LCC Grounds Maintenance: The Summer of 2010

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LCC Grounds blog began in 2008. Entries have educated membership and the public on the crew, agronomic techniques, horticulture and clay court maintenance.

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Saturday, August 7, 2010

The Summer of 2010

Some golf clubs have been closing greens or whole courses due to the weather this summer. As we have been writing here, this has been the most difficult season in recent memory for maintaining the turfgrass.
Click on the title above for an accurate article from the Wall Street Journal (my favorite golf writer, John Paul Newport) on turfgrass and the stressful summer. A must read for turfgrass enthusiasts!