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Joel Jackson’s farewell column

May 2, 2017 By
It’s time to hang up this, my regular column, and go from semi-retirement to three-quarter retirement, at least. Not long ago, I asked Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones to take me out of the regular lineup and put me on the ...

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Wild about Wisconsin

May 2, 2017 By
I just got back from a trip to Lamar, Colo., to pay my last respects to my great uncle Jesse Ramirez, a 92-year-old Mexican-American World War II vet. I saw cousins I hadn’t seen in 20 years. Over drinks at ...

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Modernizing the rules of golf

April 11, 2017 By
Golfdom discusses the proposed rules changes with the USGA’s Craig Winter, director of rules and amateur status. Five years in the making, the United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient last month unveiled proposed changes to “modernize” the ...

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

April 7, 2017 By
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
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
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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