Micah Woods
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Turfgrass scientist, Asian Turfgrass Center and PACE Turf, asianturfgrass.com & paceturf.org #MLSN, #ClipVol, #OM246, #TurfTourism
Here's a lawn that got a lot of care in 2023, then has gotten only what it needed (mowing) for the next two years. Have a look at it in this 2025 year in review. #TurfTourism
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Nathan's lawn episode 6: 2025 year-in-review
Nathan and I had a talk at the start of 2025 about how the lawn might be maintained. What ended up happening was no fertilizer at all. Turns out none was necessary this year. Lawn was mown as needed.…
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November 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Here's a lawn that got a lot of care in 2023, then has gotten only what it needed (mowing) for the next two years. Have a look at it in this 2025 year in review. #TurfTourism
youtu.be/i1w-eiIFRdo
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Final scheduled business trip of 2025 @o2ej.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Final scheduled business trip of 2025 @o2ej.bsky.social
Video and podcast links for ATC Office Hours episode 18 with guests Martin Nilsson, Thomas Pihl, and Mads Andersen joining from Denmark to discuss pesticide-free turf management.
Office Hours about pesticide-free turf management | Asian Turfgrass Center
Episode 18 of ATC Office Hours covers the basic greenkeeping practices that are effective in Denmark on pesticide-free courses. With guests Thomas Pihl, Mads Andersen, and Martin Nilsson, we answered…
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November 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Video and podcast links for ATC Office Hours episode 18 with guests Martin Nilsson, Thomas Pihl, and Mads Andersen joining from Denmark to discuss pesticide-free turf management.
The next ATC Office Hours is coming up on Wednesday to discuss managing turf without pesticides. Please join us live for what promises to be a notably interesting discussion.
Pesticide-free turf management
Thomas Pihl, Mads Andersen, and Martin Nilsson will join ATC Office Hours to discuss the challenges, techniques, successes, and failures involved with pestic...
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November 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The next ATC Office Hours is coming up on Wednesday to discuss managing turf without pesticides. Please join us live for what promises to be a notably interesting discussion.
Maggie Reiter did a comprehensive analysis of Turf X/Twitter and narrowed it down to 4,776 active accounts sharing original information about turfgrass, then ranked the top 50 accounts in two categories.
A brand new Turf Twitter analysis | Asian Turfgrass Center
Maggie Reiter has done a brand new analysis of turf industry accounts on . See the analysis at Finding Turf Twitter. She wanted to find “high-signal” accounts. I wanted to see if I could find people…
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November 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Maggie Reiter did a comprehensive analysis of Turf X/Twitter and narrowed it down to 4,776 active accounts sharing original information about turfgrass, then ranked the top 50 accounts in two categories.
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🎙️ Just published a new #ATC2x episode: Usage rates for #ClipVol and #MLSN on golf courses in New York. Show page with all the links here:
Usage rates for #ClipVol and #MLSN on golf courses in New York
The New York Golf Economic & Environmental Impact Report has interesting...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
This new survey of golf courses in New York found 47% use #MLSN and 58% measure #ClipVol.
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Survey Says: MLSN and clipping volume on New York golf courses | Asian Turfgrass Center
I read the environmental section of the New York Golf Economic & Environmental Impact Report. More than one out of every five golf courses in the state responded to the survey, with a total of 154 res...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:51 AM
This new survey of golf courses in New York found 47% use #MLSN and 58% measure #ClipVol.
