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The Golfer-in-Chief

October 24, 2016 By Stacie Zinn Roberts

From Eisenhower’s 800 rounds in eight years to Obama’s wedding crashing, golf and the POTUS has a long, rich history. A helicopter circles overhead. The thump, thump, thump of its blades reverberate down onto the golf course turf as trees ...

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Dollars and common sense

October 24, 2016 By Matt Neff

The August 2016 Golfdom cover story discussed updates to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that will go into effect Dec. 1, 2016, and asked if, as a result of these changes, it’s time to reconsider assistant superintendent salaries. In ...

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The loss of a legend

October 24, 2016 By Seth Jones

Four of our regular contributors, Karl Danneberger, Ph.D., Joel Jackson, CGCS-Ret., Steve Wright, CGCS, and Mark Woodward, CGCS, share stories of their experiences with the King. If you’re like me, you’ll enjoy each tale, stories that wind their way from ...

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Keep your eyes on the prize

October 13, 2016 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

After my dad returned from World War II he went to college on the G.I. Bill and received his four-year degree in Art. Upon graduation and being newly married, he was quite fortunate to get a job as a graphic ...

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Buzzing about bees

October 7, 2016 By Grant Gannon

I was recently invited by Bayer to an event at Cantigny Golf Club, Wheaton, Ill. The event was about the importance of bees in our world and the possible benefits for superintendents who maintain hives. This was my first time on ...

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Are autonomous mowers the solution to the labor crisis?

September 21, 2016 By Dillon Stewart

Autonomous mowers will provide the golf maintenance industry relief from its labor crisis. The question is when. It isn’t just that good help is hard to find these days. It’s also hard to afford. Case in point, Jeff Miller, superintendent ...

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