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March
Volume 22, No. 3
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Cover
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Table of contents
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Teeing off: Never say never again...
6
Feedback
6
-Irrigation system questions
8
Design concepts: 6 remodeling blunders to avoid
10
Assistant's view: Assistants and social media
12
Irrigation issues: Pump selection - flattening the curves
14
Equipment management: How the times are changing
16
Consumer research: Mining for players
18
GCI
Q&A: They call me Ms. Turfhead: Michelle Feher's unique career and life journey speaks volumes about the state of the business
22
Can golf save the planet?: If courses correct their carbon footprints, could the momentum impact global climate change?
28
Turf maintenance
28
-A good cooling: The methods to superintendents' syringing madness
34
-Rx for convenience or multiple diseases?: A look at fungicide combination products - their benefits and pitfalls
40
Golfer relations
40
-Meeting their needs: Golfer surveys reveal opportunities for better communications, long-range goals and easy-to-implement improvements
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-A green speed survey
42
-Using focus groups
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Water chemistry
44
-A question of quality: How carrier water quality influences pesticide stability
75
-Tank-mixing tactics: To get the most mileage out of your pesticides and fertilizers, follow these tank-mixing principles
50
Productivity: A
new
way to meet: How to fix common meeting pitfalls to make your team more productive
52
Tree tales: Storied golf course trees: With golf course trees, there's a story in every branch - and sometimes a putter
60
How we do it: Brokering a deal: Scott Whorrall's relationship with a plant broker ensures both efficiency and quality when acquiring his facility's unique needs
62
Web update: New and improved: The newly redesigned
golfcourseindustry.com
provides news, resources and an interactive experience
64
GCSAA National Championship: Hess takes the trophy: Assistant superintendent Adam Hess, son of 30-year GCSAA member Alan Hess, won the GCSAA National Championship at the Greg Norman Course at PGA West in Palm Springs, Calif., last month.
68
Research: Amending fairways: When blended with sand at 10 percent by volume, Lassenite Soil Amendment improved water-holding capacity of golf course fairways
72
Product focus: Grinders
72
-Championship cut: Chambers Bay is pleased with the results of its grinders
74
-Part of the plan: A solid set of grinders keeps maintenance costs in check at Stone Creek Golf Club
76
Super shots
77
The Monroe doctrine: A friend you may not have known
78
Outside the ropes: Dr. Beard is in
80
Travels with Terry: Equipment ideas
80
-Greens blower
80
-Curb appeal
81
Ad index
81
Classifieds
82
Parting shots: Defining normal
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April
Volume 22, No. 4
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Teeing off: Phi Turfa Kappa
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Design concepts: How wide should fairways be?
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Assistant's view: Communication tools
10
Consumer research
:
Tracking golf hat, shirt and shorts buyers
12
GCI
Q&A: Championing a cause: Roger Stewart's experience at prepping courses for senior events is second only to his reputation for environmental responsibility
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Bankruptcy: The mother of invention: Equipment innovations and an efficient plan have allowed Ironbridge Golf Club's crew to move forward despite drastic cuts
28
HR issues: Epic battle: Hourly vs. salary: The debate over how to pay full-timers is often as much about compliance as it is about preference
34
Greens reseeding: Extreme greens makeover: Devil's Paintbrush in Caledon, Ontario, gets a new putting surface palette in 21 days
42
Real science: Dollar days: Improving the ability to predict dollar spot epidemics
52
Outside the ropes: Around The World Golf Championship
55
The Monroe doctrine: One more time at the show
56
Travels with Terry: Equipment ideas
56
-Improved reel setup & lift table
56
-Flying drop seeder
57
Classifieds
57
Ad index
58
Parting shots: Huh?
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May
Volume 22, No. 5
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Teeing off: The whiteboard
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Feedback
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The Whiteboard
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-Timber!
13
-Extreme No. 19
16
Consumer research: Customer corridor map
18
Inside the ropes: Setting up Sedgefield Country Club
20
In munis we trust: Some question whether municipalities should be operating golf facilities, while others argue that municipal golf is a necessary component for the game
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Pro/Con
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-Government-owned golf provides the playing fields for the masses
28
-A cautionary tale
30
Design concepts: Why is par usually 72?
