Postcards from the Golf Industry Show: Milt Engelke and Neil Cleverly
The big show, anchored by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), was held Feb. 23-Feb. 26 in San Antonio, with most activities occurring at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention...
View ArticlePost Cards from the Golf Industry Show
The big show, anchored by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), was held Feb. 23-Feb. 26 in San Antonio, with most activities occurring at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention...
View ArticleJacobsen Mowers are Maintaining the Rio Olympic Golf Course
Jacobsen mowing equipment, built at the company’s manufacturing facilities in Charlotte, N.C. and Ipswich, UK are maintaining the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil as golf returns to the...
View ArticleA Look at the Olympic Golf Course
The 2016 Olympics opening ceremony is a little under a year away, but the crew at the golf course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has been hard at work for quite some time preparing the sport’s return to...
View ArticleOlympic Superintendent Deserves a Medal
The toughest job in the world of golf course maintenance right now might belong to Neil Cleverly, the slender and staunch superintendent of the course for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro,...
View ArticleOlympic Worthy
Jacobsen is bound for the 2016 Olympics. The mowing manufacturer’s equipment, which is built at the company’s manufacturing facilities in Charlotte, N.C., and Ipswich, United Kingdom, is maintaining...
View ArticleNeil Cleverly Helps Olympic Course Get Built
Neil Cleverly is bold, bullheaded and burning with desire — just the traits that were needed to help get the 2016 Olympic Course built for next month’s summer games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In fact,...
View ArticlePodcast: If Golfers Only Knew What It Took to Get the Olympic Course Built
Featured photo: The Olympic Golf Course crew pulls weeds by hand during construction. Photo: Marcelo Matte I’m sure that Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy — the four top-ranked...
View Article2016 Olympics: Showtime for Neil Cleverly
Featured photo: Neil Cleverly, who endured myriad challenges to get the Olympic course prepared, is said to be relieved that the opening day for play is finally here. Photo: By David Doguet It’s...
View Article2016 Olympics: Zeon Zoysia in the Spotlight
Featured photo: David Doguet, standing on the tee box of the 16th hole, is the man behind the Olympic Course’s Zeon zoysiagrass. Photo: Courtesy of David Doguet For David Doguet, the president of...
View ArticleOlympic Golf: Great for the Game
(From left) American golfers Rickie Fowler, Matt Kuchar and Bubba Watson at the Olympic golf tournament last week. Kuchar took the bronze medal. Photo: David Doguet David Doguet’s take-home message was...
View Article2016 Olympics: Equipment Companies Add to Their History
Featured photo: Toro Irrigation’s Lynx Central Control system was installed at the course for grow-in and watering efficiency. Photo: David Doguet As the design and building of the Olympic Course is a...
View ArticleOlympic Golf Stays the Course
Featured photo: The men’s Olympic golf tournament proved a success, silencing the doubters who said it wouldn’t. The women’s tournament begins today. Photo: David Doguet I’m thinking that Rory McIlroy...
View Article2016 Olympics: Hanse’s Design Achievement
Featured photo: Gil Hanse, designer of the Olympic course, addresses the course’s golf maintenance staff. Photo: David Doguet Everybody knows that Gil Hanse is a golf fan, but the golf course architect...
View Article2016 Olympics: An Environmental Haven
Featured photo: Despite protesters’ claims that it was an environmental foe, a study proved that the Olympic course has increased native plant and animal life exponentially. Photo: David Doguet The...
View Article2016 Olympics: Neil Cleverly Relieved and Gratified
Featured photo: Neil Cleverly couldn’t be happier with the way the Olympic golf tournaments turned out. Photos: Courtesy of David Doguet “Relief and a sense of gratification.” Those were the six words...
View ArticleHey Rory, the Olympics Didn’t Need You
I’m thinking that Rory McIlroy couldn’t resist himself. I’m thinking that McIlroy, who not only opted out of playing golf in the Olympics but also said he wouldn’t watch the tournament on TV, couldn’t...
View ArticlePodcast: If Golfers Only Knew What It Took to Get the Olympic Course Built
Featured photo: The Olympic Golf Course crew pulls weeds by hand during construction. Photo: Marcelo Matte I’m sure that Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy — the four top-ranked...
View Article2016 Olympics: Showtime for Neil Cleverly
Featured photo: Neil Cleverly, who endured myriad challenges to get the Olympic course prepared, is said to be relieved that the opening day for play is finally here. Photo: By David Doguet It’s...
View Article2016 Olympics: Zeon Zoysia in the Spotlight
Featured photo: David Doguet, standing on the tee box of the 16th hole, is the man behind the Olympic Course’s Zeon zoysiagrass. Photo: Courtesy of David Doguet For David Doguet, the president of...
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