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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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Waking up in the land of Trump

December 12, 2016 By Seth Jones

About a month before the election, an email went out to all the editors-in-chief at North Coast Media. The email, from our editorial director, asked: “What is your plan for covering the outcome of the presidential election?” Of the six ...

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Welcome to the 2016 Golfdom Summit

December 7, 2016 By Grant Gannon

We’ve been down at Reunion Resort for the 2016 Golfdom Summit for almost 24 hours now, and we have already had a great time. Yesterday we checked in our superintendent and sponsor guests throughout the day, and then we held a ...

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Game on: Topgolf’s influence on the industry

November 11, 2016 By Seth Jones

It’s 9 a.m. on a Wednesday, and already the music can be heard from the parking lot. Right now, it’s Alt-J’s “Left Hand” pumping through the speakers. “With your left hand free, And your right in grip…” Topgolf Allen, located ...

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Checking in on three supers at the next step in their careers

November 9, 2016 By Seth Jones

After successfully hosting the 2011 PGA Championship together at Atlanta Athletic Club, three young superintendents set out on their own. Guys stuck in assistant superintendent positions for years; young turf grads leaving the industry for other professions; new labor laws ...

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