Browse Full-Text Resources
The materials listed here include the majority of digital items hosted by the Turfgrass Information Center, but not all. Additional content includes full-text theses and dissertations and off-copyright turf books, among other items. If you would like to see additional turf content made available in this way, please contact tgif@msu.edu with your suggestions. Please read our disclaimer.
- Publicly Accessible
- Restricted Access
- Upcoming & Under Construction
Publicly Accessible
Journals, reports, and materials hosted by the Turfgrass Information Center and available for public browsing:
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American Sod Producers Association American Sod Producers Association |
Turfgrass Producers International | |
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American Society of Golf Course Architects | 16 Entries | |
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ASPA Bulletin Browse | Turfgrass Producers International | |
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Australian Turfgrass Management Journal Browse Browse Includes Australian Turfgrass Management | Australian Sports Turf Managers Association |
1999-Present, Less 1 Year |
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Business Management Browse | Turfgrass Producers International | |
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Clippings Browse |
New Jersey Turfgrass Association | 1971-Present |
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Connecticut Clippings Browse |
1968-Present | |
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Cornell Cooperative Extension | 1990-Present | |
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Dr. James R. Watson, Jr. Image Archive Dr. James R. Watson, Jr. Image Archive Search |
The Family of Dr. James R. Watson, Jr. | 77 Images |
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The Florida Green |
Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association | 1973-Present |
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Peterson, Sinclaire & Miller Inc. in conjunction with Carter's Tested Seeds, Inc. | 1916-1923 | |
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Golf Course Industry |
GIE Media Horticulture Group | 1989-Present |
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Golfdom |
North Coast Media, LLC | 1927-Present, Less 6 Months |
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The Grass Roots Search |
Wisconsin Golf Course Superintendents Association | 1975-Present |
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The Greenerside |
Golf Course Superintendents Association of New Jersey | 1978-Present |
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1985-Present | ||
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Greenkeeper International |
The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association | 19xx-Present, Less 6 Months |
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GreenKeepers | Asociación Española de Greenkeepers Includes Césped Deportivo |
1999-Present |
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Gressforum |
Norwegian Greenkeepers Association | 1989-Present |
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Minnesota Golf Course Superintendents Association | 1975-Present | |
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Iowa Turfgrass Research Report |
Iowa State University | 1981-2004 |
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Landscape Management |
North Coast Media, LLC | 1962-Present |
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Lawn Care | The Scotts Company, LLC | 1928-1954 |
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North Coast Media, LLC | 1977-1991 | |
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Lawn Institute Harvests | Turfgrass Producers International | |
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Lawn and Landscape Digest | Turfgrass Producers International | |
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Lawn-O-Gram | Turfgrass Producers International | |
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Lawn & Landscape |
GIE Media Horticulture Group | 1980-Present |
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The National Greenkeeper |
National Greenkeeper Inc. | 1927-October 1933 |
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Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England |
1929-Present |
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Noer/Milorganite® Image Collection We Need Your Help! |
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District | 13,065 Images |
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Northwest Turfgrass Association | 1959-1997 | |
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On Course Includes The Bull Sheet |
Midwest Association of Golf Course Superintendents | 1948-Present |
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Michigan State University and Michigan Turfgrass Foundation | 1972-2005 | |
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Mid-Atlantic Association of Golf Course Superintendents | 1949-1976 | |
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Midwest Regional Turf Foundation | 1948-1986 | |
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Northwest Turfgrass Association | 1948-1997 | |
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Proceedings of the Scotts Turfgrass Research Conference | The Scotts Company, LLC | As Published, 1968-1978 |
Scots Monographs | The Scotts Company, LLC | ||
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Sports Turf Manager |
Sports Turf Canada | 1987-Present, Less 6 Months |
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Sports Turf Managers Association | 1985-2003 | |
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SportsTurf |
Sports Turf Managers Association and Specialty Information Media | 1985-Present, Less 2 Months |
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The Sward | Turfgrass Information Center | 1989-Present |
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Metropolitan Golf Course Superintendents Association |
196x-Present |
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Golf Course Superintendents Association of Northern California | 1972-Present | |
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TIC Annual Report | Turfgrass Information Center | 2007-Present |
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International Sports Turf Institute | 1993-2002 | |
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Douglas T. Hawes | 1985-2004 | |
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Turfgrass Matters |
Mid-Atlantic Association of Golf Course Superintendents | 194x-Present |
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North Coast Media, LLC | 1992-2001 (2002-2012 within Golfdom) |
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Sports Field Managers Association of New Jersey | 2001-Present | |
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USGA Green Section Record |
United States Golf Association | 1921-Present |
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United States Golf Association | 2002-Present | |
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USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Summaries |
United States Golf Association | 1950, 1951, 1956, 1959, 1977, 1983-Present |
Restricted Access
Journals, reports, and materials hosted by the Turfgrass Information Center and available to TGIF database users and to each of the cooperating organization's membership via that group's website:
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Bulletin for Sports Surface Management | Sports Turf Research Institute Includes Sports Turf Bulletin; International Turfgrass Bulletin |
1951-Present, Less 1 Year |
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Golf Course Management | Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Includes Greenkeepers' Bulletin; Greenkeepers' Reporter; Golf Course Reporter; and Golf Superintendent |
1933-Present, Less 1 Month |
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GreenMaster | Canadian Golf Superintendents Association | 1965-Present, Less 3 Months |
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International Turfgrass Society Research Journal and Proceedings | International Turfgrass Society | 1969-Present, Less 2 Years, with Continuous Construction due to Author Permission for materials pre-2009 |
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Journal of Turfgrass and Sports Surface Science | Sports Turf Research Institute Includes Journal of the Board of Greenkeeping Research; The Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute; and Journal of Turfgrass Science |
1929-2007 |
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Proceedings of the GCSAA Conference | Golf Course Superintendents Association of America | As published, 1927-1998 |
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Turf News | Turfgrass Producers International | 1977-Present, Less 1 Year |
Selected reference content integrated into TGIF at the Search Results Level:
Beard's Turfgrass Encyclopedia for Golf Courses, Lawns, Sports Fields, 2005. James B Beard and Harriet J. Beard.
