8/10/2019 Modern Turf Makes Major Improvements to Greens at Public Access Golf Course Links at Lakewood in Sumter, S.C.

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Modern Turf Makes Major Improvements toGreens at Public Access Golf Course Links atLakewood in Sumter, SC

Golfers at Links at Lakewood enjoy beautiful new greensinstalled by Modern Turf of Columbia, SC.

Sumter, S.C., October 1, 2014 An innovator in Sumter, S.C.,the Links at Lakewood have become the frst course in thecit to convert to an u!tradwar" #rass, the notab!e $ini%erde,which is "ound in the re#ion&s most 'resti#ious #o!" courses.Owner and #enera! mana#er (ona!d )rown, with the su''ort

o" su'erintendent *a +u##ins, has taken the orter -ibsondesi#ned course to the ne/t !eve! with the sod and tur"e/'erience o" South Caro!inabased com'an, $odern ur".

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At the Links at Lakewood, severa! 'rob!ems '!a#ued the #o!"#reens. or starters, the irri#ation sstem was outdated andconstant! on the "rit. -oose#rass had in"ested most o" the#reens, inc!udin# heav #rowth in the o!der #reens. rior to

the current ownershi', the course and #reens had beenbad! ne#!ected. his current renovation b $odern ur"'rovides the Links at Lakewood with a new !ease on itsabi!it to attract and maintain #o!"ers.

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8/10/2019 Modern Turf Makes Major Improvements to Greens at Public Access Golf Course Links at Lakewood in Sumter, S.C.

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3nder the #uidance o" owner +ank er"oot, $odern ur"trans"ormed the Links at Lakewood "or its #rand reo'enin#on Au#ust 1, 2014. i"dwar" )ermuda was re'!aced with$ini%erde, which was s'ri##ed on 110,000 s5uare "eet o"

#reens which were '!anted uti!iin# the noti!! method. heo!d #reens& #rass and weeds were eradicated b usin# twoa''!ications o" -!'hosate and usi!ade and Accordin# to+u##ins, 6he new! #rassed #reens are a!read frmer and#rowin# much "aster than the did with the ori#ina! #rass.7Since both +u##ins and )rown had converted #reens at hea!ms Course at Oakda!e over in !orence, S.C., usin#$ini%erde #rass, the chose to #o with $ini%erde at the Linksat Lakewood, as we!!. )rown adds, 68e had used other$odern ur" #rasses at )isho'vi!!e CC,7 which added to their

confdence in choosin# $odern ur" "or this 'ro9ect.

About Modern Turf

8hen consu!tin# with $odern ur" "or a sod or tur" 'ro9ect,the "riend! "aces ou wi!! most !ike! meet are owner +anker"oot, vice 'resident )* +aunert, sa!es re'resentatives)udd Smith, *r., and :and A!!en, C-CS. 8hether ou areinterested in !ain# sod around our 'rivate 'ro'ert, or ouare a #o!" su'erintendent searchin# "or the best #rasses "orour #reens, the $odern ur" "ami! wi!! be ha'' to he!'ou. Learn more b visitin# www.3!tradwar"-reens.

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