Zeon 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…

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Work 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…

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Influence 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…

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Winter 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…

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Grass Selections for Rio Olympic Course Revealed!

This past Thursday, at the Golf Industry Show, the news finally broke concerning the Rio Olympics and the cultivar decisions that had been made for the course.  Zeon Zoysia will be the golf course fairway and rough grass for the Olympic venue as golf makes this historic return to the games.  Not only will the…

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Greensboro Country Club Carlson Farm Course

We are very honored that Zeon Zoysia was selected for the renovation of the Greensboro Country Club Carlson Farm Course.  North Carolina Business Magazine – Best new course of 2010 Best Renovation of 2010 by Golf Magazine  Spectacular Reopening of Greensboro Farm Course Resort Business Magazine  

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