The Golfer’s Creed
Simply stated, golf is defined as a game where a small, hard ball is struck with instruments known as clubs into a set of small holes in the ground that are spread across an expanse of land. The rules of ...Read More
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SOI: Superintendents, executives enthusiastic for ’18
Golf faces many challenges, but core golfers still are passionate about the game. Attendees of the 2017 Carolinas GCSA Conference and Show will just have to accept Executive Director Tim Kreger’s apologies if it took a little longer to find ...Read More
SOI 2017: Taking creative courses
Superintendents continue to look at practical places to lessen labor and inputs. Because Sarasota’s TPC Prestancia is located within a residential community, its course maintenance staff can’t reduce turf as much as it would prefer, as homeowners would rather have ...Read More
Tips for building a stronger core
As the author has learned, a ‘next man up’ mentality in the maintenance building is an insurance policy in which courses should invest. Nothing dooms a golf course to obscurity more than the absence of a long-term, stable core of ...Read More
Bring autumn color to turf
Autumn is the best time to work on a golf course. The days are shorter, the mornings cooler, the air clear. The colors on a course are the most striking. The green turf contrasts strikingly with the changing leaves of ...Read More
A column about a lousy title
A little over a decade ago, I was out with friends on a Friday evening unwinding from a hell week of keeping greens. It began innocently enough with just a few beers, then rapidly morphed into full-on rage mode as ...Read More