Zeon Zoysia
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…
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…
Read MoreTri-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…
Read MoreZoysia’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…
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 MoreCBS Sports Touts Zeon Zoysia at the 2016 Olympics
Zeon Zoysia isn’t making big news only in the turfgrass world: it’s also catching the attention of sports fans on CBSSports.com. When the announcement was made that the 2016 Olympics golf course would feature the same turfgrass — Zeon Zoysia — that covers most of the playing surfaces of Cordillera Ranch, CBS Sports deemed it…
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