USA Today Provides Update on Olympic Golf Course

Last week, USA Today online published an update on the golf course slated to host golf’s return to the 2016 Olympics after a 112-year absence. On October 6, members of the international media visited the site in Rio de Janeiro and were “surprised by how healthy, ready and green the course looked.” Designed by Gil…

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Zeon Zoysia Again Lauded as the Primary Golf Grass at the 2016 Olympics

A recent article posted on PitchCare.com included several paragraphs about Zeon Zoysia, the turfgrass cultivar chosen to grass the fairways and tees for the 2016 Olympics golf course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Touted as dense and drought tolerant, with low fertilizer requirements, Zeon was planted as sod, primarily in large rolls, supplied by Green…

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Tiger Woods Plants Zeon and L1F Zoysiagrass at His First American Golf Course

Except for TifEagle putting greens, all the playing surfaces at Bluejack National — the first Tiger Woods-designed golf course in the United States — will be grassed with Zeon Zoysia and L1F Zoysiagrass, two of The Turfgrass Group’s premier varieties. An article published online by Club and Resort Business details the reasoning behind the grass…

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Olympics Golf Course Superintendent Discusses His Rio Challenges

Next year, sports fans from across the globe will turn their attention to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where the game of golf will return to the Summer Olympics for the first time since 1904. Here in Rio, in August 2016, competitors will tee up on a new golf course currently under construction and 88% grassed…

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From High School to the Big Leagues: Zoysiagrass for Sports Turf

“I think zoysia is going to be the grass of the future for sports fields because of the low cost of maintenance, especially in high schools, because school budgets are cut. If we can have less maintenance costs, we can put that money into education,” says Richard Mendez, the former sports turf manager at South…

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Tri-Tex Grass Releases New Video Promoting Zeon Zoysia in Texas

Last week, Tri-Tex Grass, a licensed grower in Granbury, TX, released a new video on YouTube promoting the beauty and benefits of Zeon Zoysia. To watch the video, click here. A transcript of the video voiceover is below.   Zeon Zoysia from Tri-Tex Grass Zeon Zoysia is the number-one-selling, fine-bladed zoysiagrass in the United States…

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Zoysia’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…

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