Tag: SOI

2018 SOI: Q&A with WWGCSA’s R. Sean Reehoorn

December 27, 2018 By Chris Lewis

R. Sean Reehoorn President, Western Washington Golf Course Superintendents Association Superintendent, Aldarra Golf Club Sammamish, Wash. 1.) Generally speaking, how was the golf season this year? We had a great golf season in the Pacific Northwest. Our summer was dry, ...

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2018 SOI: Q&A with GGCSA’s Scott Griffith

December 27, 2018 By Chris Lewis

Scott Griffith President, Georgia Golf Course Superintendents Association Golf Course Superintendent, University of Georgia Golf Course Athens, Ga. 1.) Generally speaking, how was the golf season this year? Rounds were up slightly, despite the higher-than-normal rainfall. I don’t think the ...

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SOI 2017: Fairway rolling gains traction

December 18, 2017 By Grant Gannon

Rolling fairways is still an alternative practice, but is gaining momentum in the industry. When the membership at the Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle, N.Y., demanded firmer playing surfaces, Superintendent Dan Rogers decided to roll out a new idea. “The ...

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SOI 2017: Put him down for a par

December 14, 2017 By Seth Jones

In what would be a roller coaster of a scorecard, 33 percent of Golfdom’s readers give President Trump a par. This time last year, Golfdom was reacting to the news that multi-course owner Donald Trump would be the next president ...

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SOI 2017: Teach your children well

December 14, 2017 By Grant Gannon

Most superintendents love their jobs, but not all want to see their kids follow in their footsteps. Superintendents who also take on fatherhood have been passing on their love of golf and turf maintenance to their children for decades. In ...

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SOI: Superintendents, executives enthusiastic for ’18

December 14, 2017 By Seth Jones, Grant Gannon and Chris Lewis

Golf faces many challenges, but core golfers still are passionate about the game. Attendees of the 2017 Carolinas GCSA Conference and Show will just have to accept Executive Director Tim Kreger’s apologies if it took a little longer to find ...

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