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The beat goes on

November 14, 2013 By
Lots going on here around Golfdom editorial headquarters in lovely Eudora, Kan., so let’s get to the bullets! A warm welcome to two new Golfdom staffers: Molly Gase, associate editor, and Joelle Harms, digital media content producer. We’ll make a ...

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10 keys to enhancing turf survival this winter

November 5, 2013 By
Brian Horgan, Ph.D., is a professor of turfgrass science at the University of Minnesota. Winter survival of turf is one of Brian’s research interests and he can be contacted at bphorgan@umn.edu. Q: What is the most common cause of winter injury ...

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Color by numbers? Not in turf: Yellow turf result of many environmental variables

November 5, 2013 By
Summer’s closure always brings a time for agronomic reflection. Like past summers, predicting what the weather will do is difficult. Across the United States some areas were too hot, dry, or wet. Weather’s impact on turf is difficult to predict, ...

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Asst. Superintendent Matt Neff shares career advice

November 5, 2013 By
After receiving my turf degree, I was hired as the 2nd assistant at the club at which I had interned. Shortly after I was hired, the 1st assistant left for another job and I was promoted, a decision my boss ...

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Ode to the Camaro Z28

November 5, 2013 By
I should be buying a sports car about now, not selling one. Is this a reverse midlife crisis? ¶ For the last 20 years I’ve been driving a Camaro. My current Camaro is a 2002 Z28, (5.7 liter V8 with 310 ...

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Shouldn’t ladies lead the way to golf growth?

October 21, 2013 By
Women have played a role in golf dating back to the 16th century when Mary, Queen of Scots, and one of the first recorded golfers commissioned the construction of the first golf course at St. Andrews, Scotland. According to some ...

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