Publisher: Michigan State University Press (TGIF Record=93886)
Turfgrass History and Literature: Lawns, Sports, and Golf, 2014. James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard, and James C. Beard.
Publisher: Michigan State University Press (TGIF Record=202862)
Golf Course Design: An Annotated Bibliography with Highlights of Its History and Resources, 2006. Geoffrey S. Cornish and Michael J. Hurdzan.
Publisher: Grant Books (TGIF Record=109655)
Upcoming & Under Construction
Journals, reports, and materials hosted by the Turfgrass Information Center that are upcoming or currently under construction:
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"The Office" | Golf Illustrated [London] (1890-1910) Includes Golf |
Golf Course Superintendents Association of Ireland | Greenside (1996-Present) |
Kansas State University | Central Plains Turf Conference (1950-1962); K-State Turfgrass Research (1987-2014); Ornamental and Turfgrass Research (1985); Results of Turfgrass Investigations: Variety Trials: Growth Regulator Trials (1977); Turfgrass Field Day [Kansas] (1988) |
Michigan State University | Michigan State University Turfgrass Field Day (1962-Present); Michigan Turfgrass Report; Michigan State University Turfgrass Research Summary |
Michigan-regional Golf Course Superintendents Chapters | Course Conditions (2008-Present); A Patch of Green (196x-2013); Turf Times [Northern Michigan Turfgrass Association] (19xx-200x); Western Views (198x-200x) |
New Mexico State University | Proceedings of the New Mexico Turfgrass Conference (1955-196x); Proceedings of the Southwest Turfgrass Conference (194x-200x) |
New Zealand Sports Turf Institute |
Annual Report on Green Keeping Research (194x & 195x); Restricted Access |
North Carolina State University | Proceedings of the North Carolina Turfgrass Conference (1980-1992) |
Ontario Golf Superintendents' Association | ONCourse (196x-Present) |
Pocono Turfgrass Association | Chips & Putts (197x-Present) |
Rutgers University | Report on Turfgrass Research; 3-Day Turf Course Proceedings; Rutgers Turfgrass Proceedings; Rutgers Turfgrass Research Field Days; Rutgers Turfgrass Symposium; Turf Conference Highlights; Lawn and Utility Turf and Golf and Fine Turf Short Courses |
The Scotts Company, LLC | The Scotts Company Monographs |
STRI | Turfgrass Seed |
Turfgrass Producers International | Journal of Environmental Turfgrass; The Lawn Institute Press Kits; Turfgrass Producers International E-Newsletter |
United States Golf Association | USGA Regional Turfletters (195x-196x) Includes Eastern Turfletter, Mid-Continent Turfletter, Northeastern Turfletter, Southeastern Turfletter, Southern Turfletter, Southwestern Turfletter, and Western Turfletter |
University of Georgia Cooperative Extension | Proceedings of the Southeastern Turf Conference (194x-197x) |
University of Illinois | Illinois Turfgrass Research Report (197x-200x); Proceedings of the Illinois Turfgrass Conference (1960-198x) |
University of Wisconsin-Madison | Wisconsin Turfgrass Field Day; Turfgrass Field Day for Homeowners; Wisconsin Turfgrass Conference; Wisconsin Turfgrass Research Reports |
The USDA, The USGA Green Section, & The Mid-Atlantic Association of Golf Course Superintendents | National Turf Field Days |