Columns

Practice what you teach: Adhere to course maintenance routines

January 25, 2016 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

Another holiday season is over and we have months of winter to look forward to. That means this is a lethargic time for me. My time is mainly spent eating too much, combined with a real lack of healthy activity. ...

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Golf course maintenance money matters

January 25, 2016 By Clark Throssell, Ph.D.

How much are the greens fees or membership dues at your golf course? What portion of the greens fee or membership dues is attributable to the cost of maintaining the golf course? My guess is that almost everyone in the ...

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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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