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From premier golf courses in New England to research fields in Ithaca, New York, Chris Sitko has spent his career cultivating safe and high-performing playing surfaces. Now in his role as manager of golf facilities and sports turf at Cornell...

In 2025, evidence-based turf solutions from Cornell’s Bluegrass Lane research center and field sites across New York advanced environmentally sound athletic field and golf course management. The turfgrass program at Cornell University continues...

Sustainability in turfgrass science can be measured through input efficiency, reduced labor, lower emissions, biological pest control, environmental protection and even the social benefit of keeping recreational greenspaces open to the public...