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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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Photo: John Zimmers Jr

My Second Office: John Zimmers Jr.

April 15, 2016 By
It’s a big year for Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club, but when we visited Superintendent John Zimmers Jr. last month for our U.S. Open preview story, the easy-going superintendent didn’t make much of a fuss. “It’s not that hosting these championships ...

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Photos: Seth Jones

Minimum wage woes

April 14, 2016 By
In the April issue of Golfdom, which should be in your mailbox soon, I talked with Jon Lobenstine, director of agronomy for Montgomery County (Maryland) Golf. He has 171 holes of golf over nine courses. Supervising that much golf, he’s ...

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