Presidential Perspective by Roger Stewart, CGCS Superintendent at TPC Twin Cities
This month I am sharing a letter of support your Board of Directors sent to the GCSAA for their endorsement of the Science of (the) Green project at the UMN Les Bolstad Golf Course.
Gentleman:
course. Identified as agronomic, economic and environmental On behalf of the MGCSA principles and procedures, the membership and Board of study of these components will Directors, I am writing to inform create a comprehensive business you of an exciting new initiative model for success, which can called Science of (the) Green at be applied at any golf course the University of Minnesota in St. facility. In addition, there will Paul, Minnesota. The initiative’s be a one stop demonstration first project involves the area to showcase the current renovation of the University’s 85 options for facilities considering year old Les Bolstad Golf Course a renovation, such as green and that will provide a model for golf bunker construction, irrigation course restoration and renovation and sensing systems, grass species projects, along with management and bunker sand options, etc. The practices in the future. demo area will permit decision makers to compare options in one The re-design concept is to location while considering the provide a working, ‘real time’ corresponding costs. example of how to renovate golf properties using three components Water use in Minnesota, of sustainability to insure the the land of 10,000 lakes, and long-term success of a golf across the country is under great
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