Columns

Jones reflects on the fast and furious ’15

December 4, 2015 By Seth Jones

I have recently been asked to be a guest speaker at a few different events. First was the Virginia GCSA Fall Conference. About a week later I was asked to return to Kansas University, my alma mater, to speak to ...

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2016 will be one for the books, predicts Wright

December 4, 2015 By Steven Wright

I’m no Nostradamus, but I thought I’d step into Swami land with a few predictions for 2016. ○ Barack Obama is still president… until January 2017. I know… tick-tock, tick-tock. ○ Donald Trump is still rich, same with the Clintons. ...

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Contributor Joel Jackson moves from the Sunshine State to the Golden State

December 4, 2015 By Joel Jackson

This column deadline really snuck up on me. You say, “Well, Joel, why didn’t you plan ahead?” Well, folks, I did, but this time I’ve got a good excuse — my wife and I packed up our Orlando, Fla., home ...

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Matt’s mailbag: Neff addresses golfers and those not in the business

December 4, 2015 By Matt Neff

With the end of the year rapidly approaching, many people are tying up loose ends so they can hit the ground running in 2016. In the course of evaluating my year-end to-do list, I realized I had some unanswered (and ...

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How to draw former golfers back with the moment of anticipation

December 4, 2015 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

This past year I bought a 1969 Pontiac Firebird. I didn’t buy it because I had some deep passion, although I did have a ’67 Camaro 327 in high school. I bought it because my youngest son has a 1970 ...

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How to retain university turfgrass programs, students and faculty

December 4, 2015 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

I am worried, and I’m not a worrier. I’m worried about the state of university turfgrass programs. I’m worried about the gradual erosion of some of our university turfgrass programs on two fronts; declining student enrollment and loss of faculty positions ...

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