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Life away from the golf course

January 22, 2015 By Mark Woodward

Most superintendents will tell you that one of the main reasons they got into the golf industry is because they enjoy being in the outdoors and not being confined to an office all day. To take this concept a step ...

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Help wanted… again

January 22, 2015 By Steven Wright

Here I go again, writing another job description for an assistant superintendent. It’s a constant event, done multiple times in the last year or two. I guess it should be expected at a private 72-hole country club. Over three decades ...

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What’s in a name?

January 22, 2015 By Matt Neff

Head golf course superintendent, director of golf course and grounds maintenance, director of agronomy. First assistant, second assistant, senior assistant, junior assistant, assistant-in-training. There are now dozens of titles used to describe the roles of superintendents and their assistants. Our ...

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The turf routine: What defines healthy turf?

January 22, 2015 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

I was at the British Turf Management Exhibition (BTME) in Harrogate, England, a year or so ago when I listened to a speaker talk about the golf swing. He identified three distinct aspects of hitting a golf shot — the ...

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Getting the most from a Primo application

January 22, 2015 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Dean Mosdell, Ph.D., is a technical manager in the Western U.S. for Syngenta. He has more than 25 years of golf course research experience with plant growth regulators and makes numerous golf course visits every year on behalf of Syngenta ...

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Top four moments of 2014

December 16, 2014 By Seth Jones

If I keep saying it, you might stop believing it. But this year, my fourth year with Golfdom, was my best year yet. ¶ I know, I said that last year. And probably the year before, too. ¶ But read ...

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