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Longtime Ohio superintendent killed in car collision

October 7, 2015 By
Sad news out of Cincinnati today: Terry Frey, 68, longtime superintendent of Beckett Ridge Golf Club in West Chester, Ohio, was killed when his maintenance vehicle was struck by a minivan on Tuesday morning. Frey had worked at the club ...

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A good start for Boydee
My son’s first time at the range

September 23, 2015 By
I was a few days away from my fourth-ever round at Pinehurst No. 2, and I was near rock bottom. If you played golf with me this summer, you know what I mean. ¶ And I apologize to those kind ...

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Return on investment: How to motivate your maintenance staff

September 23, 2015 By
One of the most challenging parts of a golf course superintendent’s job has nothing to do with turfgrass management. It’s building a strong team of employees that you trust and that wants to stay with you for extended periods of ...

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Embracing change in the golf course industry

September 23, 2015 By
There have been a lot of job changes here in south Florida in 2015. I count more than 15 so far. The job carousel really has been spinning down here. Heck, I even got caught up in it myself. I ...

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The Legend | Photo courtesy of Giants Ridge

Fall’s protocol: How to set the foundation for the following year

September 23, 2015 By
Fall is an important time for promoting turf recovery, improving plant health and setting the foundation for the following year. ...

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Rethinking fall soluble nitrogen fertilization of cool-season grasses

September 23, 2015 By
Doug Soldat, Ph.D., is a turfgrass scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he directs his research efforts to better understanding soil- and fertility-related problems facing superintendents. Soldat can be reached at djsoldat@wisc.edu. Q: What led you to conduct research ...

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