotion of “Zoysia as a Game Changer.” The final statistics are in, and they show just how much of a resounding success the event was — and how much interest that zoysiagrass is generating in the world of…
Read More"Zoysia as a Game Changer" Featured at Recent Golf Industry Show
During the 2015 national Golf Industry Show for golf course superintendents, held last month in San Antonio, Texas, a panel of experts hosted an educational event on February 23 — “Zoysia as a Game Changer” — to promote the use of zoysiagrass. Bill Carraway, vice president of marketing for The Turfgrass Group, was one of…
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