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How big was 2016?

December 15, 2016 By Ken Moum

Donald Trump may have made the most headlines, but he was just one part of a strange yet fascinating golf year. Additional commentary by Seth Jones and Matt Neff in italics Strange weather, strange rulings and a strange election… 2016 ...

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What do turfgrass scientists talk about?

December 12, 2016 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

Imagine what happens when you get 200 or 300 turfgrass scientists together in one location at the same time. It’s non-stop turf discussion on every topic imaginable, and it takes place every year at the Crop Science Society of America ...

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Danneberger: Looking back on 2016

December 12, 2016 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

I thought I would share some things that have stuck in my mind from this past year. My thoughts are a potpourri of anecdotal and observational thoughts not backed by facts, which should provide fodder for a winter of conversation. ...

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Because we can doesn’t mean we should

December 12, 2016 By Sean Tully

Golf architecture and technology are areas that demand something of each other. In our drive to play better and hit the ball farther we see golfers with the latest and greatest equipment and swing theories to make that happen. While ...

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The Golfdom Files: Unlimited budget

December 12, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

In the October 1958 edition of Golfdom, superintendents were asked to dream the impossible dream. What would they do, they were asked, with an unlimited budget? An unidentified greens chairman had recently attended a superintendent meeting and posed the same ...

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Mr. Stone, thank you

December 12, 2016 By Jared Nemitz

This month marks the end of an extraordinary career for David Stone. He will be stepping aside as the golf course superintendent of 34 years at The Honors Course in Tennessee. While his career may be ending, many more career ...

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