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Sorry, Doc, golf isn’t dead, it’s changing

April 7, 2017 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

In the last 10 years or so we have seen assistant superintendents leaving the profession to the point where there is a lack of new college graduates to fill assistant superintendent positions around the country. The loss and lack of ...

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Then and Now: Golfdom at the Masters

April 5, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

See below for the 1975 cover story, April in Augusta. To view a PDF version, click here. It appears your Web browser is not configured to display PDF files. No worries, just click here to download the PDF file. ...

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The 19th Hole: Colin Seaberg

April 3, 2017 By Seth Jones

Colin Seaberg CGCS // Barton Hills CC, Ann Arbor, Mich. Colin, what can I get you? I like my beer as much as the next guy, but I could use an ice-cold Mountain Dew. Tell me about your family. I’ve ...

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Remembering the man behind one of the LPGA’s most iconic tournaments

March 30, 2017 By Seth Jones

For 28 years David Johnson played the role of director of course operations for the 54-hole Mission Hills CC in Rancho Mirage, Calif. For 28 years he hosted the first major of the year, now known as the ANA Inspiration (previously ...

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Stumping for conservative tree use

March 25, 2017 By Sean Tully

Trees and grass often are at odds with each other on a golf course, as are the views of golfers when they disagree with what a superintendent believes is best for the course. These kinds of disagreements aren’t always in ...

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All photos courtesy: Landscapes Unlimited

Appreciating the forest for the trees

March 22, 2017 By Philip Hall

A classic course renovation unabashedly embraces the shade. When the Gold Course at Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in Williamsburg, Va., opened for play in 1963, Robert Trent Jones Sr. weighed in (as he often did) with a few well-chosen words ...

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