32
Irrigation: Battling bicarbonates: Superintendents have a number of weapons at their disposal to keep calcium viable in the soil
40
Irrigation issues: Spring tune-up
42
Turf maintenance: Dialing in details: A growing number of superintendents are turning to more detailed analyses to better manage their fairways and greens
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The Monroe doctrine: Remember what Walter said
48
Ornamentals: Grasses gone wild: Besides enhancing a course's unique character, ornamental grasses reduce water, fertilizer and pesticide demands. It's turf you want to run wild
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Assistant's view: We've all been there
56
Framing the picture: Ornamentals have nothing to do with the playing surface, but with proper planning and placement they enhance the entire facility
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Product Focus
58
-Bathrooms: Quality treatment: A trio of facilities try out waterless on-course restrooms in lieu of Porta-Potties
59
-Pump stations: Precision pumping: Preston Trail Golf Club relies on local companies for pump station needs
60
Real science: Sodium and salinity: Both minerals effect successful turf irrigation, Part I: Sodium
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Travels with Terry: Equipment ideas
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-Hose reel trailer
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-The Claw
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Classifieds
65
Ad index
66
Parting shots: Run, Weldon, run
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July
Volume 22, No. 7
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Teeing off: Flash!
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Feedback
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-Waiting for things to even out
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-Your point
8
-An easy target
10
The whiteboard
10
-A path to follow
40
Consumer research: Tracking golf rainwear and windwear buyers
42
Inside the ropes: The original home of firm and fast
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Editor's note: A tale of two courses
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A community asset: Unable to meet the demands of running a nine-hole course, the Grant family, with their local government, converted their facility into a community park
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Out of limbo: A new ownership group resurrected the abandoned Rat River Golf Club by transforming fallow land into Maplewood Golf Club
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Design concepts: Shot values
54
Q&A: CFO*: *Chief Fishing Officer
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Turf management: Targeting topdressing: While the jury is still out on its ability to suppress disease, topdressing can contribute to a healthier soil profile
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The Monroe doctrine: Making the most of it
64
Turf maintenance: Alternatives to overseeding: Budget cuts and increased labor costs have made more superintendents wonder whether overseeding is the right choice
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How we do it: Bunker maintenance: For the team at Dellwood Hills Golf Club, a good bunker starts with a crisp edge
75
Travels with Terry: Equipment ideas: Golfers obligations
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Classifieds
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Ad index
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Parting shots: For the record
Smart Irrigation
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Cover
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Table of contents
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Water, water everywhere
S4
Deep access: Providing users with more detailed data, Toro's recently released Lynx irrigation control system has begun to make waves
S10
Sensing moisture: As legislative pressure to limit water usage increases, soil moisture sensing systems are becoming the go-to tools for smart water practices
S16
Irrigation issues: A salty option
S18
All wet: Correcting the problem of hydrophobic soils, superintendents utilize wetting agents to lower irrigation costs
S22
[Products]
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Ad index
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August
Volume 22, No. 8
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Teeing off: Catharsis
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Feedback
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The whiteboard
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Consumer research: Outsourcing hospitality
12
Inside the ropes: A delicate balancing act
14
Q&A: He bleeds red, tartan & blue: Steve Smyers is a working architect and the chairman of the USGA Green Section Committee, among other things. How does he keep it all in balance?
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Equipment: Discovering your staff's strengths
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The superintendent's scorecard: What makes up a superstar? Our experts say not one isolated characteristic, but rather it's a little bit of this, a dose of that and a lot of other stuff all mixed together
44
Design concepts: Rethinking irrigation
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Equipment: Making the cut: Toro, Deere and Jacobsen - the dominate "colors" among mower manufacturers - have their most
innovative
products cutting fairways
50
The Monroe doctrine: A golf course family tree
52
Turf maintenance
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-A touch of color: As overseeding costs continue to rise, greenkeepers are looking at painting greens as an alternative to stretch their budgets
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-Regrassing during renovation: Wilmington CC uses several turf varieties on the various parts of its South Course
56
Irrigation issues: What makes an irrigation consultant tick?
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Travels with Terry: Equipment ideas
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-Spreader mounting
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-Hole-in-white modification
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Classifieds
61
Ad index
2010 Builder Excellence Awards
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Cover
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Director's note: The 2010 Builder Excellence Awards
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Table of contents
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Measure of success: The Sticks for Kids program has exposed underprivileged youth to the game of golf
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Heritage award winner: Not just another hole-in-the-wall: Ryangolf and Ron Forse team up to restore a Florida course to its original charm
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Creative award winner: An inspired solution: At resort at Glade Springs' Woodhaven Golf Course, Aspen Corp. paired the best possible solution to each challenge they faced
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Legacy award winner
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- Let it rain: Brian Almony and MacCurrach Golf Construction overcame record rainfall and a gushing underground spring to restore Ocala Golf Club to its original "Golden Age" design
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-Laser focus: Nick Scigliano and Frontier Golf take GPS technology to the next level in accurately reconstructing the existing greens at The Olympic Club's Lake Course
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October
Volume 22, No. 9 [10]
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Teeing off: Baseball bats and bio
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Feedback
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The whiteboard
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Consumer research: Golf travel insights 2010
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Inside the ropes: Balancing the game with the business
16
Surviving the summer from hell: The most
brutal
conditions in decades tested superintendents - and they passed with flying colors
22
Design concepts: Back to the (irrigation) future
24
The social networker: Dr. John Kaminski is taking turf education in new directions with a digital frenzy of
posts, tweets, blogs
and whatever's coming down the
social media
pike next
30
Irrigation issues: HDPE versus PVC
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Turf maintenance: Power water: There are a number of reasons fertigation may just make sense for your course
34
The Monroe doctrine: Pop quiz: How good are you at golf course history?
35
Tree care
on the
golf course: When it comes to golf courses, turfgrass is king. However, trees are an important component of the golf course landscape that are sometimes ignored or overlooked by superintendents and their crews
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Course conditions: Organic solution: Challenged to improve fairway playability, The Club at Carlton Woods took a new approach toward dealing with organic matter
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World turf: Golf in Mongolia
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High-flying renovation: Even in tough economic times one U.S. Air Force course renovation soared with careful planning
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Travels with Terry: The Vanheraker
49
Classifieds
49
Ad index
50
Parting shots: Truth and consequences
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November
Volume 22, No. 11
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Teeing off: iCrack
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Feedback
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The whiteboard
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-E-15 update
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Consumer research: Ball and club sales
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Inside the ropes: What we can learn from Canada
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Q&A: Back to the future: Bob Farren and his team at
Pinehurst
are doing the unthinkable - turning back the clock on the look and feel of one of America's greatest courses
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Design concepts: A cart path construction primer
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You can't always get what you want but if you try sometimes...: The art of salary negotiation
28
Irrigation issues: Bunker irrigation
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Turf maintenance: Cut to the chase: Verticutting is just a screwdriver in a box of tools. But, is it also a viable method to dethatch?
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The Monroe doctrine: Who would you like to have met?
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Equipment: Don't throw out that old toothbrush
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Course maintenance: Fix your crown: Avoid sand buildup that can cause your collars and approaches to become crowned and thus impede proper drainage off of the putting surface
42
Course renovation: Firm,
fast
and furious: Through a links enhancement project, Half Moon Bay Golf Links transformed into the links-style course it was always meant to be
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Travels with Terry
49
Classifieds
49
Ad index
50
Parting shots: Carolina on my mind
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December
Volume 22, No. 11 [12]
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Teeing off: My fave five
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Feedback
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-Five flaws
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-Figure it out
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-Hard times
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The whiteboard
10
-Cut the mustard
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-Aquatrol's founder dies
12
Consumer research: Golf's economic impact: A state-by-state comparison
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Outside the ropes: A little job security
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Q&A: (Just an) ordinary, average guy: Keith Noxon might be the "typical" superintendent - if there is such a thing - but scratch the surface and there's nothing average about him
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Are chapters dying?: Recent trends have hurt association affiliation at the chapter level. Once the backbone of a superintendent's professional life, can chapters cope and remain relevant in golf's new age?
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The Monroe doctrine: Chapter memories
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Course maintenance
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-Don't lose out to poor drainage: Green drainage is a critical part of any long-range plan
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-Help for your hazards: Bunker liners can hold sand in place and improve drainage
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Design concepts: Where's my water?
37
Real science: Carrier water quality and pesticide stability
40
Irrigation issues: Tracking water use
42
Turf management: Gone native: How do you effectively control native areas that have gone wild? Is it time to bring back burning?
48
Travels with Terry
48
-Bunker slopes roller
48
-Light it up
49
Ad index
49
Classifieds
50
Parting shots: Is it payday yet?
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