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 ...
As Southern Nevada plunges deeper into drought, Buzz Kyllonen believes he has hit upon an idea that could help the area save its most precious resource: water. And he did it by building a golf course.
Fake grass has a real and growing role in golf. Once largely reserved for backyard short-game setups, it has spread its reach into all kinds of public venues. The most prominent of those projects is ...
Tobacco Road is adding a Par 3 course with synthetic turf later this year to complement its highly-acclaimed main course. Tobacco Road, one of the most unconventional and creative golf properties in ...
As an avid golfer and a golf-course owner, Ben Best keeps close track of his stats. He knows his handicap index (6) and his swing speed (105 mph with a driver), and he’s well-acquainted with his ...
As we sit around and contemplate our world amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, we've had ample time to think about the future of course design, and what might be in store over the next decade. We asked 20 ...
A 155-foot diameter circular enclosure around hole number 3 at the Moundbuilders Country Club at the Octagon Earthworks in Newark, Ohio, is pictured July 30, 2019. (Doral Chenoweth III/The Columbus ...
"The grass is awesome and is durable in intense heat." ...
If you judge solely on the ubiquity of suburban mini-golf courses in America, it’s not complicated to slap some synthetic turf on a concrete pad and get a durable surface that handles foot traffic and ...
MILWAUKEE COUNTY (CBS 58) -- If you're a golfer, you know that Zablocki is the shortest of Milwaukee County's public courses, and it's been closed for months during renovation. But it reopened Tuesday ...