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February

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Page Sections/Selected Titles
1 Cover
1 Table of contents
1 Big lenders throttling back on new course development financing
1 Textron Golf & Turf continues integration, closes Racine plant
1 Colorful cowboy converts ranch into links-style layout
1 Experts urge global assault on Asian beetle
 
News
3 GCSAA shakes up management team, O'Brien leaves
3 Southern California PGA honors Thorman
3 EPA clears Myrtle Beach National of wetlands violations
3 Drought, wildfires, record cold - what a year 2000 was!
4 Bauer designing course for casino property
4 NGF offers satisfaction surveys
5 First Tee breaks ground at Fort Smith project
8 USGA to fund new research projects
 
Commentary
10 If you build that new course, will they come?
10 Life sciences experiment is officially over
11 Saving par: Is space-age equipment wrecking the game?
11 House of corrections
 
Maintenance
13 Briefs
13 Rainbird's Krueger: Shortages will spark wars over water
13 GCSAA sharpens political-action tool for members
13 Grand Strand's River Club reopens after extensive greens renovation
13 EPA sets water quality criteria for nutrients
14 Tools of the trade...at Burger's The Quarry Golf Club
15 Paspalum's popularity surging as an alternative turfgrass
15 Mederios takes paspalum conversion into his own hands on Kauai
16 Piersol's perspectives: Making sense of high-tech on the golf course
19 New design in modular greens expands season
 
Development
21 Briefs
21 Engh's Redlands Mesa on track for public play
21 Rees Jones, Jack Nicklaus building 36 holes at historic Plymouth
21 Newport National finally ready to break ground
22 Jacobson's Broadlands off to fast start
22 Sandy Lyle Group opens in the East
23 Nelson on board for new course at Cajun country casino resort
24 Fazio's Daniel Island Club plays through 'low country' marshland
24 Black Gold Golf Club near L.A. on track for spring opening
25 Old world style: Silva's new Black Creek Club celebrates Raynor tradition
25 Pelican Bay reopens final nine
25 Tom Kite launches Comanche Trace in Texas hill country
28 Longest course in the East debuts in Hoosier state
29 Allen unveils venture to promote architects worldwide
30 Sanford's Pointe West anchors 'neo-traditional' town
31 Forse Design hires new associate
32 International report: Extreme golf: Fream breaks ground in Sahara Desert
32 Player's new Links Course has South Africa talking
32 Sparrebosch opens, offering staggering Indian Ocean views
33 Reef course joins Dick Wilson design on Grand Bahama
33 Nicaragua set to open first course since Sandinista regime
34 Hills tackles UK renovations
37 Player moving on South America
 
Conference & show
38 Election 2001 candidates at a glance
39 GCSAA International Conference and Show schedule
40 Dallas at a glance
41 From mechanical bulls to live music, there's plenty to do in Dallas
42 Course builders vote Rossi Award to Nicklaus
42 GCSAA presents Distinguished Service Award winners
 
Management
44 Briefs
44 Heritage adds five high-profile courses to management portfolio
44 Miami firm launches 'golf only' internet recruitment site
44 Troon opens three courses in Australia
44 Diamond Players Club rolls out new division, builds portfolio
45 Honours Golf adds Limestone Springs to its growing fold
45 Marriot Golf assumes management of Faldo's Shadow Ridge
46 Courses on the selling block are finding buyers scarce, prices sliding
47 Myrtle Beach named top golf destination worldwide
 
Supplier business
50 Briefs
50 Syngenta ready to focus on professional products
50 GreenIndustry rolls out internet-based management software
50 UHS forms partnership to market former ABT varieties
50 New product of the month: The John Deere 1445 front mower
51 Huxley installs walkway at Carnoustie
51 Bowcom expands worldwide
52 Barcelona organizers set conference program
52 Sumitomo combines Valent forces
   
 
New products
55 E-Z-Go's new Refresher
55 Earth and Turf ready with the MultiSpread 300
55 Parkway gets nod for Neo-Tec
56 Grind it with the Bobcat SG60 StumpGrinder attachment
56 Hunter Golf on the ready
56 Turfco's CR-10 handles large jobs
56 John Deere to introduce new walk-behind greens mower series
56 ATI roll out the 805
56 Toro unveils the Flex 21
57 Standard Golf improves washer
57 Biobarrier stops root intrusion in its tracks
57 Great Lakes ready with play clocks
57 Kubota's new subcompact tractors
   
59 Golf course marketplace
61 Calendar
62 Golf course classifieds
63 Information center [Advertisers' index]
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