The 5.9% Club

I’m thrilled with the reaction our July cover story is generating with readers. It’s got people talking, young and old. If you haven’t read the story yet, click here.  The story, written by Jay Charnes, a former superintendent, questions whether his ...

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Don’t let the K-Staters see this one…

I received this in the mailbox here at Golfdom HQ last week… I’m willing to bet Golfdom magazine has never received an offer from Kansas football before. Hmm… think I can justify that expense? OK, K-State fans: the comments section ...

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Fire Destroys Maintenance Building, Kills Two Dogs

Sad news from my friend Chris Sorrell, who recently took the superintendent job at Boiling Springs Golf Course in Woodward, Okla. Last week a fire destroyed his maintenance facility, and most important to him, killed his two dogs, “Shooter,” a ...

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Turf trials at Arkansas

Golfdom’s research editor, Clark Throssell, is on the road the next couple of days, checking out research trials. He checks in with us here from Fayetteville: Drought is the common theme on this trip. Just like in Illinois and Indiana, ...

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Have you seen the kitty cat?

First we told you about the “phantom” cow that made Sunflower Hills Golf Course his home, as published here and in our July issue (pg. 8). Now we bring you news of a cat that’s gone missing from her stomping ...

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Turf trials at Illinois

Golfdom’s research editor, Clark Throssell, is on the road the next couple of days, checking out research trials. He checks in with us here from Champaign-Urbana: On Wednesday I traveled to spend time with the turfgrass scientists at the University ...

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