Kevin W. Frank

Congratulations to MSU ‘26-‘27 Executive Board! Excited to see where these guys will lead this program this year!! Gabe Schneider - President Hayden Larabee - Vice President John Hawkins - Treasurer Jared Callahan - Social Media Manager

MSU Turf School 2025 kicking off this morning with @MSUturfdoc. We have 100 dedicated turfgrass professionals attending this year for 4 days of education.

Registration for the MSU Turf School, taking place December 8-11 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, closes in one week. Participants can obtain 32 pesticide recertification credits in Core, 3A, 3B, & 6. Register online at events.anr.msu.edu/TurfSchool2025/.

@iTweetTurf @PSUTurf Congrats to Penn State students for a spirited competition in challenging weather! Franklin Hills was fantastic, thanks @BSchweihofer for hosting!

Can remember the last time the Cup has been back in State College but a 15’ putt on the last hole sealed the 3-2 win for .@PSUTurf. Thanks to @MSUTurf and Franklin Hills CC for hosting us.

Greywalls at Marquette Golf Club was at peak color yesterday for the Northern Great Lakes GCSA crew outing. Superintendent @MarquetteGolf & staff do an amazing job maintaining the course across some wild terrain overlooking Lake Superior. It’s a bit of a drive but it’s worth it!

Attn: #GolfCourseSuperintendents! Winter is just around the corner and that means it's time to sign up for #WinterTurf data collection. We need your help to better understand and develop solutions for winter turf injury. Learn more and sign up: winterturf.umn.edu/winterturf-dat…

@MiGCSA @edavey29 @SRettmann25 Congrats to Eric & Scott, great match on a fantastic course! @BSchweihofer & staff have done an amazing job with recent renovations! Also nice to have a scouting round prior to Cutter Cup faculty match with @iTweetTurf & McGraw in a couple weeks. 😊

Congratulations to our 2025 Match Play Champions @edavey29 & @SRettmann25! They won in a thrilling 20 holes over 2023 champs @MSUTurf & Mitchelson today at Franklin Hills.

Hot and windy day for the Spartans & Huskers today in Lincoln. Fun to be back after over 25 years. Tailgated with some of our turf students and took in game day festivities. Memorial Stadium is LOUD and yes the fans are Nebraska nice 👍🏻

Go Green!

Great visit to Hillcrest CC in Lincoln to play golf with Terrance Riordan. Knocked on Terry’s office door 30 years ago to ask about graduate school in turfgrass. That was the first step in me working under the direction of Terry and @Rockinsince57 for my Masters & PhD.

Stop 2 on Nebraska tour,Omaha CC. Spartan alum Eric McPherson is GM & Superintendent. Club founded in 1899 & moved to current site in 1925. Perry Maxwell did extensive renovation in 1952 & Keith Foster renovated in 2005. A challenging, hilly layout with “Maxwell rolls” on greens.

Taking in the Nebraska golf scene and visiting some Spartans prior to the football game on Saturday. First stop, Sand Hills GC to visit superintendent Kyle Hegland. The course lays like green ribbons across the prairie. Firm, fast, windy, and the friendliest staff you’ll find!

This summer was particularly challenging for turf on golf courses. Hopefully, the hot and humid weather is now largely behind us, allowing turf to recover as we transition into fall. canr.msu.edu/news/turf-upda…

Internship visit with Jack Judge @TheTreeFarmGolf. Course designed by Tom Doak, Kyle Goalby, & @z_blair . Course is closed for summer maintenance so no pins in photos. Wide fairways, greens that allow for shots to roll in and collect, looks like recipe for entertaining golf!

Internship visit with Gabe Schneider at CC of North Carolina today. The area received about 10 inches of rain yesterday from tropical storm Chantal, you’d never know it based on how quickly the soils drained but still plenty of cleanup to be done during some hot & humid weather.

The July issue of our #WinterTurf newsletter is out! Read the latest work from our project about mitigating winter injury in turfgrasses: mailchi.mp/umn/winterturf… To subscribe: winterturf.umn.edu/newsletter 📸 Trygve Aamlid

Thanks @JaredEMilner for hosting our @MiGCSA match this afternoon, Meadowbrook CC was in fantastic shape! Mitchelson/Frank prevailed over @doug_middleton & @Nickmidds 4&3.

@Dougj1 Petri dish

It’s that kind of weather!

It’s not just about golf course turf during this hot weather, here’s some thoughts on getting home lawns through this stretch. canr.msu.edu/news/tips-for-…

To say it’s hot is an understatement. Here’s an article on the effects of these high temps on golf course turf. canr.msu.edu/news/the_heat_…