The ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods

Lake Karrinyup Country Club in Perth, Western Australia has creeping bentgrass greens and sometimes sees high temperatures over 40 °C. Course superintendent Fraser Brown joined me to discuss how he and the maintenance team manage the grass in this year-round golfing climate.

Find Fraser on X at https://twitter.com/FraserJBrown_

Read the ATM profile "From Kingussie to Karrinyup" about Fraser: https://files.asianturfgrass.com/2023_atm_fraser_brown.pdf

We discussed growing bentgrass in tropical temperatures: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/bentgrass-tropical-temperatures/

We also discussed being reactive and proactive in greenkeeping: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/is-reactive-better-than-proactive/

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