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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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It’s time to get buzzed about 2016

April 15, 2016 By
Golf is great. Three simple words that can influence the way we feel about the sport, our jobs and the future. Can’t you feel the buzz? Take the Official World Golf Ranking for example. Jason Day, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, ...

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Spring colors: Turfgrass differences in the spring

April 15, 2016 By
Of all the seasons, spring is where we see the greatest differences in growth and color among the turfgrass species caused by weather. Greens often appear as a patchwork of colors expressed by different turf species and individual populations of ...

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