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Game on: Topgolf’s influence on the industry

November 11, 2016 By
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
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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Turf education in the virtual world

November 9, 2016 By
Distance education has globally increased in popularity. Online certificate or degree programs reach a niche group of non-traditional students who desire an education or wish to improve their academic credentials without the stress of quitting a job and physically moving ...

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Working the room at Green Start Academy

November 9, 2016 By
As the equivalent of the assistant superintendent here on the Golfdom staff, it just makes sense that I travel to the annual Green Start Academy (GSA) in Raleigh, N.C. each year. I recently made my second trip — to the ...

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If movies had more golf-centric themes

November 9, 2016 By
There is so much negativity in the news these days that I would like to offer up a rewrite of a column I did back in 2008 for a regional publication called Florida Golf Central. This publication has grown to ...

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Topgolf: More than just bells, whistles and a light show

November 9, 2016 By
I have never been a video game guy. Not necessarily by choice, but more likely because when I was a kid my parents refused to buy me a Nintendo or Sega. They did buy me the Intellivision game system out ...

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