Golf was born in the British Isles, where courses evolved centuries ago from windswept, sandy sites adjacent to the sea. The game has changed since its beginning, but traditions and challenges remain ...

Golf course superintendents try to prepare for every possible scenario when conditioning turf for play. However, weather is unpredictable and we often find ourselves reacting to how the turf responds ...

Kentucky Downs is seeking a full-time turf-course manager and groundskeeper to be in charge of year-round maintenance of the track's 1 5/16-mile grass course as well as overseeing care of the barn ...

Golf courses are among the intensely managed turf systems. Different courses – and even different sections of the same course – will use different mowing and fertility strategies. A course's mixture ...

In the past five years artificial turf has benefited from new technology using rubber compounds and synthetic fibers to create some very realistic turf. This new turf is now finding its way onto golf ...

Leif Dickinson wants to correct anyone who believes a "new" turf course will be unveiled Dec. 1 at Gulfstream Park. "It's not a new course," said Dickinson, the director of turf racing for ...

Santa Anita Turf Course Undergoes Annual Renovation originally appeared on Paulick Report. The highly regarded Camino Real Turf Course at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., is currently undergoing ...

Churchill Downs Racetrack is spending $10 million on a new turf course the track said will widen the running surface and “increase the durability” for increased turf racing throughout the year. The ...