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A few of my least favorite things

February 24, 2017 By Matt Neff

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 Seth Jones

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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Bayer showcases Indemnify and Exteris Stressgard at GIS

February 24, 2017 By Marty Whitford

“End of the road, nematode” is one of the ad taglines for Bayer’s new Indemnify nematicide. Showcased in February at the Golf Industry Show (GIS) in Orlando, Indemnify features fluopyram as its active ingredient (AI), and can be used as ...

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The 19th Hole: Scot Dey

February 16, 2017 By Seth Jones

Scot Dey Superintendent // Mission Viejo (Calif.) CC Scot, what would you like? What is their IPA on draft? Tell me about your family. Steph and I have three kids. Emery is 6, Amelia is 3 and Eve is 9 ...

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All photos courtesy: Textron Specialized Vehicles

Safely maintaining utility vehicles

February 14, 2017 By Matt Zaremba

Superintendents frequently share with me the demands of their workday. We discuss a “typical day” in their mobile office, aka their utility vehicle, and the pre-dawn hauling of heavy equipment onto the greens with one goal: to produce the best ...

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Superintendent turned architect Bobby Weed remembers his roots

February 9, 2017 By Grant Gannon

As a superintendent turned golf course architect Bobby Weed has never been far from the game of golf in his career. Weed worked on the maintenance side of the golf industry and eventually became a certified golf course superintendent. His ...

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