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Phoning it in: Are cellphones on the golf course becoming a distraction?

February 18, 2016 By
In the everlasting battle to keep course conditions ideal, a new enemy appears: the smartphone. Alex Stuedemann returns to his desk at TPC Deere Run, Moline, Ill., to find a collection of cellphones neatly lined up along his desk. One ...

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The 19th Hole: Tyler Andersen, University of Texas Golf Club

February 18, 2016 By
Superintendent // University of Texas Golf Club, Austin What can I get you? An ice-cold Shiner Bock. A good ol’ Texan beer. Are you married? Got kids? I’m married, a little over three years now, to Kristen. No kids yet ...

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Bayer to send 5 superintendents to 2016 GIS

February 3, 2016 By
Through the Bayer Superintendent Grant Program, Environmental Science, the GCSAA and the Environmental Institute for Golf (EIFG) are sending five golf course superintendents to the 2016 Golf Industry Show, which is being held Feb. 6–11 in San Diego. The purpose of the ...

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Oregon GCSA appoints executive director

January 26, 2016 By
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America’s Oregon Chapter (OGCSA) has hired Alexis Wenker as its executive director to replace the retiring Linda Whitworth, the OGCSA announced in a news release. Wenker has more than 16 years of experience in the golf and landscape management field. Much ...

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Golfdom Gallery: January 2016 reflects on Golfdom Summit

January 25, 2016 By
1. Flag Swag (L to R) Mike Posey (Hoover [Ala.] CC); Tyler Andersen (University of Texas GC, Austin) and Kyle Johnson (Inverness CC, Birmingham, Ala.), show off their swag with Golfdom’s Grant B. Gannon. 2. The Blues Brothers (L to ...

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The 19th Hole: Cliff Moore, Mountain Ridge Country Club

January 25, 2016 By
Superintendent // Mountain Ridge CC, West Caldwell, N.J. What can I get you? What can I get you to drink? Tito’s and club. I can’t believe we let you take all those dollar bills off us at Pinehurst during the ...

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