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Telling our story

April 7, 2017 By Steven Wright

Golf course superintendents, in general, are good about sharing positive stories, experiences and events to promote our profession. We’re most comfortable preaching to the choir or to like-minded individuals in the business. I often refer to our business as a ...

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Golfdom Gallery: April 2017

April 7, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

1. Turbo Tom and Too Tall Tim Roaming the South Dakota GCSA trade show we saw two familiar faces — Tom Steigauf, Bayer Environmental Science, and Tim Fleegel, MTI Distributing, Toro distributor for the upper Midwest. 2. Fancy flip phone ...

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My Second Office: Barry J. Kendall

April 7, 2017 By Seth Jones

After 14 years, Barry J. Kendall, superintendent at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club, says Colorado feels like home. The Michigan native studied turf at Michigan State, then took an internship at Cherry Hills CC, Cherry Hills Village, Colo. He was ...

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Inspiration in tire fires

April 7, 2017 By Seth Jones

Sometimes bad omens bother me — like recently when I saw a band named Bad Omens was playing in Lawrence, Kan., the same night my Jayhawks were playing Michigan State in the NCAA tournament. It turned out to be worry ...

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The 19th Hole: Colin Seaberg

April 3, 2017 By Seth Jones

Colin Seaberg CGCS // Barton Hills CC, Ann Arbor, Mich. Colin, what can I get you? I like my beer as much as the next guy, but I could use an ice-cold Mountain Dew. Tell me about your family. I’ve ...

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Photos: Seth Jones (1, 5-7); Grant B. Gannon (2, 4); Ed Hiscock (3)

Golfdom Gallery: 2017 GIS edition

March 16, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

1. That’s not my McLaren Wherever we found Golfdom’s Seth Jones, this McLaren was nearby. We’re waiting (and worried) to see his rental car receipt. 2. Graffis family Rees Jones (far left) presented 2017 Herb Graffis Businessperson of the Year ...

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