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Cover |
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Table of contents |
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More graduates chasing fewer jobs? |
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-Assistant positions plentiful; head jobs in short supply |
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-As turf grads grow in number, so do worries of saturation |
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New player emerges in group buying |
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Pre-fab clubhouses keep priorities on course |
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News |
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NGF report paints rosy development picture |
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The General plans July offensive |
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Ground broken at ex-sand pit |
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Palmer Design comes to New England |
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Mt. Greylock project goes begging |
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Cosmo World scales down plans |
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CourseCo to manage Crystal Springs |
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Calif. firm turns to old tires for water collection |
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Jacksonville park may revert to public course |
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Idaho course allied with theme park |
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Dayton to renovate 36-hole course |
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Price-Smyers project hinges on county sale |
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Renovation slowed by hordes of 'golf poachers' |
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Guilty plea entered in course case |
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Kern-designed track christened |
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Graham-Panks open Grandover |
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Corrections |
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Public-access Bethpage on short list for U.S. Open |
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Miss. casino to include 36 holes? |
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Consultant says county courses need profit motive |
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New 18 slated for North Dallas |
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ING conference set for Fripp Island, May 19-23 |
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Rocky Gap price tag jumps $16m |
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Early Hawaiian golf chronicled |
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From the Editor |
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Asian market remains strong |
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In terms of genetic advances the future is definitely now |
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Letters |
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-In defense of algae fans |
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-Walking should be a matter of choice |
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-The NTEP needs your help |
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-Modest public course owners are 'the real heroes' |
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-Ryegrass crop suffers |
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-Grasscraft responds |
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-GCSAA president takes issue with column |
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Guest commentary |
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The job market for mechanics is good, but it could be better |
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New course development forces older facilities to keep up with 'Joneses' |
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Maintenance |
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Briefs |
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USGA, supers confront concerns over unstable Bermudagrass |
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Q&A: UK's Powell shares transition zone turfgrass know-how |
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Significant advances in genetics foster nat'l conclave of scientists |
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Super focus: Preventive medicine |
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GCSAA sending team to first international tournament |
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Super focus: Taeger's forte: Organization, organization and more organization... |
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UKentucky researchers offer help for 'grass AIDS' after '95 woes |
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U.S. turf schools aplenty |
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GCSAA shares job fears with PGA, who took steps to help pros |
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On the green: Porta-pump eases manpower, back pain |
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Penn Turf Council re-elects Snyder |
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Savvy superintendent: Power outage results in lost turf? Relief may be at hand from utility co. |
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Where they're going: Venable joins Boston Hills |
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USGA off the record: Grading greens: A super's report card |
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Pennsylvania council donates $225,000 |
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A Scottish heritage: History proves benefits of chewings fescue/creeping bentgrass combination |
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Internet travel expands in world of golf- from play to research |
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USGA update: Supers partners in Pesticide Stewardship Program |
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Writers contest winners announced |
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Toro backs 'Par for the Course' |
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Heaven-bent at Hell's Bunker |
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Noer Foundation awards four grants for turfgrass research |
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RBI web site a diversity of golf industry interests |
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GCSANJ supports scholars |
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Regional news |
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Midwest joins platinum tee club |
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HAGCSA plans fund-raiser |
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UMass addresses problems |
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New England goes spikeless |
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Providence hosting conclave |
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Pond & lake management |
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Ozone systems gaining popularity as means to clean golf course ponds |
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Bioaugmentation offers natural alternative |
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BacMan eliminates pond algae, odor |
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Pond scum controlled with TerraBiotics' bacteria |
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Biodegradable packets arrest algae growth |
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Ozone generators pass stringent tests |
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Subsurface ozone aeration equipment now available from EP Aeration |
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Toro offers aerator for shallow ponds |
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Fluid Systems booklet provides product specs |
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Development |
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Briefs |
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Preserve golf course designs, Whitten urges |
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Q&A: Fream's world unhindered by distance or cultures |
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Book review: Ross' insights are plentiful, varied |
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Palmer & 8 title winners to design track |
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Architects Society endorses principles as framework for development |
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Griffiths takes reins of ASGCA |
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ASGCA admits six new associate members |
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McCumber, three others full members |
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Architects Society going on-line by summer |
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Mill Creek nears grand opening |
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Rees Jones lands Nantucket project |
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Correction |
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Iowa Park eyes public facility |
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Olson-designed Coyote Hills Golf Club preserves nature, challenge |
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Real Golf takes design-planning show to Vietnam |
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Maples designing Virginia track |
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New courses |
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Planned courses throughout U.S. |
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Another Nicklaus enters design field |
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Courses recently approved in the U.S.A. |
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Management |
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Briefs |
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Maryland family battles elements, government to keep course going |
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Marketing idea of the month: Marketing on the 'net' wave of golf's future |
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California writers ass'n honors American Golf Corp.'s Price |
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Brassie takes steps to improve profitability |
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Golf Enterprises notes revenue, income upswing |
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Former NGCOA president forms own consulting company |
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Owners, Yamaha ink new agreement |
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AGC sets sights on 400 golf courses |
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Buena Vista adds new California track |
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Supplier business |
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Briefs |
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Budd Seed to buy lofts: Officials: Expect few changes, including the lofts name |
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Flowtronex PSI pumps out a milestone |
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For Deere, it's a smaller world: New computer network links internat'l divisions |
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New product of the month |
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Commentary: Why Shanghai?: Show organizer explains the decision to leave Hong Kong |
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Kelley to head Turfline marketing |
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biosys acquires AgriDyne, adds to biological product line |
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Pemrick joins Lofts |
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Barenbrug broadens its national reach |
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Jacobsen names Pacesetter winners |
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Jacklin marks 60th year in seed |
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Parkway named marketing agent for nematicide |
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Approved: Valent's Pinpoint okayed for mole crickets; Primo label expanded |
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Flowtronex installs pump no. 5,000 outside Vegas |
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And to celebrate the occasion... |
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Cyanamid adds to sales force |
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New products |
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Golf course marketplace |
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Calendar |
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Advertisers' index |
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The public arena: Meadowbrook targets upscale daily-fee market |
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