Tag: The Golfdom Files

The Golfdom Files: Take a trip back to 2014 as the Pinehurst crew prepared to host back-to-back championships

June 12, 2024 By Seth Jones

As Pinehurst No. 2 prepares to host the 2024 U.S. Open, take a trip back a decade to 2014 as Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones checks in with the Pinehurst crew. ...

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The Golfdom Files: So you want to host a major tournament?

April 18, 2024 By Sydney Fischer

This story from the May 2006 issue of Golfdom sheds light on what it was like for Eddie Adams, former head greenkeeper at St. Andrews, during the week of the 2000 Open Championship on the Old Course. ...

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The Golfdom Files: A New York super gives his take on the greenkeeper title in this 1969 issue

April 9, 2024 By Sydney Fischer

Looking back to the April 1969 issue of Golfdom, a New York superintendent gives his take on why the greenkeeper title was still popular in the ’60s, years after the GCSAA rebranded. ...

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The Golfdom Files: The super’s future in golf

March 25, 2024 By Sydney Fischer

Looking back to the May 1967 issue of Golfdom a Minnesota superintendent shares his thoughts on the “golf course superintendent supply squeeze.” ...

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Michigan State and USGA’s Turfgrass Information File now publicly available online for free

September 29, 2023 By Rob DiFranco

The Turfgrass Information File includes a full archive of Golfdom dating back to 1927. ...

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The Golfdom Files: Are your course maintenance $$ spent wisely?

September 21, 2023 By Sydney Fischer

In this article from the September 1968 issue of Golfdom, agronomy consultant, Dr. Marvin H. Ferguson ponders whether it’s worthwhile to hire a top-level superintendent at $15,000 annually. ...

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