Grant Saunders is the course superintendent at Hamilton Golf Club in New Zealand. He has successfully overseen a green species conversion from Poa annua to browntop bentgrass (Agrostis capillaris). We discussed that, and the role of OM testing, and sand topdressing, and soil pH, and greenkeeping in New Zealand.

Some links include:

• https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/accumulation-soil-organic-material/
• https://hamiltongcmaintenance.blogspot.com/2018/06/poa-vs-browntop.html
• A "Cart Rides with Micah" episode from Hamilton Golf Club https://youtu.be/dWj-MO4UBW4?si=oF-rtC_BWTPEYZmB
• https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/gp-as-proxy-for-season-length/
• https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/new-mlsn-cheat-sheet/

• Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/
• Get ATC newsletters at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/newsletter/
• 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

Find out more about soil tests with ATC at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/project/soil-tests/
See GCSAA Conference seminars at https://gcsaaconference.com/