Tag: Jack Nicklaus

NGCOA Annual Conference attendance jumps 10 percent

February 25, 2014 By
Attendance at the 2014 NGCOA Annual Conference in Orlando earlier this month increased more than 10 percent over last year’s event. Representatives from 1,524 courses took advantage of educational and networking sessions and recognized a group of award winners that ...

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NGCOA names Cordillera Ranch Course of the Year, awards others

February 11, 2014 By
  The Clubs of Cordillera Ranch, which sits on 8,700 acres in the heart of Texas Hill Country, was named the NGCOA’s 2014 Course of the Year. The award honors a member course demonstrating excellence in course quality, ownership and ...

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Moments to remember

February 1, 2013 By
We all have memories of good and bad days in the business, and when 2013 got under way, well, it put me in a nostalgic mood. So here’s a look back at some of my favorite memories on the job, ...

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Recalling a most Masterful win

March 28, 2011 By
Being the golf course superintendent at Augusta National carries with it a certain honor that only an elite few in this business will ever achieve. It might just be the top position a superintendent can reach. And being the superintendent ...

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A Golf Course Uplifts a Community

August 10, 2010 By
As I drove around Benton Harbor, Mich., I couldn’t believe my eyes. Unfortunately, I didn’t like what I saw. This town of about 11,000 located on Lake Michigan in the southwest corner of the state is depressing to look at. ...

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Jack’s Got Latshaw’s Back

June 4, 2009 By
Jack Nicklaus praised superintendent Paul B. Latshaw during his press conference yesterday at Muirfield Village Golf Club. (Photo by Larry Aylward) Yesterday morning, strolling the grounds of Muirfield Village Golf Club, I bumped into Paul B. Latshaw, the course’s director ...

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