Biography

Micah Woods is the CEO of PACE Turf, an information service delivering science-based solutions to turf management problems, customized for each member’s location. He is also the founder and Chief Scientist of the Asian Turfgrass Center (ATC), established in 2006, through which he provides turfgrass advisory and soil testing services to golf clubs and sports facilities around the world. Since 2009, he has been an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Tennessee.

Micah keeps his eyes on the ground, studying turfgrass wherever he is in the world, and that practical grounding shows in writing praised for its accessible style. He is the author of more than two hundred articles in publications ranging from GOLF Magazine to Soil Science, along with books with intriguing titles like One Bucket at a Time and 芝草科学とグリーンキーピング: マイカの時間 The BOOK.

Interests
  • Turfgrass nutrition
  • Turfgrass selection & performance
  • Efficient greenkeeping
  • Soil nutrient analysis
Education
  • PhD in Horticulture, 2006

    Cornell University

  • BSc in Horticulture, 1998

    Oregon State University

Projects

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Rturf

Rturf

I’ve been doing some teaching, or demonstrating, how I use R software for data analysis in turf-related matters. See the full list of rturf posts. The initial project is about stimpmeter measurements and ClipVol.

Books

Books

My books about greenkeeping, turfgrass science, and clipping volume.

MLSN

MLSN

Minimum levels for sustainable nutrition—MLSN—is a modern method for interpreting soil tests for turfgrass.

Newsletters

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