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Cover |
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Table of Contents |
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Going Postal |
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Events |
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Flagstick: New Year Brings Cool, New Things |
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News with a Hook: Off the Fringe |
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-Business Briefs |
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-More Than a Mess: Geese Droppings are More Dangerous Than Thought |
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-Who's No. 1?: Toro, Textron React to Deere's Claim |
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-Witt: I don't Think I Left Anything on the Table |
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-Hit It in the Drink ... And Feed the Fish |
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-Scanning the Web |
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-He Needs a Golf Script: 'Hoosiers' Star Shelves PGA Career to Return to Acting |
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-What's on Your TV? |
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Pin High: Wallace Picks Up Where Witt Left Off |
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Shades of Green: How Secure is Your Course? |
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Hole of the Month: No. 17, Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.: Short and Not so Sweet |
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Designs on Golf: An Opportune Time to Visit the Past |
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The Politics of Water: Should Superintendents Irrigate for the Lush, Green Look to Keep Golfers Happy? Or should They Decrease Irrigation for the Environment's Sake and Risk Losing Their Jobs? |
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Dealing with Water Woes: From Installing a New Irrigation System to Using Surfactants, Superintendents can Cut Down on Water Use |
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On the Wastewater Front: Communication Key to Successful Effluent Irrigation Program |
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Dave's World: The Oz Method of Turfgrass Care |
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All that Glitters is Not Gold: If the Golf Industry doesn't Learn that Expensive doesn't Mean Great, Then the Game's Future is at Risk |
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To What Degree?: What does Time Spent Behind a School Desk have to do with being a Capable Superintendent? |
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Real-Life Solutions |
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-Featuring Flexibility: New York Municipal Complex Replaced Outdated Pump Stations with More Flexible Ones to Increase Irrigation Coverage |
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-Bring on the Night: Here's How to Supply the 'Daylight' to Rebuild Bunkers and Perform Other Construction Projects Under the Moon |
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GCSAA Preview |
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-No Offense, Mickey: Here's How to get Off Orlando's Beaten Path for a Little R&R During the Greatest Show on Earth...Err...Turf |
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-What's New?: Here are Some of the New Items You'll Find on the GCSAA Trade-Show Floor |
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Moving Ahead: Change is the Only Constant in the Lives of Golfdom's Millennium Kids |
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Tips: Mapping a Fungicide Plan: Knowledge, Gathering Information Vital to the Process |
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Leaders |
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Golfdom's Joke of the Month |
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Ad Index |
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Golfdom Mart |
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Classifieds |
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Out of Bounds: Show Safety: Wear the Right Shoes and Watch How Much You Drink, Among Other Things |
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Turfgrass Trends |
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Weed Control: Nutsedge by Any Other Name is Still a Sedge |
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A Primer on Microbial Products, Bacteria and Their Relationship with Nitrogen |
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Pesticides: Use Corn Gluten Meal as a Natural Pre-Emergent Weed Control |
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Table of Contents |
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Events |
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Going Postal |
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Flagstick: How do I Love Thee, Industry? |
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News with a Hook: Off the Fringe |
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-Business Briefs |
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-Linked to the Links: Program Aims to Grow Game |
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-Looking for Golf Course Labor in All the Right Places |
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-We Asked Superintendents: Do You Feel as Secure in Your Position Today as You did a Year Ago? Why or Why Not? |
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-The 'Step of Fame': CC of Mobile Honors Its Veteran Golfers |
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-Did You Know... |
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-Take the Major Challenge with Deere and Golfdom |
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-The Golf Business Ain't in Great Shape: Been There, Seen that |
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Pin High: 'Stupid-Intendent' Reflects on Past |
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Hole of the Month: No. 17, Tobacco Road GC, Sanford, N.C.: Challenges Abound |
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Shades of Green: Golfers are Like Sausage Eaters |
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The Apple doesn't Fall Far from the Tree: From the Greene Family in North Carolina to the Pock Family in Arizona, Many Industry Clans have Sprouted Several Generations of Superintendents. Some Believe Golf Course Maintenance is in the Genes |
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The Book on Chapters: Meeting Attendance and Volunteerism Continue to Pose Problems, but Association Leaders are Discovering Ways to Combat Them |
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Real-Life Solutions |
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-Dealing with High Sodium, PH: Amino Acids Absolute: Products Help Superintendent Solve Effluent Irrigation Woes |
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-In and Out of House: Two Classically Designed Golf Courses Take Drastically Different Approaches to Bunker Restoration - And Both Vastly Improved Their Layouts |
