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What the scent of spring means for your turf

April 22, 2019 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

The arrival of spring’s warm, sunny days awakens turfgrasses from their dormant winter state. Brownish turf is replaced by dark green, which announces the rejuvenation of life on a golf course. As the turf continues its march toward summer, it ...

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2019 Masters Photo Parade: People of Augusta

April 16, 2019 By Golfdom Staff

It wouldn’t be The Masters with the Golfdom team without us taking advantage of photo opps with the Friends of Golfdom — the superintendents and industry pros who help golf courses recover. Never a surprise to run into a group of ...

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Keeping up with the Jones: A farewell to Dan Jenkins

April 15, 2019 By Seth Jones

Sports journalism, and certainly the great game of golf, lost a legend recently with the passing of World Golf Hall of Famer Dan Jenkins at the age of 90. I’m happy to say I knew Dan Jenkins, a little. The ...

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Left to right: Rich Sweeney, Plant Food Co.; Ricky Reeves, superintendent, Miami Beach GC; Robert Trent Jones II, ASGCA; and Nate Watkin, superintendent at Seagate CC, Delray Beach, Fla., smile for a photo together on Amen Corner at Augusta National. (Photo: Seth Jones)

RTJ2 tells early tales of Augusta National

April 12, 2019 By Seth Jones

Augusta National is a place where golf magic just tends to happen. One of those magical moments happened for me on Wednesday afternoon, hanging out with a group of friends near the No. 12 tee. I looked over to my ...

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A muddy start to The Masters doesn’t stop patrons or players

April 11, 2019 By Golfdom Staff

The dominant sight, sound and smell during Tuesday’s practice rounds of The Masters was mud. Fresh, red, Georgia mud. Downpours and thunderstorms forced course closure on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. After a few hours of on and off ...

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Think you can predict the Masters winner for an Augusta prize?

April 10, 2019 By Dillan Kanya

Dustin Johnson’s popularity ranking takes a hit. He’s only the No. 3 choice to win the 2019 Masters, after being Golfdom readers’ top pick to win the 2018 PGA Championship. (Photo: Seth Jones) The 2019 Masters is finally upon ...

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