Author: Craig Kessler
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Grass by Design: Pure Research Yields New Strains of Drought-Tolerant Grass
What are UCR 17-8 and UCR TP6-3, and why are they worthy of being the lede in a story about research’s role in golf’s capacity to ... -
From Crisis to Confidence: The Southern California Golf & Water Summit
Water has been the subject of myriad forums and symposiums over the years. It is a staple of Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Chapter ... -
It Takes a Community: Lessons from the Public Golf Endangerment Campaign
The Public Golf Endangerment Act struck out for the third and final time May 19 — “final time” for the 2022 legislative session, that is. The ... -
Golf’s Wakeup Call: Facts Matter… Perceptions Matter More
The National Golf Foundation (NGF), the source for all the statistics that appear in this column, reports that more rounds of golf were played in 2021 ... -
Of Droughts and Public Golf Endangerment Acts
It’s tempting to get your hackles up a bit at the constant fusillade of media reportage about Southern Californians conserving no more than 4-6 percent water ... -
Getting to the Root of the Problem: It’s the Land, Stupid!
Too much land that uses too much water to serve the too few who have received too much for too long from the too many who have ... -
Out of COVID’s Frying Pan And Into Drought’s Fire
OH, NO, HERE WE GO AGAIN Whether the American Southwest is on the cusp of another drought or in the middle of a much longer megadrought ... -
Dark Clouds on Muni Golf’s Horizon
The SCGA opened last year with a bold announcement about 2020 being the year of municipal golf; the year we were going get down to focusing ... -
A Change is Gonna Come
Call it an inflection point. Call it a time for action. Call it a tipping point. Or perhaps wax poetic by summoning the timeless wisdom contained ... -
Governmental Affairs: The World Has Changed
BUT IT’S ONLY ACT I OF A LONG PLAY IN A SPEECH to the World Council of Churches in 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke the ...
