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Beer can on a golf course (Photo: Seth Jones)

Sober advice on collar decline

October 30, 2019 By Curt Harler

Just as shirt collars tend to wear quickly, collars on greens also tend to decline fast. At superintendent gatherings, explanations for collar decline are many: Irrigation runoff gets trapped there, they suffer extra abuse by mowers and other equipment, crews ...

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19th Hole: Scott Schurman

October 28, 2019 By Seth Jones

Scott Schurman Superintendent // LaFortune Park GC, Tulsa, Okla. Scott, what can I get you? Water would be great, but I also like a good lager. Tell me about LaFortune Park. LaFortune Park GC was started in 1961 and is ...

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Golfdom Gallery: October 2019

October 21, 2019 By Sarah Webb

The home of Coke In Atlanta, birthplace of Coca-Cola, even the street signs love the beverage. Divot crew on patrol The divot crew was hard at work making sure East Lake’s Meyer Zoysia fairways were spotless. From left to right ...

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Overturned machine (Photo: iStock.com/chimmy)

What to do when OSHA comes knocking

October 10, 2019 By Curt Harler

The No. 1 cause of job-related deaths on golf courses is machinery rollovers. Nationwide, 18 of the 48 deaths in the latest Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reporting period were caused by equipment rolling over on a worker. And ...

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Experts’ Insights: Fall fertilization frenzy

October 7, 2019 By Golfdom Staff

One of the keys to healthy grass in the spring is to make sure it’s in good health before going dormant in the fall. One way to ensure this is to implement a fall fertilization program. Fall fertilization improves plant ...

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Overanalyzing slow play

October 3, 2019 By Seth Jones

I am writing today from Atlanta, here to take in the Tour Championship. East Lake was closed to the public Tuesday, but my media credentials allowed me on the course. I was there to follow the action of the maintenance team, ...

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