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One of the most famous bunkers in golf is the 102-yard-long Church Pews bunker, which sits between No. 3 and No. 4 at Oakmont. The bunker was once six separate bunkers, which eventually became one ahead of the 1935 U.S. Open. (Photo: Ryan Montgomery)

2025 Tour Guide: 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont

June 9, 2025 By
Superintendent Mike McCormick says. “Oakmont was always certainly at the top of my list in terms of a dream job. I never thought I’d get the opportunity, but when it came knocking, I ran as fast as I could.” ...

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Photo: Pinehurst Resort

Pinehurst Resort’s Sandmines expansion continues with No. 11 by Coore and Crenshaw

April 22, 2025 By
The Sandmines property, a 900-acre tract five miles south of Pinehurst’s main campus, was once used for sand mining in the 1930s. ...

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Photo: Seth Jones and the Quali-Pro team at 2025 Players Championship

Photo Parade: The Players Championship

March 13, 2025 By and
All of our content from The Players Championship is brought to you by Quali-Pro. Meet me on No. 17: What better spot to meet up with the crew from Quali-Pro than on No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass? Left to right ...

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Rees Jones, ASGCA, shares the championship he’s most proud of

August 16, 2023 By and
Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones sits down with Rees Jones, ASGCA, also known as "The Open Doctor," to talk which course he was the most proud of. ...

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Cave photo courtesy: Dave Bunnell, Under Earth Images, All other photos by curt Harler.

In-tents course management

November 1, 2016 By
It’s a unique golf course that allows tent camping on its fairways. What kind of a management team actually invites campers to bed down for a week on the course? “I’m hanging my butt out,” acknowledged Randy Long, superintendent at ...

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Photos: Greensight agronomics

Drones, data and turf maintenance

October 4, 2016 By
The old adage “A picture is worth a thousand words” is a refrain to which golf course superintendents subscribe. Photographs help turfgrass managers explain agronomic and maintenance programs to members and sell renovation and capital improvement projects to boards of ...

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