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Where we were and where will go

We all know where we are, but very few people realize where we have been. Ken asked me to expound…

13 years ago

Better Make it Last

Years ago, during my first assistants’ job, I remember questioning an equipment salesman about the price of a fairway mower.…

13 years ago

How is a Golf Course a Learning Lab?

Most teachers and students have never been on a golf course. This is changing, thanks to First Green, an innovative…

13 years ago

Evolution of Aeration

At one time or another, we, as golf course superintendents, have probably been guilty of performing a cultural practice on…

13 years ago

Renovate entire golf holes, not just features

Recently a new golf club owner approached our firm about overseeing a renovation project at his golf course. The owner…

13 years ago

Economics and bunker renovations

Many golf courses have bunkers generally worn out and are a superintendent’s worst nightmare. The daily maintenance seems never-ending with…

13 years ago

Adjusting to the times

We are adjusting. It’s what we do. After a recession we modify the way we do things, use resources more…

13 years ago

What is Sustainability?

As mountain peaks claw their way across a ceiling of rapidly moving clouds and sun beams begin to punch through…

13 years ago

Passionate professionals

I have been blessed to be in the golf course industry. I am a 27-year GCSAA member who has done…

13 years ago

Soil sampling, testing and amendment application

Gone is the day when the golf course superintendent had to be an expert in every field. Technology has made…

13 years ago