USGA green section, senior manager for irrigation research, and services
Covina, CA
Joined December 2014
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Long days, but beautiful landscape at Barton Hills CC for the @USGA 8th SWO. The team is exceptional, dedicated and hard working, big thanks to @AndrewChristes2
Four wrong things with this picture:
1. We just got tons of rain
2. Time if the day
3. Leaking heads
4 wrong nozzles on the corner
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Three years ago, Matteo Serena barely knew the difference between a beaker and a bunker. Today, the native of Italy could be the most crucial person to ever visit your #golf grounds. Enjoy:
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Here’s an idea, why airlines companies don’t pick up the bill to pay TSA agents and air traffic control agents.
I wish that people with acidic soils experience would stop giving advice to the one dealing with alkaline conditions.
Busy Sunday at Monterey CC in Palm Desert. Researchers always come up with new ideas, so this means starting a side project for new graduate students. @USGAGrnSection
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Any golf course that wants or needs to use less water has to manage expectations and build support among golfers for water conservation to be successful. These strategies will help you educate golfers, get productive feedback, and adjust expectations around water use 👇
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No golf course wants to use more water than necessary, but how much should a course be using? The answer depends on a lot of factors. Using a “Course Coefficient” to benchmark annual water use against expected demand can provide insights into water use efficiency 👇
Ryegrass is checking out faster without herbicides on subsurface drip irrigation. Likely shorter roots are not as competitive as the bermudagrass one. Added benefit in a desert environment.
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EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL 11: Take the Golf Course Environmental Profile Water Survey and receive .50 service points. The survey — in collaboration with @NGF_GolfBizInfo — is critical as the data collected helps influence our future access to water and ensure the longevity of golf: ngf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/fo…
Any reports of allelopathy in Zoysia? Or just weed competition from the tighter surface? From L-R, zoysia, bermudagrass, and overseeded with ryegrass. No herbicide control. Poa annua is only present on bermudagrass and ryegrass.
Good day for an irrigation audit at @IndianWellsGoRe pre renovation. Thanks to @UACatsTurf_NL and Aron for the help and hospitality.
That would be fun!
We need an episode of #FullSwing dedicated to showing how agronomy teams prepare for tournaments @netflix
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It's #GCSAAConference week!
We're proud to be a presenting partner and excited to collaborate with @GCSAA members and industry professionals from around the country this week in San Diego.
New genetics under drought, all bermudagrasses with increased drought tolerance (Eg. Tahoma 31, Tiftuf, Coachella, and others) vs the surrounding 328, after 10 days of no water.
Zoysia trial at Sun City Palm Desert. I did not expect full establishment 120-140 days after sprigging, but here we are… now let’s see how they do this winter
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Our @MatteH2o recently sat down with @asianturfgrass for a deep dive into golf course water use, bermudagrass vs. zoysiagrass water requirements, and more. A thoughtful conversation and definitely worth a listen.
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