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Woodward asks tough but good questions about golf associations

April 17, 2014 By
In my current role as Senior Vice President of a golf management company and one of the owners of a golf course renovation company, I get around to many golf courses in the Southwest region of the United States. The ...

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A story about exodus: Golf industry job applicant pool drying up

April 17, 2014 By
This is my first installment in a series that will periodically appear throughout the year on Old Testament theology. ¶ Just kidding! Don’t turn the page. Not that there’s anything wrong with the Old Testament, but you know, the whole ...

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A catalyst of turf research: ‘Turfgrass History and Literature’ to release this spring

April 17, 2014 By
A book titled, “Turfgrass History and Literature” by James B Beard, Harriet J. Beard and James C Beard will be released this spring. I have not yet purchased a copy of the book, but given the history of Dr. Beard, I ...

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The end of the overseeded grass: Transition processes

April 17, 2014 By
Dave Kopec, Ph.D. is a professor of turfgrass science at the University of Arizona. He has many years of research and practical experience transitioning cool season overseeded grass back to bermudagrass. Kopec can be reached at dkopec@ag.arizona.edu for more information. ...

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Trickiest green ever: Just prior to grand opening

March 13, 2014 By
After more than 40 years in the business and working with hundreds of greens, the trickiest challenge related to getting a green ready for play, dates back to 1974 when I first got in the business. I was a young ...

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18 greens in 1

March 13, 2014 By
It’s been said that putting green management is the most advanced form of agriculture that exists. That’s probably true when you consider all the variables that we attempt to control and balance with golfer expectations for firm and fast, yet ...

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