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Career tips: 7 apps to keep you organized

May 20, 2016 By
Quick, who is the current director of the FBI? If your first instinct was to grab your smartphone, you’re not alone. An almost unfathomable amount of knowledge can be accessed from our handheld devices, and yet, what do many people ...

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Is El Niño a boom or a bust?

May 18, 2016 By
California ranks No. 2 nationally in total number of U.S. golf courses, behind No. 1 Florida. After the recent multi-year drought, which sparked mandatory water restrictions to all sectors of water users from homeowners to the agriculture industry, the 2016 ...

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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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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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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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