Fox News covers "Green Golf"

A basic review of solar powered golf carts, solar powered irrigation pumps and Dixon Earth Golf Balls.

Dixon Golf Commercial

Don Cheadle can now add "Dixon Golf Commercial" to his list of performances which includes Oceans 11/12, Traffic, Hotel Rwanda and of course his role as a cowboy porn star Buck in Boogie Nights. But of course this isn't Cheadle's first role where he is doing good for the earth, check out this video where he portrays Captain Planet.

Used Ball Performance Comparison

Although this video is from 2009, it's still appropriate under our current economy - reselling used golf balls is big business and still growing it's market share. The overly dramatic CNBC report (enough with that sound effect!) interviews Gary Shienfield of Toronto based Knetgolf, explaining why used isn't so bad. Be sure to check out Knet's performance comparison of New vs Refinished vs Recycled Mint vs Recycled A and B grade golf balls.

GolfStinks: Golf Ball Hell

I could talk about sustainable practices in the golf industry until I'm green in the face, however golfer and industry understanding and acceptance is the deciding factor on whether these see the light of day. The hackers over at Golfstinks.com are an honest bunch, Turfhugger will be posting a number of environment related articles produced by the guys at Golfstinks who seem to understand that golf is in a transition.

You can have a nervous breakdown trying to pick out golf balls. I hope I'm not alone in this assessment, but I can literally stand in front of a wall of golf ball boxes for like an hour, trying to figure out which ones I should pick.

Golfstinks: Can You Golf Eco-Friendly?

I could talk about sustainable practices in the golf industry until I'm green in the face, however golfer and industry understanding and acceptance is the deciding factor on whether these see the light of day. The hackers over at Golfstinks.com are an honest bunch, Turfhugger will be posting a number of environment related articles produced by the guys at Golfstinks who seem to understand the transition our sport is going through.

Can You Golf Eco Friendly?

Greg D'Andrea

Let's face it, regardless of whether you believe in global warming or not, as a golfer you should be doing all you can to help protect the environment we live in. After all, golf is a game that, aside from the cart paths, is played in nature's entire splendor. And if we inadvertently ruin nature, it wouldn't be much fun teeing-off from a driving range mat and hitting onto a green made of AstroTurf, would it?

Sean Fister on Dixon Golf Balls

Sean Fister talks about the environmental initiative of Dixon Golf and the advantage of playing Dixon golf balls.

iPhone Apps For Golf Course Superintendents

While many criticize Apple’s products for their limited keyboard options, iJunkies reply “just turn it in to landscape mode”. Other points of criticism include lack of customizable themes, basic camera and Apps are only available through iTunes. Despite what hang-ups you have over Apples products, you can’t argue against their durability and lightweight making them not get in the way, and sometimes that’s the best feature of all. Apple has done a great job promoting its App’s as they do have the largest collection of all the smart-phones… for now.

Some of the “not yet Android” Apps for supers include: