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726ArticlesWhen is it time for renovations?
Sooner or later, if you haven’t already, you will be faced with some type of renovation project as a golf course superintendent....
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State of golf course design and development
With this month’s national elections culminating 18 months of campaigning and considerable anticipation to the direction the United States shall move forward,...
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Collecting moisture readings on greens: One year later
In the summer of 2010 we purchased a TDR 300 Fieldscout moisture sensor from Spectrum Technologies. At first we struggled finding the...
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Going Dormant
After several years working in the golf course maintenance industry in the Pacific Northwest, I took the position as superintendent at We-Ko-Pa....
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Let’s follow their lead
Two models to follow Recreation Equipment Inc. (REI) of the States and Mountain Equipment Co-Op (MEC) of Canada both work hard to...
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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...
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Getting to the green: Improving golf cart efficiency
One of golf’s least celebrated yet major environmental triumphs is the wide spread adoption of the golf cart. Developed primarily for our...
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Living the Dream…
“Year one was definitely interesting. Budgeting resources and managing personnel were the two biggest challenges. Having full support from the owner, Walter...
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Visualizing the final product
“My feeling is that anything we can do to extend the length of time between irrigation cycles is a big plus. Extending...
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My Turning Point
"My other goal was to find a way to improve the overall health and condition of our weakest grass, Poa annua. Basically...