Posts By Golf Course Trades
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Pete Simmons Joins Applegate Mulch
Pete Simmons has joined Applegate as a sales and marketing consultant for the mulch division. Pete is a graduate of Michigan State...
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Evolution of Aeration
At one time or another, we, as golf course superintendents, have probably been guilty of performing a cultural practice on our course...
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How is a Golf Course a Learning Lab?
Most teachers and students have never been on a golf course. This is changing, thanks to First Green, an innovative environmental education...
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Better Make it Last
Years ago, during my first assistants’ job, I remember questioning an equipment salesman about the price of a fairway mower. I mentioned...
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Where we were and where will go
We all know where we are, but very few people realize where we have been. Ken asked me to expound on what...
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Bad economy, no money for equipment, what to do?
Superintendents wear many hats. Many people think of us only as turf managers, but we fill a variety of important roles for...
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National Park and Recreation Association Members Recognize Benefits of Golf Courses, notes ASGCA
More than 90 percent of municipal golf managers recognize golf courses of all types provide economic, environmental and social benefits to their...
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Stens’ 2011 Catalog
Stens’ 2011 catalog, coming in mid-November 2010, features over 6,000 parts and includes over 300 new product additions. The Stens catalog is...
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Adjusting to the times
We are adjusting. It’s what we do. After a recession we modify the way we do things, use resources more efficiently, turn...
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Economics and bunker renovations
Many golf courses have bunkers generally worn out and are a superintendent’s worst nightmare. The daily maintenance seems never-ending with few if...