Forsyth Barr Stadium

Dunedin, New Zealand

The Forsyth Barr Stadium is the only stadium in the world with natural turf under a permanent transparent roof. The unique pitch of the stands puts you closer to the action and to the unbelievable turf. Forsyth Barr hosts a wide variety of sporting events that puts the turf to the test; rugby, football, soccer, netball, basketball and exhibition sports alike.

Fiesta 4 perennial ryegrass is at the root of this unbeatable blend. Fiesta 4 has not only shown great spreading ability for a perennial ryegrass, but has unmatched turf quality and exceptional disease resistance. Fiesta 4 dominated the NTEP trials, ranking the highest of any variety in turf quality.

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New South Wales
Golf Club

La Perouse, NSW Australia

Known as "La Perouse", this course is set among hills and valleys that slope down to the Pacific Ocean at secluded Cruwee Bay in Australia. The course has many characteristics that lend itself to true links-style golf. Golf Digest currently ranks the NSW Golf Club as the number 9 golf course outside the United States. It ranks number 34 on Golf Magazine's top courses in the world.

The original course routing and bunker plan was done by Alister MacKenzie in 1928. Fittingly, the NSW Golf Club seeded all 18 greens with our MacKenzie Creeping Bentgrass last year. Improved winter activity and fast establishment were what they were looking for in a variety, and they found it in MacKenzie.

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Indiana State

Capitol Building

Indianapolis, Indiana

In 1825, after nine years of statehood, the capitol city of Indiana was relocated from Corydon to Indianapolis. The current building was completed in 1888, and Indiana's Statehouse, a building of outstanding architectural beauty, has served as a center of civic life in Indiana since then. Indiana is one of the few states in the nation that has all three branches of government operating out of the historic state capitol building. It is constructed of Indiana limestone and white oak. The beautuful stained glass rotunda window is original and made from German glass.

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Indiana State

Capitol Building

Indianapolis, Indiana

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The grounds are seeded with PICKSEED's spreading tall fescue, BladeRunner. BladeRunner is a tough, persistent, endophyte-enhanced variety that is well adapted to hot summers, lower fertility soils, shade and tough use situations. It has a pleasing medium dark color, medium leaf texture, and will spread by producing rhizomes and large numbers of basal tillers under favorable conditions. It is a semi-dwarf type variety with a medium growth rate. Blade Runner has excellent heat tolerance and drought resistance.

Pizza Hut Park

Frisco, Texas

Opened in 2005, Pizza Hut Park is a 145-acre multi-purpose sports and entertainment facility in Frisco, TX – home to Major League Soccer's FC Dallas.

Consisting of 17 tournament grade fields, it's used for youth and adult soccer, high school sports and events. The facility has drawn over one million visitors each year since opening.

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Seattle Seahawks
Training Facility

Seattle, Washington

The Virginia Mason Athletic Center became the training facility for the Seattle Seahawks in August 2008. It's the second-largest facility in the NFL.

The three outdoor practice fields are comprised of a PICKSEED custom blend of Langara, America and Touchdown Kentucky bluegrasses. Langara was chosen because of its very fast spring greenup and great performance under drought stress. America exhibits excellent wear tolerance and has superior summer and fall density. Touchdown is one of the most aggressive bluegrasses on the market – it will persist and continue to spread vigorously through a strong underground rhizome system – tough turf and quick healing from traffic.

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TPC Four Seasons Resort

Las Colinas, Texas

The Four Seasons Resort and Club offers you a luxury Five Star experience in the rolling hills of Las Colinas, just minutes from downtown Dallas.The property features PICKSEED's Futura 3000 blend, with ryegrass varieties selected to endure the sometimes difficult Texas climate.

Home to the HP Byron Nelson Championship – a PGA TOUR event – TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas is part of the comprehensive, award-winning golf Resort.

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Las Colinas, Texas

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This 18-hole, par-70 course measuring 7,166 yards from the championship tees has received a major redesign offering a new layout, designed to be challenging for professional golfers as well as inviting to recreational players

PICKSEED's ryegrasses afford each player the chance to play on lush, green, championship-level grasses all winter long at the Four Seasons.

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St. George’s Golf and Country Club

Etobicoke, Ontario

Hole 4

The Canadian Open returned to internationally renowned St. George's Golf and Country Club in Etobicoke, Ontario. In preparation for the tournament, this Stanley Thompson-designed course has been overseeded with MacKenzie creeping bentgrass.

MacKenzie's growth characteristics provide exceptional density all season long, providing maximum performance under the most extreme conditions. MacKenzie is ideally suited for use in an interseeding program for golf course green improvement. Its high density, aggressive growth and rapid establishment enable MacKenzie to replace existing Poa annua or older bentgrasses.

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St. George’s Golf and Country Club

Etobicoke, Ontario

Hole 6

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The excellent growth under cool and hot temperatures and high turf quality make it ideal for greens used for the highest level of golf.

MacKenzie is a multi-use creeping bentgrass; it will tolerate the lowest putting green cutting height but is also excellent for tee and fairway use. It has a medium dark green colour, a fine leaf texture and an overall dense and attractive appearance, even under reduced fertility. It has been shown to outperform Poa annua in golf course applications.

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Southwood
Golf & Country Club

Winnipeg, Manitoba

As Southwood Golf and Country Club outgrew its home within the City of Winnipeg it relocated to just south of the city in St. Norbert, Manitoba. The newcourse is a Canadian Architect Thomas McBroom design and as construction began PICKSEED became the primary seed supplier.

A customized Fairway Blend and Tee Blend were developed specifically for the Southwood Golf and Country Club in order to create a course that would thrive through harsh Winnipeg winters. Areas of the course were also seeded with Chewings Fescue.

The Southwood Golf and Country Club opens for play spring of 2011.

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La Casa at Encanterra

A Trilogy Country Club

San Tan Valley, Arizona

Since its opening in 2008, Encanterra has been named one of the top courses in the country in several national publications including Golf Magazine (2009), Links Magazine (2008), Golf Week (2009) and more. The Tom Lehman designed course boasts undulating green surfaces complemented by challenging bunkers and chipping areas. Designed for players of all levels of skill, you're faced with anywhere from 5,400 to more than 7,200 yards of bunkers, water features, open spaces and of course, varying hole lengths.

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La Casa at Encanterra

A Trilogy Country Club

San Tan Valley, Arizona

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PICKSEED's Futura 3000 ryegrasses that were used on the course showcase everything that PICKSEED's breeding program strives for - exceptional playing surface, wear tolerance, disease resistance and a beautiful dark green color that makes every round enjoyable

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