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Shedding light on growing turfgrass in shade

March 3, 2017 By
Dave Gardner, Ph.D., is a turfgrass scientist at The Ohio State University. Gardner has conducted several shade-related research projects to help superintendents better understand what is happening to turf plants in shade and how to help turf in the shade ...

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Mark named new superintendent at Muirfield Village

February 28, 2017 By
Only ten days ago Chad Mark was enjoying the mild Ohio weather and his still young position at Inverness Club in Toledo. How quickly things can change. Mark confirmed for Golfdom that he has accepted the superintendent position at Muirfield ...

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Behind the scenes at the 2016 Golfdom Summit

February 24, 2017 By
With new cutting-edge products, the latest in industry research and even some sage social media advice, the 2016 Golfdom Summit will long be remembered. In its sixth year, the 2016 Golfdom Summit, held at Reunion Resort in Orlando, Fla., featured ...

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Winter road trip

February 24, 2017 By
The first of the year is hectic for me, with a new semester and teaching, traveling, speaking and never-ending writing. Finding time to talk turf often doesn’t even cross my mind. This year, however, started off a little different. In ...

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A few of my least favorite things

February 24, 2017 By
It really is hard to complain about our jobs. Sure, this profession has moments that might make you think you’d rather being doing anything else at that particular time, but that’s always a fleeting feeling. After the dust settles from ...

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Shedding light on The Shadow

February 24, 2017 By
Last year I needed to take a quick trip to Las Vegas. Before I went I reached out to my friend Troy Flanagan, one-time Las Vegas superintendent, now superintendent at Olympic Club in San Francisco. I asked if 
he had ...

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