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Digging into the details beneath your golf course greens can make a world of difference. Soil profiling and root zone construction assessments provide crucial insights into your turf's performance, addressing common issues like surface failures, renovation challenges, drainage problems,...

by James C. Thomas C.P.Ag Selection of the proper bunker sand for your golf course is no small task. Potential bunker sands should be carefully evaluated for particle size distribution, particle shape, performance in the fried egg lie test, color,...

by James C. Thomas C.P.Ag. Fairways comprise a major portion of the total golf course acreage which must be mowed and maintained to exacting standards. A 1990 survey of Wisconsin golf courses found the fairway acreage for an 18 hole...

Labosport, a leader in sport surfaces testing, announces that it has signed today an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Thomas Turf Services, Inc. and Thomas Analytical Services, Inc. (“TTS” & “TAS”), laboratories specialized in soil testing and...

by James C. Thomas C.P.Ag.Many high performance putting greens and athletic fields are designed and built based on the USGA recommendations which call for placement of a 12 inch deep uniform root zone mixture over a gravel drainage blanket....

by James C. Thomas C.P.Ag.Presented December 4, 2000 at the Texas Turfgrass Association Meeting in San Antonio, TXTo understand soil and its behavior, one must first understand its composition and the interrelation between the soil components. If you were...

Knowing soil conditions essential to benefit from sand cappingA popular way of improving the playability and performance of turf on golf courses is by sand capping the tees, fairways and even the roughs. The effectiveness of sand capping has...

by James C. Thomas C.P.Ag. To many people, "sand is sand." On a golf course, however, sands can be as different as night and day. While it may be tempting to save money by using bunker sand as a soil...

by James C. Thomas C.P.Ag. As we enter the 21st century, many golf clubs will be encountering difficulty in obtaining an adequate irrigation water supply. Many rivers have an increasing salt content making them undesirable for use as irrigation sources....

Thomas Turf Services (TTS) has taken its mission to aid the building and maintaining of the best possible quality turf facilities to another level by simplifying the testing of soils. The new Golf Green Health Indexing service delivers results...