The Blog of Darren J. Davis, CGCS Olde Florida Golf Club

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Summer Update #1

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It's summer in Southwest Florida and that means it's "cultural practice season" for area golf courses. Before detailing wh...
Tuesday, May 21, 2024

The Great Crested Flycatcher

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Olde Florida has numerous Eastern Screech Owl boxes that are used every year by returning mothers. After the Screech Owls have utilized the ...
Thursday, April 4, 2024

Annual Report To The Olde Florida Golf Club Membership

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Annual Report To The Olde Florida Golf Club Membership April 2024 Prepared by: Darren J. Davis, CGCS Golf Course Superintendent darrenjdavis...
Monday, March 18, 2024

El Niño’s Effect in Florida: Explaining it to Golfers, Boards and Owners

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Recently I was asked by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA)  to co-present a webinar that addressed impacts the s...
Wednesday, February 7, 2024

How Does Turfgrass Eat?

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When humans are hungry we eat. If we didn’t, we wouldn’t survive.  Have you ever thought about how turfgrass gets food? In the form of a for...
Thursday, January 4, 2024

El Niño and its Effect on Turfgrass Management

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After years of back to back La Niña winters in Southwest Florida, we are experiencing our first El Niño weather pattern since 2018-2019. El ...
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Monday, January 1, 2024

Year in Review: 2023 in Photographs

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A new year brings excitement for the future, but it's also a good time to reflect on the past. I find that self reflection provides the ...
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Darren J. Davis, CGCS, has been the Golf Course Superintendent at Olde Florida Golf Club in Naples, Florida since September 1992. Davis attended the Turfgrass Management program at The Pennsylvania State University where he graduated with highest distinction in 1991. Also, in 2007 Florida Gulf Coast University conferred upon him a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Summa Cum Laude. Davis was the 82nd President of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) and currently serves as the GCSAA Centennial Committee Chair. Davis is also a Past President of the Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association, the Everglades Golf Course Superintendents Association and the Florida Turfgrass Association.
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