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Co-operative Action   September 1, 2005

When the television cameras zoom in on Nemacolin Woodlands Resort's Mystic Rock golf course this month at the 84 Lumber Classic, superintendent Brian Anderson will be beaming with pride.More>>

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The Chase is Over   September 1, 2005

If assistant superintendent Carl Spackler had been chasing moles in Caddyshack, he would've liked the new bait product from Bell Laboratories. It's much more subtle in its control of the creepy critters than the high-powered ammunition Spackler would've used to battle them.More>>

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Pass the Salt   November 1, 2002

The summer of 1996 in Hobe Sound, Fla., was fiercely hot and desert-like dry. It was scorching enough that the city's utility company cut off the water supply to its nonemergency-use customers, including The Jupiter Island Club. Rob Kloska, superintendent of the Jupiter Island Club in Hobe Sound,...More>>

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Geese Invasion   October 14, 2002

Jim Fazzinni, GM/COO of North Ridge Country Club in Raleigh, N.C., had tried everything to deal with a large flock of Canada geese: from pyrotechnics to chemical sprays to filament wire and metallic stripping around the facility's two lakes. The course even purchased purchased a trained border...More>>

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Seeds of Struggle   August 1, 2002

Mother Nature just wouldn't cut Firestone CC superintendent John DiMascio a break as he renovated the Akron, Ohio, club's West Course. Every time the construction crew seeded the back nine fairways, She'd blow in with high winds and rain, which washed the seed into drainage swales and roughs. Then...More>>

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New 'Strobie' Tests Well   April 1, 2002

Insignia 'will undoubtedly become a strong component in an integrated disease-management program,' Penn State professor saysMore>>

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Taking Control   November 1, 2001

Open since 1904, San Gabriel CC is one of the oldest private golf clubs in Southern California. Its traditional layout, gently sloping terrain, mature oak trees and old-time club camaraderie keep members happy. While "classic" aptly describes the club, however, just plain "old"...More>>

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Betting on Bent   October 1, 2001

The Presidio GC in San Francisco is a historic golf course located in one of the world's great urban settings. The former military course, designed by Robert Johnston in 1895, is one of the oldest courses west of the Mississippi River. Its unique combination as a military course and a civilian...More>>

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Neighbors From Hell   October 1, 2001

The approach shots at the Banff Springs GC in Banff, Alberta, are made against by massive granite walls, stately pines, and the emerald blues and greens of glacier-fed lakes and streams. It's world-class golf in the heart of the Canadian Rockies - a stirring experience for any golf connoisseur.More>>

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Bermuda On Target   September 1, 2001

Open since last January, Barona Creek GC is a 250-acre course nestled among the rolling terrain, natural rock ledges and hundreds of oak trees on the Barona Indian Reservation in Lakeside, Calif. Since the club shares its water supply with the tribal community and a casino - both of which get first...More>>




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