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Cover |
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Breaking news: Textron makes play for Ransomes PLC |
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Best of news '97 |
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Florida courses battle stormwater assessments |
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Course openings top 400 mark, again |
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N.D. courses on rebound after floods |
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California hit hard by heavy rains, snow |
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Despite base closings, military golf on rise |
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Trip-and-fall case goes against Wis. course despite 13 drinks |
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Mouse-on-a-bun no laughing matter to golfer |
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From the Editors |
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Random notes on 1997 & 1998: A snapshot of the future |
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Look back before you leap |
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Believe it or not, horizons are expanding |
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Obituary: Friends we've lost in 1997 |
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Best of maintenance '97 |
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The world of maintenance in '97 |
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OSHA targets ergonomics controls on industry |
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Fathers of invention |
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-Carpet-wall bunkers expected trend-setter |
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-Barley straw a fatal attraction for pond algae |
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-Mounted hose reels equal easy watering |
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Ground, surface water: Minimal impact |
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Notable quotables |
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Dicamba, 2,4-D no problem on greens |
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On the green: Torched!: Tree burning made clean and easy |
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Environment comes 1st at Widow's Walk |
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Hoover, move over |
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Ball Mark Mayhem: Shamed golfers repent - for now |
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'Spikeless' soars as phenomenon |
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Mission Hills LPGA's top-maintained track |
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Degree-carrying 2nd assistants seen as a trend of the 1990s |
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Best of development '97 |
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The world of development '97 |
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Audubon Int'l dives into development with a splash |
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-Aims to plan and build 100 golf course facilities |
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-Backers ready to pour in $300M to $500M |
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Noteable quotables |
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A father & son union: No hazards reported in partnerships |
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Corps' flip on wetlands regs will have wide impact |
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Diablo es mas Grande |
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The oddest commodities |
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-Old works' magic: Black bunker sand and much more |
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-Blowing up quarry adds spark to Bay Harbor project |
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TPC network takes off |
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On their own |
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-Curley buys Landmark div. |
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Von Hagge progressive in Spain and Italy |
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An Old Country challenge |
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Player Opens S. Africa 9 |
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Costa Rica takes golf plunge |
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Farms to fairways an American trend |
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Best of management '97 |
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The world of management in ' 97 |
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Palmer Mgt. moves toward franchising |
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Newly capitalized troon |
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Golf trust of America to raise $300 million |
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OB Sports secures $59 million, looks ahead |
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Ski firms become major players |
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-American Skiing Co. |
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-Intrawest |
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Golfsouth finds new partner in ClubLink |
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Golf ventures, USGC tie the merger knot |
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Best of supplier business '97 |
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The world of supplier business '97 |
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One-stop equipment deals on rise |
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New product of the year: The Dragonfly: Solo cart leads British invasion |
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PGA Tour, Deere ink 3-prong deal |
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FTC gives blessing to Ciba, Sandoz merger |
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Heritage introduced in Las Vegas |
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RohMid partnership a work in progress |
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Industry seeks alternatives to field burning |
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Biological firms discovering the 'joys' of FIFRA |
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Golf course classifieds |
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Calendar |
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Golf course marketplace |
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Ad index |
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