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A closer look at Hyde Park CC’s fairways

May 31, 2019 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

This spring, I headed to Hyde Park Country Club in Cincinnati to meet Superintendent Pat O’Brien. Hyde Park CC is a stately club, established in 1909 with a nine-hole course designed by Tom Bendelow. The club expanded in 1922 to ...

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On the lookout for nematodes

May 31, 2019 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Clark Throssell interviews Jim Kerns, Ph.D., about nematodes. Kerns is a turfgrass pathologist at North Carolina State University. In addition to conducting research on turfgrass diseases, Kerns and his team devote considerable time to understanding nematodes, the problems they cause ...

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Behind the music of Golfdom

May 31, 2019 By Seth Jones

The member/guest was only 48 hours away. Then two guys pulled a no-call/no-show. Then there was an irrigation line break. Just when it couldn’t get any worse, Mother Nature reminded you that she’s in charge, and washed out bunkers across ...

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Landing a job is in the details

May 7, 2019 By Joe Gulotti

My last name is Gulotti with a hard G. It’s an Italian name, but I also have a mix of French, Czechoslovakian and mostly Irish blood. The only truly Italian thing about me is my last name. I haven’t experienced ...

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A Q&A with Matt Elmore: Goosegrass in the mid-Atlantic

May 7, 2019 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Matt Elmore, Ph.D., is a turfgrass weed scientist at Rutgers University. Matt and his team have an extensive weed science research program, and they place an emphasis on understanding goosegrass and its control. You may reach Matt at matthew.elmore@rutgers.edu for ...

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Keeping up with the Jones: Mac the Knife strikes again

May 7, 2019 By Seth Jones

The saying goes, “A fool and his money are soon parted.” And man, did Tiger Woods fool me! For the past couple years, Golfdom Publisher Craig MacGregor and I have had a friendly back-and-forth, making small $5 bets while we’re ...

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