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A West Coast Pest Settles in New York Posted on 15 Jul 2009 in the Course of the Week & Maintenance & Online Exclusive categories.

Rod Ferrentino, who has spent 30 years as a horticulture specialist, extension entomologist and now golf course consultant in New York, has seen a lot of invasive pests come and Read more»

Jack’s Got Latshaw’s Back Posted on 04 Jun 2009 in the Course of the Week & Online Exclusive categories.

Jack Nicklaus praised superintendent Paul B. Latshaw during his press conference yesterday at Muirfield Village Golf Club. (Photo by Larry Aylward) Yesterday morning, strolling the grounds of Muirfield Village Golf Read more»

Haunted Golf: Spirited Tales from the Rough Posted on 07 May 2009 in the Course of the Week & Online Exclusive categories.

The haunted happenings around the nine-hole Canton (Conn.) Public Golf Course began in earnest when course founder James Lowell’s son, Walter, took over management of the facility in 1956. James Read more»

Deep Thoughts With Rick Slattery Posted on 28 Mar 2009 in the Online Exclusive categories.

Editor’s note: Rick Slattery, longtime superintendent of Locust Hill Country Club in Fairport, N.Y., is an astute person who not only keeps up with the latest in golf course maintenance Read more»

State of the Profession Special Report Posted on 07 Feb 2007 in the Course of the Week categories.

The golf course industry’s leaders, including GCSAA CEO Steve Mona and NGCOA CEO Mike Hughes, agree that the last thing the golf industry needs is more holes of golf dotting Read more»

Survey Shows Superintendents Satisfied With Career Posted on 01 Feb 2007 in the Uncategorized categories.

Would you do it over again? More than four in five superintendents would become superintendents again, according to a recent in-depth survey by Golfdom. On the flip side, 18 percent Read more»