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Cover |
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Table of contents |
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Golf Trust of America, faltering, to sell 47 courses |
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Finchem named Old Tom Morris Award winner |
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New Rees Jones course emerges in Sonoran Desert |
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Dursban rate reduction takes effect |
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News |
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Consumer spending on golf climbs to $22 billion |
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Toro to acquire Goossen, expand debris management business |
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Grub control webcast lives on in cyberspace |
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First Tee enters phase two, to open 250 more facilities |
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ClubCorp buys Paris Int'l GC |
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Commentary |
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The gilded age of golf |
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Despite long-term challenges, golf going strong in China |
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Mailbag |
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-Altitude dictates climate |
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-Pesticides vs. insecticides |
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Maintenance |
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Briefs |
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Sugarloaf Golf Club embarks on major upgrade project |
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University of Georgia offers new turfgrass management program |
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Aquarina CC wins Audubon nod |
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WOLF-Garten rolls out laser mower |
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Tools of the trade...at Nelson's Camas Meadows |
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McGee named superintendent at new Talega Golf Club |
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Piersol's perspectives: Getting creative with your hiring tactics |
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Adam Pierce wins scholarship |
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Development |
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Briefs |
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Bandon Dunes Resort adding Pacific Dunes layout |
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Empire Golf opens Pine Hill |
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Stephen Kay's Architects' Golf Club nearly completed |
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Nevada's Paiute tribe building third Dye course |
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Schmidt-Curley on a roll in China |
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GCBAA certifies three course construction companies |
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Arthur Hills breaks ground at Maryland National |
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Coral Canyon debuts in Utah |
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Weiskopf design under construction at Baja's emerging golf mecca |
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Show preview |
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San Antonio courses prepare for GCSAA championship event |
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Michigan turfgrass program earns President's Award |
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5,000 club managers and exhibitors expected at San Diego conference |
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Management |
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Briefs |
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Honours Golf picks up 'flagship' properties |
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AllGolf takes over 20 Family Golf facilities |
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Heritage Golf acquires Hamilton Mill |
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ClubLink sells surplus real estate for $10.5 million |
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American Golf to grow Nike Golf Learning Centers concept |
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Supplier business |
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Briefs |
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Yamaha expands national reach with high-tech service trucks |
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Pennington acquires Lofts and Rebel varieties |
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Q&A: Walter assumes marketing and development post at Rohm and Haas |
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Aventis to spin off crop science division |
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Leading California distributors merge to create Turf Star |
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Yamaha Golf Cars breaks ground on new factory |
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Golf course classifieds |
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Golf course marketplace |
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Calendar |
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