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Golfdom at the US Open
Presented by BASF

June 8, 2014 By
Welcome to Golfdom’s coverage of the U.S. Open, sponsored by our friends at BASF! I’m in an airport right now, but I’ll be at Pinehurst Resort all week, reporting on Kevin Robinson, Bob Farren and the crew as they make ...

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Golfdom wishes first-time golfer Nathaniel a happy birthday

May 13, 2014 By
In the past four weeks I’ve been on both Augusta National and Pinehurst No. 2. But it was two miles from my front door, at a driving range/pitch and putt, where I saw something I don’t get to see often. ...

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Mark Woodward: Will the golf industry adapt for Millennials to help grow the game?

May 13, 2014 By
The other day I was sitting in my office with a young colleague and we started talking about the growth of the game initiatives in golf and in general the state of the industry. The conversation was all over the ...

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Mother Nature’s Polar Vortex fools golf turf managers

May 13, 2014 By
The old saying, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature,” was a real oxymoron this year as she pulled the plug on turf managers north of the Mason-Dixon line. Mother Nature did all the fooling around with a new toy ...

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Safety first and always for seasonal golf course maintenance staff

May 13, 2014 By
As the golf season is beginning to ramp up in the northern part of the country, and with it the hiring of seasonal staff, training of new employees is probably at the top of many of people’s lists right now. ...

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Hydraulic oil spills on hybrid bermudagrass greens

May 13, 2014 By
By William L. Berndt, Ph.D. Hydraulic oil injures turf. Vegetable-based hydraulic oil is marketed as being less toxic to turf than petroleum-based hydraulic oil. If this is true, then healing times from vegetable-based hydraulic oil spills should be shorter. Research ...

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