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South Carolina program uses e-par USA

April 4, 2013 By
The e‐par USA Environmental Management System (EMS) for Golf has been accepted as evidence of environmental leadership by the South Carolina Environmental Excellence Program (SCEEP). As a result, golf businesses in South Carolina that work with e‐par USA to build ...

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Arysta LifeScience announces hire

April 4, 2013 By
Arysta LifeScience North America announces the hiring of Jim Kruger as the Great Lakes Territory Sales Manager for its turf and ornamental (T&O) team. Kruger joins Arysta LifeScience following previous T&O sales and technical positions with Cleary Chemical, Harrell’s Fertilizer, ...

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Vote in our poll: What do you think of the Bubba golf hovercraft?

April 3, 2013 By
Wow, the golf hovercraft was all over the place yesterday. It even made SportsCenter! The hovercraft dominated Golfdom‘s twitter feed. It was all anyone seemed to be talking about. I saw one pundit call it the “superintendent’s worst nightmare.” I ...

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Bubba’s "Nifty idea"

April 2, 2013 By
Who doesn’t want to drive over a water hazard? That’s what Bubba Watson wants to know, and I must admit that, yes, Bubba… I do want to drive over a water hazard! (Both with my driver and in my golf ...

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New and improved Lake Omigosh GC

April 1, 2013 By
Warmer winter temperatures meant a nice bump in golf rounds and revenue up North at the end of 2012. But Mother Nature has a cruel way of saying, “Gotcha!” Just ask the folks in the Midwest and Northeast, as they ...

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How we make the sausage

April 1, 2013 By
It was several years ago, at my previous job, and I was interviewing then-ESPN sportscaster Dan Patrick. We were talking about the work of superintendents, and how they keep golf courses looking great. Patrick told me that it was a ...

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