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How Shinnecock’s Michael Ford found his way to a 300-acre office

June 13, 2018 By Dillan Kanya

“I never dreamt this, but I am so fortunate to be in these boots and lace them up every day,” says Michael Ford, senior assistant superintendent at Shinnecock Hills, Southampton, N.Y. The man tasked with leading the crew, doing roll ...

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Insights from the Great White North, part 2

June 7, 2018 By Joe Gulotti

This is part 2 of Golfdom columnist Joe Gulotti’s trip to Moncton, New Brunswick to attend the Atlantic Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show. To read part 1, and learn about Minimum Levels of Sustainable Nutrition from Micah Woods, Ph.D., and ...

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National Golf Day — a worthy trip

May 8, 2018 By Seth Jones

Reporting on Washington D.C. never interested me. As a student journalist I dreamed of reporting on the big game from press row, or maybe following a favorite band on tour, like the movie “Almost Famous.” Being in the press room ...

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Travelogue: 2018 Masters

April 6, 2018 By Seth Jones

I missed the Masters last year, electing to take in the first Major of the year, the LPGA’s ANA Inspiration in 2017. So this was my first time getting to Augusta National in more than 700 days. I forgot how ...

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Michigan versus Pepperdine, 1994: A March Madness story

March 13, 2018 By Seth Jones

This Thursday my Jayhawks will tip off against the Penn Quakers at the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kan. The fact that the game is being played in Wichita got me nostalgic for the last time the NCAA played tournament ...

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Parting shots from GIS 2018

February 16, 2018 By Golfdom Staff

Did the 2018 Golf Industry Show ever really happen? It must have, because I have a mountainous pile of press releases, plenty of fresh equipment photos on my phone and, a week later, a still-wrecked sleep schedule from the late ...

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