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Here's how I'd find how much sand and N to use, rather than relying on hearsay. #ClipVol #OM246
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Sand and nitrogen amounts: how I figure it out | Asian Turfgrass Center
A friend is in charge of a type of grass he hasn’t grown before. We went to look at the grass, and on the way to the golf course, he told me that someone had told him the grass didn’t need much sand t...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Here's how I'd find how much sand and N to use, rather than relying on hearsay. #ClipVol #OM246
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New on the ATC website, I share a 2018 article I wrote for Greenkeeper International about #MLSN, Jim Arthur, soil testing, and precision fertilization. #TurfReads
Jim Arthur, MLSN, and precision fertilization | Asian Turfgrass Center
This article about MLSN was published in Greenkeeper International in 2018. I suppose it’s one many of you have never seen. My title for this was “Making Sense of Turf Nutrition with MLSN”, although…
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October 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
New on the ATC website, I share a 2018 article I wrote for Greenkeeper International about #MLSN, Jim Arthur, soil testing, and precision fertilization. #TurfReads
You've probably heard about the Sons of Golf. Hear from Hans Beurling, one of the group's founding members, about the origins of the group. Then hear about a current experience group and what they have accomplished. #TurfTourism
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Greenkeeping experience group,: methods, history, activities, and results to date
YouTube video by Asian Turfgrass Center
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October 2, 2025 at 4:44 AM
You've probably heard about the Sons of Golf. Hear from Hans Beurling, one of the group's founding members, about the origins of the group. Then hear about a current experience group and what they have accomplished. #TurfTourism
youtu.be/EY8jNiG1XYo
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🎙️ Just published a new #ATC2x episode: Turfgrass soil sample depth, and what a pesticide-free golf course looks like (photo gallery). Show page with all the links here:
Turfgrass soil sample depth, and what a pesticide-free golf course looks like (photo gallery)
I explain why I recommend collecting soil nutrient samples to a 10 cm (4...
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October 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🎙️ Just published a new #ATC2x episode: Turfgrass soil sample depth, and what a pesticide-free golf course looks like (photo gallery). Show page with all the links here:
Bangkok doesn't have bentgrass greens. You can find bentgrass greens in Myrtle Beach and Fukuoka, however. This post looks at dew point temperatures in summer at these three locations.
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Bentgrass and tropical dew point temperature | Asian Turfgrass Center
Many golf course superintendents around the world manage creeping bentgrass greens for some portion of the year in what we could call tropical conditions. One of the places where summers have…
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September 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Bangkok doesn't have bentgrass greens. You can find bentgrass greens in Myrtle Beach and Fukuoka, however. This post looks at dew point temperatures in summer at these three locations.
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The website for the Thai GCSA's conference in Pattaya from March 9 to 11 has been updated with speaker information, topics, a basic schedule, and a note about registration. #TurfTourism
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The can't miss turfgrass event in Southeast Asia
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September 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The website for the Thai GCSA's conference in Pattaya from March 9 to 11 has been updated with speaker information, topics, a basic schedule, and a note about registration. #TurfTourism
Deer and dollar spot at Royal Copenhagen with Martin Nilsson
YouTube video by Asian Turfgrass Center
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September 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Søllerød Golfklub's course manager Mads Andersen joined me for another video abut pesticide-free golf courses in Denmark.
Mads Andersen on dollar spot, pesticide-free golf course management, and automowers
Mads Andersen is the Course Manager at Søllerød Golfklub, located 6 km from Furesø. Mads and I went to look at this pesticide-free golf course on August 13 while the Danish Golf Championship was…
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September 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Søllerød Golfklub's course manager Mads Andersen joined me for another video abut pesticide-free golf courses in Denmark.
Taking a look and having a talk about the good and the bad when you don't apply pesticides to golf course turf.
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An honest and open look at conditions on a pesticide-free golf course | Asian Turfgrass Center
Imagine managing turf without being able to use any pesticides. Then imagine a DP World Tour event gets scheduled at your course. Knowing that the conditions will be visible on television to a global…
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September 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Taking a look and having a talk about the good and the bad when you don't apply pesticides to golf course turf.
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Check this article out for the pretty photo of with deer. Then read it for practical advice from Martin Nilsson about managing a golf course with no pesticides. #TurfReads
Article about pesticide-free management | Asian Turfgrass Center
There’s an article I enjoyed reading in the September 2025 issue of Greenkeeper International. It addresses a topic I’ve also shared a bit about recently. Pesticide-free golf course management by…
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September 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Check this article out for the pretty photo of with deer. Then read it for practical advice from Martin Nilsson about managing a golf course with no pesticides. #TurfReads
I went to Denmark to see for myself what a pesticide-free golf course would be like for a professional tournament. Here's a discussion with the course manager about what goes in to producing these conditions.
