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Tiger 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…
Read MoreRio 2016 Olympic Golf Course Architect Discusses His Inspiration and Concept for the Rio 2016 Olympics Golf Course
In a longer, videotaped interview with golf architect Gil Hanse, CNN reporter Shane O’Donoghue led the designer to share his inspirations and his thought process for the creation the 2016 Olympic Games’ golf course in Rio de Janeiro. [The course will be largely grassed with Zeon Zoysia, one of The Turfgrass Group’s top sellers here…
Read More2016 Rio Olympic Golf Course on Track, But It’s Going to be Tight
Early last year, as posted on the website of the Back 9 Network (the Golf Lifestyle Network), CNN correspondent Shane O’Donoghue reported on the progress being made in the construction of the golf course being built for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, to be grassed largely with Zeon Zoysia. O’Donoghue interviewed Gil…
Read MoreTifGrand Surrounds Work Perfectly with New Champion Greens at Cuscowilla
Last September, the Cuscowilla golf course in Georgia reopened after a two-month renovation project that entailed replacing the putting greens with Champion ultradwarf bermudagrass, as well as regressing the green surrounds with TifGrand Bermudagrass. According to the project’s architect, TifGrand was chosen to replace the former Tifway 419 surrounds in order to accommodate a lower…
Read MoreZoysia’s Future Arrives and Looks Brighter Than Ever
Increasingly, Americans are drawn to products that are easy on the environment, while also enhancing the quality of life. Quite likely, though, few people think of grass as a product until they decide to renovate or replace their lawn and then must choose a turfgrass “product.” At that time, homeowners are wise to select a…
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