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main photo by: Seth Jones

The 19th Hole: Keith Wood

November 4, 2016 By
Keith Wood // Superintendent // Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C. What can I get you? Tito’s with a splash of tonic. How did your daughter Grace (two-years-old) like it when your son Alex (two-months-old) came home? In about three weeks, ...

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GCBAA names Don A. Rossi Award winner

November 1, 2016 By
The Golf Course Builders Association of America (GCBAA) named Deane Beman as the Don A. Rossi Award recipient. The award is given by the GCBAA to honor individuals who, “have made significant contributions to the game of golf and its growth ...

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The Golfer-in-Chief

October 24, 2016 By
From Eisenhower’s 800 rounds in eight years to Obama’s wedding crashing, golf and the POTUS has a long, rich history. A helicopter circles overhead. The thump, thump, thump of its blades reverberate down onto the golf course turf as trees ...

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The loss of a legend

October 24, 2016 By
Four of our regular contributors, Karl Danneberger, Ph.D., Joel Jackson, CGCS-Ret., Steve Wright, CGCS, and Mark Woodward, CGCS, share stories of their experiences with the King. If you’re like me, you’ll enjoy each tale, stories that wind their way from ...

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Golfdom Gallery: ’17 PGA Championship course preview, anniversaries and more

October 24, 2016 By
1. Our name in lights Our friends at Textron Specialized Vehicles, manufacturer of the new Cushman Hauler, know how to make us feel welcomed — by putting our name up on their marquee. Next stop, Carnegie Hall. 2. Trinity Forest ...

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Keep your eyes on the prize

October 13, 2016 By
After my dad returned from World War II he went to college on the G.I. Bill and received his four-year degree in Art. Upon graduation and being newly married, he was quite fortunate to get a job as a graphic ...

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