Bentgrass greens in Perth summer temperatures with Fraser Brown
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/
Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
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Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter
Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://doublecut.asianturfgrass.com/
Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://office-hours.asianturfgrass.com/
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/
Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
Get ATC newsletters at https://subscribepage.com/atc_newsletters
Turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/
PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
ATC's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/asianturfgrasscenter
Listen to the ATC Doublecut with Micah Woods podcast at https://doublecut.asianturfgrass.com/
Listen to the ATC Office Hours podcast at https://office-hours.asianturfgrass.com/
Creators and Guests
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Host
Micah Woods
I'm chief scientist at the Asian Turfgrass Center and director of the @paceturf information service. Some current projects include #OM246, #ClipVol, and #MLSN.
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