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The GIS ShowThe GIS Show

The GIS Show

Co-sponsored by the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), the Golf…

9 years ago
Eye-popping! Poppy Hills Transforms Into Faster, Firmer, More Strategic Golf CourseEye-popping! Poppy Hills Transforms Into Faster, Firmer, More Strategic Golf Course

Eye-popping! Poppy Hills Transforms Into Faster, Firmer, More Strategic Golf Course

Has any golf course architect’s design philosophy undergone a more complete and complex transformation than that of Robert Trent Jones,…

9 years ago
Is Your Maintenance Staff Equipped for the Job at Hand?Is Your Maintenance Staff Equipped for the Job at Hand?

Is Your Maintenance Staff Equipped for the Job at Hand?

Ask most golf course superintendents about their largest budget item and they will tell you: it’s labor. A February 2015…

9 years ago
Tom Doak/Renaissance Golf Design’s Innovative 18-hole Reversible Course Taking Shape at Forest DunesTom Doak/Renaissance Golf Design’s Innovative 18-hole Reversible Course Taking Shape at Forest Dunes

Tom Doak/Renaissance Golf Design’s Innovative 18-hole Reversible Course Taking Shape at Forest Dunes

Tom Doak has been thinking about building a fully reversible 18-hole design for more than twenty years. Once Forest Dunes…

9 years ago
Golf Course Spotlight: Brookmeadow Country ClubGolf Course Spotlight: Brookmeadow Country Club

Golf Course Spotlight: Brookmeadow Country Club

The following is the second in a series of profiles on Canton’s golf courses. The series continues with a look…

9 years ago
Blowin’ in the Wind… Not My Chemicals!Blowin’ in the Wind… Not My Chemicals!

Blowin’ in the Wind… Not My Chemicals!

With all due respect to Bob Dylan, the answer, my friend, can’t be, “Blowin’ in the Wind,” not when the…

9 years ago
Superintendent Profile: Joey Franco, CGCSSuperintendent Profile: Joey Franco, CGCS

Superintendent Profile: Joey Franco, CGCS

How did you get your start in the golf industry? My career started with Timbercreek Golf Club in Daphne, Alabama.…

9 years ago
The Care and Feeding of Native Areas: Two Perspectives from Two Industry Veterans, Part 1The Care and Feeding of Native Areas: Two Perspectives from Two Industry Veterans, Part 1

The Care and Feeding of Native Areas: Two Perspectives from Two Industry Veterans, Part 1

The Beauty of Golf Course Native Areas Rockland Superintendent Matt Ceplo Describes His Journey in Discovering the True Meaning of…

9 years ago
Golf Course Superintendent Profile: Kurt RichmondGolf Course Superintendent Profile: Kurt Richmond

Golf Course Superintendent Profile: Kurt Richmond

My name is Kurt Richmond and I have been the golf course superintendent of Star Valley Ranch Association's two golf…

9 years ago
Unplug with Solar AerationUnplug with Solar Aeration

Unplug with Solar Aeration

Since ornamental and irrigation ponds are such common features of golf course landscapes, most golf course industry management professionals also…

10 years ago