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Will my putting green turf survive winter?

February 12, 2014 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Jim Skorulski is a USGA Senior Agronomist in the Northeast Region. Jim has made over 2,000 Course Consultation Service visits in over 20 years of service with the USGA. Jim can be reached at jskorulski@usga.org. Q: What has this winter been ...

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(y)Our booth at GIS

February 5, 2014 By Joelle Harms

Long, great day at the Golf Industry Show. We’ve been all over the trade room floor, but we had some really good stuff happening at our home base. We asked what YOU think of the new Golfdom. Displayed above is ...

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One small slip for a man

January 22, 2014 By Seth Jones

If you see Jim Becker at the Golf Industry Show, forgive him if he doesn’t shake hands. ¶ After all, his wrist has been shattered. ¶ If you don’t know Becker, it’s because he’s a behind-the-scenes guy. But there’s also a ...

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A Dymond in the rough

January 22, 2014 By Mark Woodward

As I’m writing this article, I’m sitting in the Marley House Hospice Center in Prescott, Ariz., where I’ve been for the last four days. You see, my hero was admitted after getting in a car accident the other day. Now ...

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Look out for those guys when hiring

January 22, 2014 By Matt Neff

In looking ahead to interviewing and hiring the seasonal staff for the coming season, I started thinking about the recurring characters that you run across every year. I don’t mean encountering the exact same individual every year; I’m talking about ...

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Leadership isn’t something you clone

January 22, 2014 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

At the beginning of 1969, the University of Michigan hired Bo Schembechler as football coach. Previous to his hiring, Michigan was at best a mediocre team through the 1960s. Attendance at the football games averaged between 30,000 and 60,000 in ...

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