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Bladerunner’s Zeon Zoysia Shines at Olympic Golf Course (Type: post)
October 2015: USA Today – Olympic golf course, grassed with Zeon Zoysia developed by Bladerunner Farms, ready for the sport’s return in Rio Games
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Bladerunner’s Zeon Zoysia Shines at Olympic Golf Course (Type: post)
October 2015: USA Today – Olympic golf course, grassed with Zeon Zoysia developed by Bladerunner Farms, ready for
the sport’s return in Rio Games
Ten months from now, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day and the world’s best golfers could be battling on another links-style course. But this time Olympic medals
will be up for grabs at a unique setting that is a compelling story
in itself.
Golf course superintendent Neil Cleverly tackles Olympic golf task in Brazil with sense of adventure (Type: articles)
June 2, 2015, GCSAA
Former British military man prepares Rio golf course for world stage in 2016 Olympic Games
Golf course superintendent Neil Cleverly tackles Olympic golf task in Brazil with sense of adventure (Type: post)
Former British military man prepares Rio golf course for world stage in 2016 Olympic Games
by Craig Smith, GCSAA
Neil Cleverly welcomes a challenge. His calm demeanor belies an adventurous nature that leads his friends to call him the Indiana Jones of the golf course management business.
Neil Cleverly
When he was hired in May 2013 to be the golf course superintendent for the Olympic course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he initially thought there was plenty of time to get things done. He had tackled start-up golf course constructions in remote areas before many times – Egypt, Dominican Republic and Mexico, to name a few. But nothing had prepared him for the challenges in Rio.
“I don’t panic. I am a thinking person,” said Cleverly, a 16-year member of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. “But when I saw the equipment I had and the novice workforce I had, I thought, ‘Oh my God, are we really going to do this?’ It has been insane. But I love this job.”
Now two years into the job, there is no question in Cleverly’s mind that the golf course will be ready to host an Olympic event in August 2016, despite numerous challenges.
“Neil has been dedicated to this project above and beyond what any superintendent should be asked
to do,” said course architect Gil Hanse. “I can’t imagine we could have found anyone better for this project. His passion, tenacity and discipline have really been invaluable.”
“You have to embrace the culture around you,” Cleverly said. “It is what you make it. You can’t
import Florida into Rio. It just doesn’t work that way. You have to be resourceful. There is no outlet here where I can go to buy everyday golf course maintenance items. Everything has to come from overseas.”
It will be the first time golf will be part of the Olympic Games in more than 100 years. The plan is for individual competition, with 60 men and 60 women competing in two 72-hole events, and the whole world will be watching and judging.
“I never felt like we weren’t going to make it,” said Hanse. “The project is too important to not get it finished. But, it took twice as long as it should have taken to build it.”
The course is located on the coast outside of the country’s second largest city, with saltwater tolerant paspalum
greens and stiff zoysia fairways. The first test will come tentatively in November when the course at Reserva de Marapendi will host a PGA Tour LatinoAmerica event.
“We will really be testing the golf course,” said buy online cialis Clevery, a 56-year-old Londoner who served in the British military before turning to golf course management 25 years ago. “We want to see how it plays. If we have to make minor changes, we’ll have a year to get it done.”
And after the Olympics, the course will become a public facility for Brazil, which has grown over the last decade to become the second largest golf-playing nation in South America, behind Argentina. Brazil has more than 100 golf courses and 25,000 golfers.
About GCSAA and the EIFG
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) is a leading golf organization in the United States. Its focus is on golf course management, and since 1926 GCSAA has been the top professional association for the men and women who manage golf courses in the U.S. and worldwide. From its headquarters in Lawrence, Kan., the association provides education, information and representation to nearly 18,000 members in more than 78 countries. The association’s mission is to serve its members, advance their profession and enhance the enjoyment, growth and vitality of the game of golf. Visit GCSAA at www.gcsaa.org or find us on Facebook or Twitter.
The Environmental Institute for Golf is the philanthropic organization of the GCSAA. Its mission is to buy viagra foster sustainability through research, awareness, education, programs and scholarships for the benefit of golf course management professionals, golf facilities and the game. Visit EIFG atwww.eifg.org or find us on Facebook or Twitter.
50 Shades of Zoysia (Type: articles)
February 24, 2015: GCM Blog
At the Zoysia as a Game Changer Tour, Dr. Engelke told attendees he wasn’t exaggerating much when he told them that, when it comes to zoysiagrass, “Don’t fertilize a thing and mow it right.”
Zooming into the Zoysiagrass Era (Type: articles)
February 24, 2015: Golf Course Industry
A turfgrass variety developed in Texas and made for the world entered the industry spotlight in San Antonio. On a blustery Monday away from the conference rooms of the Henry Gonzalez Convention Center, more than 100 superintendents participated in the “Zoysia as a Game Changer Tour.” Team Zoysia, an affiliation of producers, scientists, golf course superintendents, equipment managers and distributors, staged the event in conjunction with the Golf Industry Show.
Tiger Woods’ Bluejack National planted with Zoysia (Type: articles)
March 24, 2015: TigerWoods.com
Tiger Woods’ 1st US designed golf course, Bluejack National, has planted nearly 30 acres of beautiful green Zoysia grass on the course.
L1F Zoysia for greens, tees and fairways (Type: articles)
February 25, 2015: TurfNet
L1F zoysia is Bladerunner Farms’ latest innovation in zoysiagrass for golf courses. Traits include fine leaf texture and upright growth habit, making it suitable for use on greens, tees and fairways.
Postcards from the GIS – Zoysia Tour! (Type: articles)
March 26, 2015: Superintendent magazine
Superintendent magazine posts digital postcards from the Zoysia as a Game Changer Tour at Bladerunner Farms during the Golf Industry Show in San Antonio
Zoysia as a Game Changer (Type: articles)
January 2015: Golf Course Management magazine
With its drought tolerance, low fertilizer needs and the advent of cultivars that can be used on every surface of a golf course, including greens, zoysia is changing the game of golf.