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

November 9, 2016 By Seth Jones

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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The Golfdom Files: What a soil-tester will tell the greenkeeper

November 9, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

Some people are just ahead of their time, and H.S. Campbell, the author of this article from the March 1928 edition of Golfdom, certainly was ahead in the golf industry. Campbell was hoping for a product that could tell him ...

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Cave photo courtesy: Dave Bunnell, Under Earth Images, All other photos by curt Harler.

In-tents course management

November 1, 2016 By Curt Harler

It’s a unique golf course that allows tent camping on its fairways. What kind of a management team actually invites campers to bed down for a week on the course? “I’m hanging my butt out,” acknowledged Randy Long, superintendent at ...

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Course-correcting for the new year

October 31, 2016 By Grace Rybak

The end of the calendar year brings a natural motivation to re-evaluate progress made on goals and ambitions for the future. Your employees may be developing professional resolutions for the new year. As an organization, your golf course may be ...

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Early Order Program breakdown

October 24, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

Syngenta’s GreenTrust 365 Yearlong rebates go far. Yearlong support helps you go farther. And no other purchase program offers industry-leading products with one-on-one service like GreenTrust 365. Purchases must be placed during the Early Order Period from October 1 to ...

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Is it Christmas tomorrow?

October 24, 2016 By Jared Nemitz

I was taking my daughter to Lowe’s to get some handy items so I could tackle the “honey do” list. All of a sudden her eyes lit up like Christmas trees. She was staring at Christmas trees, ornaments, outdoor decorations ...

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