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2017 Golfdom Report: Talking Trump

January 25, 2017 By and
With the benefit of two months of introspection as a guide, readers say Trump will have some benefit for the business. We were in panic mode two months ago, trying to wrap our minds around Donald Trump’s surprise victory. We ...

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Lasting impressions

January 25, 2017 By
Let me set the scene for you. It was late fall of 2005. I was nearing completion of my turf degree and was feverishly looking for a job. Keep in mind that this was the mid-2000s, when there weren’t even ...

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All photos courtesy of Orange County Convention Center

Superintendent Kingdom

January 24, 2017 By
It takes a certain amount of preparation to make it through the wild that is the Golf Industry Show. Let us be your guide through this year’s trade show safari. Disney has its Animal Kingdom theme park, which features attractions ...

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Photos: GIE+EXPO, Seth Jones, American Landmaster, Turfco

What’s new at GIE+EXPO

January 13, 2017 By
From products that help save the earth to products that help save money — it was all at the 2016 GIE+Expo show. After a one-year break (or maybe ban, who’s to say?), I made my return to the Green Industry ...

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Photo credit: Tord Sollie via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND

Politics & Golf, or how I helped elect a Clinton

January 6, 2017 By
It was 1992. “Drug-Free Workplace” was the catch phrase. Space shuttles still flew. The Dow was at 3,200 and gold was $345/oz. Bill Clinton and Al Gore were running against President George “41” Bush and Dan Quayle. Look it up, ...

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White House. Photo: iStock.com / Thomas Wachs

What Trump’s presidency means for the golf industry

January 3, 2017 By
Surprising all the pundits, Donald Trump has won the presidency. What does having a multi-course owner in the White House mean for the industry? Election Day 2016, Hillary Clinton versus Donald Trump. The polls all showed the White House would ...

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