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Remembering the man behind one of the LPGA’s most iconic tournaments

March 30, 2017 By Seth Jones

For 28 years David Johnson played the role of director of course operations for the 54-hole Mission Hills CC in Rancho Mirage, Calif. For 28 years he hosted the first major of the year, now known as the ANA Inspiration (previously ...

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Images courtesy of: Michelin, istock.com (EdnaM), John Deere

A new way to wheel

March 29, 2017 By Grant Gannon

Updates to the pneumatic tire make the late 1880s invention look like an old blowhard. The pneumatic tire became a commercial success after Irish inventor John Boyd Dunlop unveiled his creation in 1888. Many improvements have been made to the ...

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Stumping for conservative tree use

March 25, 2017 By Sean Tully

Trees and grass often are at odds with each other on a golf course, as are the views of golfers when they disagree with what a superintendent believes is best for the course. These kinds of disagreements aren’t always in ...

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All photos courtesy: Landscapes Unlimited

Appreciating the forest for the trees

March 22, 2017 By Philip Hall

A classic course renovation unabashedly embraces the shade. When the Gold Course at Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in Williamsburg, Va., opened for play in 1963, Robert Trent Jones Sr. weighed in (as he often did) with a few well-chosen words ...

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Photos: Seth Jones (1, 5-7); Grant B. Gannon (2, 4); Ed Hiscock (3)

Golfdom Gallery: 2017 GIS edition

March 16, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

1. That’s not my McLaren Wherever we found Golfdom’s Seth Jones, this McLaren was nearby. We’re waiting (and worried) to see his rental car receipt. 2. Graffis family Rees Jones (far left) presented 2017 Herb Graffis Businessperson of the Year ...

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In the trenches: Carlos Duran on installing drip irrigation at Shadow Creek

March 14, 2017 By Seth Jones

While visiting Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, it was Superintendent Tim Cloninger who gave us the tour of the course and showed us the intricacies of the drip irrigation system detailed in our February cover story. But Cloninger was clear: ...

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