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Asst. Superintendent Matt Neff shares career advice

November 5, 2013 By Matt Neff

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 Seth Jones

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 Mark Woodward

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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Danica on the course

October 3, 2013 By Seth Jones

Awesome round at Pinehurst No. 2 yesterday. A huge shout-out to our friends at BASF for making that round happen. I won’t tell you what I shot, but I will tell you that I was about 15 shots worse this ...

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Winding down the bermudagrass season in preparation for overseeding

September 25, 2013 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D. and Kelly Limpert

Question: What should a superintendent be thinking about right now in preparation for overseeding? A successful overseeding program relies heavily on a well-developed thatch management program. Thatch control is a yearlong process. At this point most superintendents should be wrapping ...

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Golf off (and on) the beaten path

September 25, 2013 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D. and Kelly Limpert

I have read that 75 percent of the turf related sales is associated with the top 25 percent of the golf courses in the United States. I assume too that the top 25 percent are also the most visible and ...

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