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A gander-free — and droppings-free — No. 10 at Ruth Lake CC. (Photo: of Ruth Lake CC / Golf Shots Unlimited)

Got a goose on the loose?

May 14, 2019 By
Almost 10 years ago, local engineer Rick Johnson asked Dan Marco, CGCS at Ruth Lake Country Club in the western Chicago suburb of Hinsdale, Ill., if he could use the property as a testing site for solar-powered laser units to ...

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Bethpage with trophy (Photo: The PGA of America)

A preview of Bethpage Black Course, host of the 2019 PGA Championship

May 9, 2019 By
With a nod to his local roots, Andy Wilson and his crew at Bethpage are readying the Black Course for the 2019 PGA Championship Bethpage’s Andy Wilson has his eye on the calendar. “It’s under 80 days until the tournament ...

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Golfdom Files: ‘Dear Beef’

May 7, 2019 By
In the May 1936 issue of Golfdom — which, like the May 2019 issue, featured Pebble Beach on the cover — Golfdom founder Herb Graffis wrote a letter to his dear old friend — or perhaps it’s more accurate to ...

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Cub Cadet product demos (Photo: Kelly Limpert)

That’s a wrap: Golfdom Summit recap, part 3

May 7, 2019 By
The 2018 Golfdom Summit was the largest ever, with 20 companies showing their wares to superintendents from around the country. The team at Golfdom at first was nervous about the larger group, but with some nimble planning, the challenge of ...

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A young laborer rolling greens (Photo: Seth Jones)

The Young and the Restless: Recruiting young labor

April 30, 2019 By
How a superintendent is being proactive about recruiting young talent to the industry … and how he thinks we can do more to spread the word Editor’s Note: Because the author’s golf club likes to keep a low profile, the ...

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Golfdom Files: Baltusrol welcomes PGA for the first time

April 22, 2019 By
Does a golf club named after a murder victim really have to do much to make itself any more interesting? Perhaps not, but that wasn’t going to stop Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J., from making every effort to lure ...

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