Zeon Zoysia
“A Gold Metal for Golf Course Architecture”
In the June 13 issue of Golfweek, Bradley S. Klein described the Olympics golf course in Rio de Janeiro as featuring a “dazzling array of windswept, half-par holes and risk/reward alternatives.” The par-71 course was designed by Gil Hanse and Amy Alcott. The 242-acre site is located practically next to the Atlantic Ocean and within…
Read More2016 Olympics Golf Course Impresses Players in Test Event
Held on March 8, 2016, the official “test event” for the golf course slated to host the 2016 Olympics golf competition in Rio de Janeiro attracted only nine Brazilian players but still earned top marks from contestants. One player described course as “an incredible venue” and “difficult, but not unfair.” She also said that course…
Read More2106 Olympics Golf Course Completed and “Looks Good”
An interview on NBC Sports, posted online on February 2, featured NBC travel insider Matt Ginella who had recently spoken to Gil Hanse, the golf course architect who designed the course slated to host the 2016 Olympics golf competition in Rio de Janeiro this summer. Here’s a portion of what Ginella reported: “The best news…
Read MoreTune In to the Golf Channel Tonight for the Premiere of the Golf Academy at Bluejack National
Today, Bluejack National golf club in Houston, TX, announced that tonight (January 12) the Golf Channel will air the first of four segments about the Golf Academy. Bluejack National is the first golf course in the United States designed by Tiger Woods. Last fall, Golf Channel crews filmed the episodes on Bluejack holes #1, #2,…
Read MoreBluejack National Opens Seven Gorgeous Holes with Zeon Zoysia Fairways, Tees and Surrounds
Last week, an article posted on the Golf Advisor website announced that seven holes are now open at Bluejack National Golf Club, the first Tiger Woods-designed golf course in the United States. All surfaces of the course, except the TifEagle bermudagrass putting greens, are being grassed with Zeon Zoysia, one of the superior turfgrass varieties…
Read MoreUSA 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…
Read MoreZeon 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…
Read MoreTiger 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…
Read MoreOlympics 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…
Read MoreFrom 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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