SHARE: Join Our Email List Regional Updates Water Woes Out West What Are Your Ball Marks Telling You? Impending water shortages are going to be a significant challenge for superintendents in the western part of our country again. Ball marks can provide valuable information about the amount of play a golf course receives and how the greens are being managed. Read More Read More Practice Tee Setup and Management Poa Annua: There Wasn't Any Until There Was Implementing a few simple strategies can help preserve turf health on practice tees with another busy season on the horizon. An annual foe made headway on golf courses this spring. So, what steps should you take for short- and long-term management? Read More Read More In Case You Missed It Coming Up Next Issue Rough mowing is often the most time-consuming, costly task on golf courses. Concerns over rising maintenance costs and a desire to improve operational efficiency have many courses looking for ways to scale back how they maintain their rough. In the May 7, 2021, issue of the USGA Green Section Record, we provided practical strategies to reduce inputs for low-use rough areas without significantly compromising playability. Managing Poa annua greens successfully requires a thorough understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of this turfgrass so that sound agronomic practices can be applied to optimize turf health and playing conditions. The June 4, 2021, issue of the USGA Green Section Record will detail key strategies that can help you get the best performance from Poa annua greens while minimizing the risks that come with this grass. Read This Issue Browse All Past Issues Latest From Course Care Restoring Bethlehem Golf Club with Help from a USGA Agronomist Looking Ahead to the Next 100 Years Bethlehem Golf Club needed significant changes to stay competitive. Working with a USGA agronomist helped them complete a successful renovation that returned the course to profitability. The USGA Green Section’s next 100 years will feature new tools, new grasses and new concepts – all designed to improve the agronomy, playability and sustainability of golf courses. Read More Read More Editorial Staff United States Golf Association 77 Liberty Corner Road Liberty Corner, NJ 07938 908.234.2300 Contact Us Editor In Chief Adam Moeller Associate Editor George Waters Creative Director Matthew Patalona Art Director Mark McCormick Stay Connected with the USGA ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Important Links USGA COVID-19 Resource Center USGA Privacy Policy USGA Green Section Home Page USGA Staff Contact Information Course Consulting Service Information USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online (TERO) USGA Solutions Center ©2021 by United States Golf Association® Policies for the Reuse of USGA Green Section Publications USGA Green Section publications are made available through the courtesy of the United States Golf Association (USGA®). The reuse of these materials is authorized only if the following conditions are met in their entirety. This policy applies to all Green Section publications, including articles, videos, presentations, and webcasts. 1) Adherence to all components of our Conditions for Reuse policy. 2) Inclusion of the appropriate Reprint Permission Language. 3) Notification of your Intent To Reprint Content. The USGA Green Section Record (ISSN 2156-5813) is published twice monthly via electronic mail by the United States Golf Association®. To unsubscribe from the Green Section Record and Green Section Record marketing emails, click on the unsubscribe link in the footer below. To unsubscribe from all marketing emails from the USGA, click here.