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Thomas Pihl on pesticide-free golf course management and tournament conditions
Thomas Pihl is the course manager at Furesø Golfklub near Copenhagen. I spoke with him during the DP World Tour's Danish Golf Championship about managing a pesticide-free golf course and preparing it…
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September 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I went to Denmark to see for myself what a pesticide-free golf course would be like for a professional tournament. Here's a discussion with the course manager about what goes in to producing these conditions.
youtu.be/53j2W0okx_s
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I was collecting some measurements at Keya GC this weekend and saw Quinn Thompson walking around. I asked him a few questions.
Golf in Japan and grass lines with Quinn Thompson
Quinn Thompson joined me for a cart ride around Keya Golf Club during the KBC Augusta tournament in 2025.
See our previous cart ride video about bunkers and the two green system:…
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September 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I was collecting some measurements at Keya GC this weekend and saw Quinn Thompson walking around. I asked him a few questions.
Plotting sunshine hours (or solar radiation) vs. temperature is a good way to identify locations with similar and dissimilar growing environments for turf. #TurfHacks
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World cities plotted by climatological normals, August | Asian Turfgrass Center
This bubble chart shows 46 world cities plotted by average temperature, sunshine, and precipitation in August. We see the continuing trend for cities in Asia to have more rain and less sunshine than…
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August 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Plotting sunshine hours (or solar radiation) vs. temperature is a good way to identify locations with similar and dissimilar growing environments for turf. #TurfHacks
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This question comes up every now and then. I recommend 10 cm (4 inches) unless you have a really good reason for a different depth. Also, turf is a no-till system, and I recommend some additional tests because of this to check gradients. #TurfReads
Recommended soil sampling depth for turfgrass | Asian Turfgrass Center
I’ve been recommending a sampling depth of 10 cm (4 inches) for as long as I can remember. This is for soil nutrient analysis samples collected from turfgrass sites. Sometimes I hear recommendations…
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August 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
This question comes up every now and then. I recommend 10 cm (4 inches) unless you have a really good reason for a different depth. Also, turf is a no-till system, and I recommend some additional tests because of this to check gradients. #TurfReads
I made a small update to the ATC blog RSS feed email, the one where you get the full text of each new blog post by email.I now set it to send only Monday to Friday. If I make a post on Saturday or Sunday, you'll get the email Monday.
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August 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I made a small update to the ATC blog RSS feed email, the one where you get the full text of each new blog post by email.I now set it to send only Monday to Friday. If I make a post on Saturday or Sunday, you'll get the email Monday.
My first video in the Danish Golf Championship playlist. #TurfTourism
The three main reasons I went to Copenhagen for the Danish Golf Championship
The Danish Golf Championship was held in August 2025 at Furesø Golfklub, a pesticide-free course. This introductory video explains what I was doing there.
Read more about all kinds of turfgrass…
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August 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
My first video in the Danish Golf Championship playlist. #TurfTourism
It was a beautiful day in Itoshima for a pre-tournament lunch at Natty Dread.
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A tradition like some others | Micah Woods: the official site
Andrew McDaniel and I both worked our first KBC Augusta Tournament in August 2013.1 We have a tradition of going to lunch at Natty Dread, a beachside jerk chicken and hamburger shop (shack?
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August 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It was a beautiful day in Itoshima for a pre-tournament lunch at Natty Dread.
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On my personal site, I describe a fine meal, and I spell out some difficult words. #TurfTourism
Pronunciation | Micah Woods: the official site
I enjoyed a delicious lunch of smørrebrød on a recent visit to Denmark, followed by a dessert of rødgrød med fløde. The Wikipedia entry for rødgrød cautions that “the name of the dish in Danish…
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August 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
On my personal site, I describe a fine meal, and I spell out some difficult words. #TurfTourism