The Doublecut with Micah Woods

Paul and I discussed a number of locations around Asia including Da Nang, Thailand, Hokkaido, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indonesia, and the Philippines, for their relative merits as golfing destinations. 

• We discussed this post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/the-best-golfing-destination-in-asia/
• Follow Paul on Twitter at https://twitter.com/pauljansengolf 
• Jansen Golf Design website at https://jansengolf.com/ 
• Jon Wall visits Himalayan GC: https://twitter.com/DirtyBulk/status/427424969157799936 
• Jon Wall visits Himalayan GC for a second time: https://twitter.com/DirtyBulk/status/824231111899254784 
• Erik Anders Lang visits Himalayan GC: https://youtu.be/aIvZrTYo8t4 
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• John's Turfgrass Management book is available at https://turfpath.com/
• Turfgrass information and decision support tools at PACE Turf: https://www.paceturf.org/
• PACE Turf's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/paceturf
• ATC's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AsianTurfgrassCenter
• We discussed my acquisition and this blog post: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/more-about-the-pace-turf-acquisition/
• ATC Shiny apps page: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/shiny-apps/
• PACE Turf GP avatar app: https://paceturf.shinyapps.io/GPAvatar/
• ATC's Global DLI (photosynthetically active radiation) app: https://asianturfgrass.shinyapps.io/global_dli/
• Mark Smith's manganese discussion: https://twitter.com/marks_sm1th/status/1550778220060069890
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• My blog post about the experiment: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/least-enjoyable-experiment-ever/ 
• Frank's Green Section Record article about the experiment, "In Search of the Silver Bullet" https://gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/?file=/2000s/2004/040916.pdf 
• Frank's GCM magazine article about the experiment, "Effects of microbial and organic products on putting green performance" http://files.asianturfgrass.com/rossi_2006_gcm_fertilizer_programs.pdf 
• Follow Frank Rossi on Twitter at https://twitter.com/FrankSpeaks3 
• Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OEc7j7HeBTw
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I spoke with Andrew Thomson about golf at remote courses in Japan, playing links golf courses with old golf clubs, hickory golf, and target golf created by mowing patterns.

• Read more about these courses at: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/botanizing-nippon-treasure-links/ 
• Andrew's book "Bridge to the Gods: Tales from Kyushu" is available from Ryan Publishing (http://www.ryanpub.com.au/bridgetothegods.htm) and from all fine booksellers. 
• Follow Andrew on Twitter at https://twitter.com/newsfromkyushu 
• Watch this episode at https://youtu.be/QyWJfg-1hPU
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This episode discusses dollar spot and the Smith-Kerns model, making fertilizer recommendations as a ratio, and ranking locations for warm-season grasses based on light restriction caused by cloud cover. 

• https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/checking-dollar-spot-with-model-probability/ 
• https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/survey-results-preferences-fertilizer-ratio-or-percentage/  
• https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/low-light-locations-for-warm-season-grasses/ 

See also: 

• PACE Turf climate appraisal, https://www.paceturf.org/memberedition/weather 
• The MLSN cheat sheet, https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/new-mlsn-cheat-sheet/ 
• The Global DLI Shiny App, https://asianturfgrass.shinyapps.io/global_dli/ 
• Watch this episode at https://youtu.be/sMfP5icXHoI
• Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/ 
• Get turfgrass management information and decision support tools at https://www.paceturf.org/ 
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• Follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/asianturfgrass

I discussed an approach to turfgrass management that involves considering the current turfgrass conditions and then deciding what to do. 

• Read about a backwards approach to greenkeeping: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/working-backwards-in-turfgrass-maintenance/ 
• Reactive vs. proactive greenkeeping: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/is-reactive-better-than-proactive/ 
• Watch this episode at: https://youtu.be/ZfRteetLeV0
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• Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/ 
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Chris Chase and I discussed zoysiagrass on putting greens and why one would use it. The post we talked about is https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/zoysia-on-putting-greens-why/ 

Other related videos include: 

• Zoysia greens? How good can they be? https://youtu.be/YajsiwdGkcI
• The distinctive ball roll on zoysia (korai) greens: https://youtu.be/0yiM7Ti08do 
• Ball reaction (bounce and roll) on korai zoysia greens at the Sansan KBC Augusta golf tournament: https://youtu.be/bbcJhA1zqNo 
• zoysiagrass putting greens and sportsturf with Tyler Carr: https://youtu.be/oNw9fPqm6YY 

• Watch this episode at https://youtu.be/lEkbs_B-vrE
• Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/ 
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This episode discusses two posts.

One is about Zoysia seedheads and the interesting and troublesome phenomenon of seedhead production for more than half the year: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/a-hypothesis-about-fecundity-of-zoysia/

The second post is about pitch marks on greens and about the one sure way I know of to reduce their size and severity---firmer green surfaces: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/pitch-marks-that-last-for-days/ 

Also mentioned in this episode: 

• transporting zoysia sod by longtail boat in Thailand: https://youtu.be/5rWaSy8eRQ0
• ball bounce on greens topdressed once in a year: https://youtu.be/bbcJhA1zqNo
• playability of golfing surfaces with, office hours with Carl Schimenti: https://youtu.be/2fMhNSEkpLI 

• Watch this episode at https://youtu.be/bPhRBPAE1-s
• Read more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/ 
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The post we discussed is https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/of-trees-turf-and-tournament-golf/, which considers which grasses work well in conditions of cloudy weather combined with tree shade. In particular, we discuss manilagrass (Zoysia matrella) and tropical carpetgrass (Axonopus compressus).

I also mentioned Tyler Carr's zoysia grow-in experiments at the University of Tennessee, which can be seen in this video: https://youtu.be/oNw9fPqm6YY

Watch this episode at https://youtu.be/uF153okig64
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The post discussed is https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/soil-water-management-3-problems-with-solutions/.
You'll find examples and links to additional reference material about these problems there.

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