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SportsTurf Magazine Spotlights RFK Stadium, TifGrand and Willie Leak, Head Groundskeeper
In 2012, the Tifway 419 surface of Robert F. Kennedy Stadium (RFK) in Washington, D.C. was regrassed with TifGrand Bermudagrass. For Willie Leak, the field renovation was just one of the iconic stadium’s many milestones that he has witnessed during his 50-year career of maintaining RFK’s playing surface. The January 2014 issue of SportsTurf magazine…
Read MoreOlympic Chooses Zeon Zoysia for Fairways at 2016 Olympics
When the game of golf returns to the Summer Olympics in Brazil in 2016, Zeon Zoysiagrass will line with fairways, roughs and tees of the new golf course, covering about 88% of the playing area. Chosen for its aesthetics, performance and eco-friendly qualities, Zeon “will create a world-class playing surface for the Olympics and for…
Read MoreTifGrand Soccer Arena in Brazil Nearing Completion!
The website of UOL Sport (in Sao Paulo, Brazil) has reported that the renovation work on Allianz Parque, the home stadium of Sociedade Esportvia Palmeiras in Sao Paulo, Brazil, is quickly nearing completion. The arena’s surface is grassed with TifGrand Bermudagrass. At the time of the report (in July 2015), half of the soccer field…
Read MoreCordillera Ranch now using same turf as Rio Olympics course
By John KimPGA.com There are some serious questions that are lingering in my mind about how golf is going to work in the Olympics. How will teams be established? What will the format be? What about the alligators on the course?! But one topic that seems to be a sure hit will be the turf used…
Read MoreZeon and the Olympics Press
Rio Olympics course to use Zeon Zoysia. The golf course being planned for the 2016 Rio Olympics will feature Zeon Zoysia. The announcement of the turf was made during the recent Golf Industry Show in San Diego and confirmed by Dr. Frank Rossi, associate professor in the Department of Horticulture at Cornell University. Rossi is serving…
Read MoreWork Finally Starts on Rio 2016 Course!
A sigh of relief went up this morning in Rio de Janeiro. Golfweek has learned that field work for the Rio 2016 golf course started today. Paulo Goulart, executive director of Tanedo S.A., the Brazilian land-development company that owns the site and is paying for course construction, confirmed this morning that the long-delayed project is…
Read MoreInfluence of Nitrogen Fertility and Mowing Height on Zoysiagrass Management
Zoysiagrass (Zoysia japonicaor Z.matrella) is increasing in popularity and availability with over 30 cultivars now commercially available. Zoysiagrass has historically been more widely utilized ongolf courses in the upper transition zone. However, due to better performance ofnewer cultivars, there has been a recent trend to plant zoysiagrass on golf courses in the lower transition zone…
Read MoreTifGrand Video From Hawaiian Turfgrass
View a great television commercial from our Hawaiian producer Sean Fong at Hawaiian Turfgrass… TifGrand from IMF VISIONS on Vimeo.
Read MoreWinter Applications Targeted Specifically for Dormant Bermudagrass Turf
Mr. Leon Warren Drs. Travis Gannon and Fred Yelverton In many cases, controlling winter weeds in the dead of winter is not a great idea. Once cold weather sets in, winter weed growth slows down significantly. Even nonselective herbicides struggle to kill weeds such as henbit, annual bluegrass and…
Read MoreTurfMate calls the announcement of Zeon on the Rio course "one of the biggest announcements of the season"
Have you heard? One of the biggest announcements of the season is that the golf course being planned for the 2016 Rio Olympics will feature Zeon Zoysia on its tees, fairways and roughs… yep, you heard right. Check out the full article for more details about the design plans. Read the article!
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