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Creative golf management among universities, cities adds value

August 19, 2014 By Mark Woodward

As some golf courses continue to struggle to stay open in our slowly improving economy, owners and operators need to look for creative ways to stay viable and provide quality golf course conditions and the highest levels of customer service ...

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Summertime blues… and greens at Lake Omigosh GC

August 19, 2014 By Joel Jackson

Since I’ve been on the road a lot this spring and early summer, I haven’t been to the Lake Omigosh Golf Club’s 19th Hole and Whine Bar here in Central Florida in a while. I finally dropped in last week and ...

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Guess what I did today, honey

August 19, 2014 By Matt Neff

So there I was washing my hands at the end of a day spent fixing an irrigation leak, still silently cursing the company whose defective fitting was responsible for me spending the majority of the day head-first in a muck ...

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Globe trotting golf courses

August 19, 2014 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

The summer of 2014 has been great for many superintendents, as the weather has been ideal for maintaining turf. For me, summer 2014 has been great because I’ve had the opportunity to visit golf courses on the other side of ...

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Dr. Clark Throssell talks turf plots and more turf plots

August 19, 2014 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

I was visiting the University of Nebraska and had the good fortune to spend two days looking at a variety of turfgrass research plots with Zac Reicher, Ph.D., turfgrass scientist, Bill Kreuser, Ph.D., turfgrass scientist, Matt Sousek, M.S., turfgrass research ...

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University of Minnesota Turfgrass Field Day

August 14, 2014 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

A beautiful summer day welcomed attendees of the University of Minnesota Turfgrass Field Day. Exhibitors, field plot tours, lots of turf plots, friendly people and lunch were all part of a great day. I believe there were eight official tour ...

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