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Cider Ridge Golf Club beauty shot (Photo: Cider Ridge Golf Club)

2018 State of the Industry: Focused on the future while learning from the past

December 19, 2018 By , , and
Suddenly, 2018 is in the rearview mirror. Where did the time go? For our 2018 State of the Industry report, sponsored by Nufarm, we embarked on a journey to learn what the golf season was like across the country. From ...

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(illustration: Andrew DeGraff)

Distance Education

November 29, 2018 By
I have been lucky to have some great mentors in my life… my father, the late Boyd Jones; a college professor who believed in me, Sharon Bass; our editor-at-large, Ed Hiscock, who took me under his wing during my time ...

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Pinehurst No. 4, Hole No. 5 (Photo: Pinehurst Resort)

Fantastic No. 4 at Pinehurst Resort

November 19, 2018 By and
When a course gets updated, management can get touchy about what to call the work — a renovation, a restoration, maybe a reimagining. Alan Owen knows what he calls the work he and his colleagues did to Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort’s ...

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Battery-powered backpack blower (Photo: Steve Cherry)

Fully charged

November 5, 2018 By
According to California Air Resources Board (CARB) stats released in July, the number of small off-road engines in California, which includes engines in golf course maintenance equipment, is greater than the number of light-duty passenger cars — 16.7 million to ...

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Golf course spray application (Photo: PBI-Gordon)

The bottom line on EOP

November 1, 2018 By
As the calendar rolls over to October, many northern superintendents anxiously await the return of a cold, snowy tundra and putting that lush playground to bed for the winter. Oh, the anticipation of emptying out the irritation systems… protecting the ...

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The man in the mirror

September 25, 2018 By
You, dear superintendent, are the main cause of anthracnose outbursts. Luckily, you also hold the keys to minimizing those problems. Research from Ohio State University (OSU) says that mowing issues likely are the No. 1 factor that initiates the onset ...

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