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Cover |
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Table of contents |
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Troon inks first international deal |
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It's GCSAA showtime! |
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Course projects upgrade disadvantaged communities |
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Philippines puts golf development on hold |
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Best Builders of the Year |
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News |
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Briefs |
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Florida course general manager shot by former pro |
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Golf short-changed in U. K. sports funding: Less than 1 percent of Lotto pot goes to golf |
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Domestic course construction still going strong: New openings top 400 mark for third consecutive year |
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Golf construction and participation continue to rise throughout Europe |
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Worldwide acquires four new golf centers |
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Development visits Santa Barbara, finally |
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Two new golf facilities set to come on line in San Jose |
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Toughest course in U. S. sells for bargain price |
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Phoenix city officials enter fray with plan to save Adobe GC |
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Debate surrounds Calif. course entrance |
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Environmentalists fail to stop Ojai, Calif. golf course |
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Public Golf Forum dates set |
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Microsoft executive buys Puget Sound layout |
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Seattle links opens this summer |
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Las Vegas GC may receive needed facelift |
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Salt Lake City to open new track |
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Minn. pol suggests kids' course |
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Oklahoma City club names new general manager |
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TPC track likely for San Antonio |
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NH facility may add nine |
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Newman, preservationists want to buy Conn. course land |
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Pine Valley to get public neighbor |
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Do-it-yourselfers receive plaudits for Conn. layout |
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Bates redesigns Fla.'s Boca Resort Course |
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Redstone plans new Houston facilities |
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West Palm track names new director |
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Suburban Boston landfill to become the home of new golf facility |
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Bradenton links open for play |
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Central Fla. courses help finance effluent pipeline |
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NGF finds 'Riverside' to be most popular course name |
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Renovated Palm Aire hosts Nike |
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Linkscorp purchases South Carolina facility |
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From the Editors |
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Pre-show notes, facts and dispelled rumors |
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Builder's awards offers [offer] compelling look inside the industry |
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Guest commentary: Overview of the Asian economic crisis: Golf in Asia: Near-term hardship, long-term benefit |
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Maintenance |
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After a successful start, let's continue our cooperation |
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Golf & the environment |
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-Wildlife Links begins to bear fruit |
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-On being a conservator |
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Turfgrass info goes on-line |
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-Latest NTEP study findings on site |
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-Michigan State's TIC full of data |
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Taking advantage of GIS & GPS: 2nd of 3 parts |
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Gadgets can make jobs more efficient |
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Super focus: Stevinson Ranch's Barrett out front on environment |
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Mechanics' corner |
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-Rondina elected Engine Assn. head |
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-Engine Service group offers certification |
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Le Sage given Ilona Gray award |
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N. Y. assn. honors SUNY Delhi's Morales |
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On the green: Wash racks: New lessons from the Old Course |
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Grosso heads Conn. chapter |
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Q&A: Harivandi: Effluent and salt tolerance studies reaping benefits |
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Savvy superintendent: The silent majority: Discovering how members feel |
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Fla. Turf Assn. donates $63,000 for research |
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Combined New England show set |
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Batavia Farms' Peca elected NYSTA president |
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Atlanta Nat'l hires Cunningham |
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Shop talk: TPC network's clean machines |
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A Texas-sized fountain |
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Rutgers offers introduction to golf course turf management |
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Builder awards |
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Landscapes Unlimited returns to winner's circle: Kubly's company named Best Builder of the Year |
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Quality Grassing takes home Best Small Builder honors |
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Turf Drain's high marks earn first-ever Honorable Mention Award |
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Builders are the heroes of projects |
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GCSAA/Showtime '98 |
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How to get the most out of the GCSAA conference and show |
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Mastroleo wins Distinguished Service Award |
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Conference schedules |
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Davis awarded '98 Leo Feser |
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MacCurrach honored with scholarship fund |
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Standard set to introduce Soil Butler |
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Grund introduces Snap-In |
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Otterbine introduces Giant Fountain |
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Development |
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Briefs |
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South African property an eye-lifter for Fream |
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Designers offer permitting services |
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Q&A: Pascuzzo turns a break into a successful career |
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Riverside plans to build stand-alone golf courses |
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Ex-Indy winner Sneva tabs Richardson for course |
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Greg Clark designing two tracks |
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Phoenix firm offers internship |
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Johnston goes to work easily |
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RTJ II's Rancho San Marcos opens for play |
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$4.7M infusion dries up muddy Legion Memorial |
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Hamlet Wind Watch remodeled |
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New military base funding? All from consumers' on-base spending |
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Strange joins muni design team |
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PGA's Brooks designing daily-fee Ft. Worth layout |
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Thunder Hill GC to reopen 'easier' |
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Death Valley given new life |
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Rees Jones' Rio Secco track opens |
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Smyers' Kokopelli opens for limited play |
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Fazio adds riding, walking trails to Conn. design |
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Polk County getting course |
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New look, new name for Md. track |
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Weed, Scratch Golf sign pact for two courses |
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Management |
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Briefs |
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Crown sits well atop this leader: Midwest management company will open two courses this spring |
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Meditrust to accelerate Cobblestone's plans for course acquisitions |
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NGP acquisitions |
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Family Golf buys MetroGolf Inc. |
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Golf Trust growth continues |
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Golf Ventures officer resigns post |
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Fairways buys Wis. track; adds 4 new managers |
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RDC prepares to open North Carolina facility |
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Personnel corner: Cross-training can lead to gold medal success |
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Nitto files for financial protection |
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Troon hires vp; adds three new courses |
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NGF adds guides to courses, ranges and retailers |
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Transeastern buys Fla. track |
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NGF library now accessible through Internet |
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NGF promotes Rex to vp |
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Granite Golf assigns managers to new positions |
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Welch named CMAA education director |
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AGC to operate Long Island track |
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ClubLink track named best new Canadian layout |
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Supplier business |
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Briefs |
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LawnNibbler acquires taste for golf course turf |
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Pate dives into equip. distribution |
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AgriBioTech to take Zajac, affiliates |
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New product of the month |
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Jake automates preventive maintenance |
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Fairmount forms LLC with Boyd |
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Barenbrug solidifies Palaversich y Cia deal |
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Zeneca to acquire ISK agrochemicals businesses |
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UHS names Thurlow head of Western Division |
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ProStar obtains new EPA labeling |
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Lofts presents annual royalty check |
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AgrEvo awards turf scholarships |
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Book shelf |
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Potter emphasizes environmental sensitivity |
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For all your IPM info, who you gonna call? |
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Golf Course News bookshelf |
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New products |
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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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