PRIMO® MAXX. Making good turf, great.

The benefits of using PRIMO ® MAXX are well known such as greener, denser, more resilient turf with less leaf elongation and more root growth, fewer clippings and greater water efficiency. PRIMO ® MAXX is the trusted turf growth regulator that’s been making good turf, great on fairways, sports fields and greens, for years. PRIMO ® MAXX is a valuable tool that will assist in reducing mowing, making turf more durable and delivering truer surfaces.

Using Growing Degree Days (GDD) can assist turf management professionals to monitor heat accumulation, which translates to how long a PRIMO ® MAXX application will last. By using the PRIMO ® MAXX GDD calculator you can optimise your programming and budget to maximise the positive effects of PRIMO ® MAXX.

To find out more about Growing Degree Days and the PRIMO ® MAXX calculator tool go to syngentaturf.com.au or scan the QR code

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LEAD STORY LATROBE’S NEW LEASE ON LIFE 8

When the final putt dropped on the fourth playoff hole of the WPGA’s Melbourne International tournament in mid-January, it signalled the end of a remarkable period for Latrobe Golf Club superintendent Nathan Turner and his crew. Just a few months earlier the course had been decimated by two severe floods, which fast-tracked the club’s decision to convert its cool-season fairways to couchgrass. ATM editor Brett Robinson catches up with Turner to reflect on what has been a whirlwind start to his tenure at Latrobe.

Cover: The 12th green on the Murray Course at Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort became an island during last October’s flooding.

Photo: David Warnaar.

Contributors to Australian Turfgrass Management Journal

Volume 25.1 (January-February 2023): Adobe Stock

Images; Australian Master of the Amateurs; Shane Baker (CSTM, GCSAWA); Gary Beehag; Nathan Bennett, (CSTM, TMSA); Jack Besley (Southern GC); Chris Burgess (CSTM, Yarrawonga Mulwala GC); John Forrest (Forrest and Forrest Horticultural Consultancy Services); Colin Foster (Barwon Valley GC); Ben Gibson (The Toolbox Team); Cameron Hall (CSTM, Kew GC); Leon Hennessy (NSWGCSA); Steve Hewitt (13th Beach); Peter McMaugh AM (Turfgrass Scientific Services); John Neylan (Sporteng); Mark Parker (NSW GC); John Petrovsky (USGA); Simon Snedden (ACTSTMA/ Gold Creek CC); Lee Sutherland (CSTM, St Michael’s GC); Rod Tatt (Mount Lawley GC); Ian Todd (Rosebud CC); Kate Torgersen (Environmental Golf Solutions); Nathan Turner (Latrobe GC); Mark Unwin (ASTMA); David Warnaar (Commercial Club Albury); Dr Percy Wong.