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The Golfdom Files: Converting to the metric system

May 16, 2016 By
In the June 2015 Golfdom, Karl Danneberger, Ph.D., highlighted a trip he took to Egypt and described golf course maintenance in that country. While there, he noted that some local superintendents use the English metric system, learned from U.S. superintendents ...

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Grass times at Turfmont High

May 16, 2016 By
I recently had the opportunity to speak to a high school class about a career in golf course maintenance. It was a turf and horticulture class, so most of the students were interested in green industry careers. Given the current ...

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Reading roots, tornado memories, timely phone calls

April 26, 2016 By
Just a couple notes here on a stormy Tuesday… These photos were sent to me by a superintendent friend this morning. The grass was pulled off a valve box that had been grown over and hidden away for years. Check ...

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Kicking the bucket

April 15, 2016 By
It was this time last year when I was grabbing lunch with Tom Watson — the Friday before the Masters. Apparently, Mr. Watson didn’t need my witty lunch repartee in preparation for this year’s Masters, the last one he’ll play. ...

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Golfdom Gallery: From fly fishing to meeting 2016 Golfdom Summit Golden ticket winners

April 15, 2016 By
Something’s fishy (L to R) Joe Stribley, Yellowstone CC, Billings, Mont., with Golfdom’s Clark Throssell, Ph.D., and Seth Jones on a recent fly-fishing trip on the Big Horn River in Montana. But fellas, where’s the fish? Tell him what he’s ...

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Photo credit: andy in nyc via Foter.com / CC BY-NC

Superintendents for all seasons: Snow belt versus sun belt

April 15, 2016 By
Superintendents are people for all seasons. Even though I have moved cross-country I am still in the Sun Belt (for agronomic purposes). Although California’s unique geography provides a wide variety of climatic zones within relatively short distances, most golf courses ...

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