WINTER GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT REFERENCES YOU CAN USE For Course Officials and Golfers Multimedia: • Severe Winter is Impacting Courses Across the Country – Live webcast recorded 3.14.14 where USGA agronomists weigh in on how winter weather is taking its toll on golf facilities. • Frost Delay Video – Course-care video explains frost delays to golfers (also available in Spanish). Articles: • Winter Is Not ‘Down Time’ on the Golf Course – What goes on at your golf facility during the winter? The number of duties and projects may surprise many golfers. • Playing Par with Jack Frost – Why winter play and traffic can be so problematic for turf. • Politics, Religion and Winter Play on Greens – Few subjects raise such an emotional response from golfers and superintendents alike than winter play. Who’s right? • Too Hot To Handle – Factors to consider and possible repercussions for winter play on greens. Is it worth the risk? Our Experts Explain: • Using Synthetic Practice Tees for Winter Play – Synthetic turf has come a long way in recent years and is a viable alternative when turfgrass is dormant and unable to support play. • Continuous Snow Coverage on Putting Greens – Learn why snow isn’t necessarily a bad thing for golf course turf, but ice can be a different story. • Explaining Frost Delays – A brief explanation of why frost delays are necessary. For Golf Facilities Multimedia: • Sampling Greens for Winterkill – Webcast on how to sample turf for winter evaluation. • Using Winter Protective Covers on Greens – Webcast on covering Poa annua greens. • Out From Under Winter Covers – Podcast on when to remove covers from putting greens. • Winter Hole Management – Webcast on managing holes on dormant bermudagrass greens. • Winter Drainage Installation – Webcast on a method to install drainage during winter. • Painting Fairways – Webcast on painting fairways for winter play on bermudagrass. • Winter Injury on Putting Greens in the North – Webcast on winter injury experienced in 2011.