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Busting the Myths Surrounding the First Tee: Misconceptions Abound About the Program, What It does and What It Plans for the Future |
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Maximum Control: Slow-Release Products can Enhance Your Turf Maintenance Practices - If You Know How to Use Them |
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Designs on Golf: Time to Come Down Off Your High Horse |
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It's Academic: 'Tis the Season for Freeze Injury: You should be Thinking About It Right Now. Here's How It Occurs and What You can do to Prevent It |
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Tips: Fairway Herbicide Strategies: Take the Time to Design a Program to Fight Those Pesky Weeds in the Fairways |
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Leaders |
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The Company Line |
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Advertiser Index |
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Classifieds |
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Golfdom's Joke of the Month |
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Out of Bounds: Sledding: To This Day, Sledding Remains the Giddiest Activity of Wintertime Outdoor Leisure |
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Turfgrass Trends |
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Diseases: Fungicide Combination Treats Summer Stress Syndrome |
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Soil: Does Aerification Help Solve Compaction Problems? |
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Turfgrass: Choose Kentucky Bluegrass Types to Develop Improved Blends |
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Equipment: Zero Maintenance could Equal Major Cost for Zero-Turn Mowers |
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March |
Volume #58, No. 3 |
2002
April |
Volume #58, No. 4 |
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Table of Contents |
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Events |
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Going Postal |
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Flagstick: Older, but Not Necessarily Wiser |
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News with a Hook: Off the Fringe |
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-Business Briefs |
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-Agronomy Experts Talk Technology: Green Speed is 'Out of Control,' USGA's Moraghan Says |
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-Petersan's Protégés: Veteran Superintendent's Pupils Form Society to Honor Him |
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-The Greens Keeper: Awful News that Will Make You Scream |
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-Unions are Alive and Well, but Industry is Better Off Without Them: Been There, Seen that |
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Pin High: Nike Speaker's Talk - Just Boo It |
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Hole of the Month: No. 1, The Prospector Course at Superstition Mountain, Superstition Mountain, Ariz.: Gentle Beginning |
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Shades of Green: So Many Issues, So Many Gripes |
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What's the Future Hold?: Assistant Superintendents Ponder Their Fate in a Tough Job Market |
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A Maverick's Theory: Michigan State's Joe Vargas Says There's No Need to Rotate Fungicides for Proper Resistance Management. So What are Many Superintendents to Make of His Notion, Which Goes Against Everything They've been Taught? |
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Designs on Golf: 10 Things Players do to Mess Up Golf |
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Small Town Comes Back to Life ... As a Golf Course: Partners Attain Their Dream with a Low-Budget Jewel - Old English GC |
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Real-Life Solutions |
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-A Wetland Wonder: Architect, Builder had to be at Their Best to Build a Golf Course Amid Flood Plains, Marshes and Streams |
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-Turf Disease Control: New 'Strobie' Tests Well: Insignia 'Will Undoubtedly Become a Strong Component in an Integrated Disease-Management Program,' Penn State Professor Says |
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It's Academic: Prevent Weeds Before They Bloom: Now's the Time to Treat Summer Annuals, but Make Sure You have a Plan |
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The Price of Progress: Now that Plant Growth Regulators have Evolved into an Integral Turf-Maintenance Tool, the Next Step for Manufacturers is to Lower Their Cost |
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Lighten Up: While Expected to Deliver Carpet-Like Fairways, Superintendents aren't Over-Relying on Insecticide Use to get the Job Done |
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Tips: Fungicide Use: How to Prevent Resistance |
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Advertiser Index |
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The Company Line |
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Leaders |
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Classifieds |
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Golfdom's Joke of the Month |
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Out of Bounds: Country Leisure: Leisure is Not a Privilege for City Dwellers Only. We Country Folk have a Few Pastimes of Our Own |
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Turfgrass Trends |
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Organic Mulches Enhance Overall Plant Growth |
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Users Drive Research into New Growth Regulator Applications |
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Linear Aerification Encourages Good Soil Respiration |
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May |
Volume #58, No. 5 |
2002
June |
Volume #58, No. 6 |
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Events |
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Going Postal |
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Flagstick: Not Necessarily Cheers & Jeers |
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News with a Hook: Off the Fringe |
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-Business Briefs |
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-Book 'Em, Dougo: Sleuthing Distributor Helps Bust Golf Course Vandal |
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-Public Golf - Plight or Passion? |
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-Steiniger, the 'Super Superintendent,' Dies at 96 |
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-Deep Freeze: Tournament at the Top of the World Poses Challenges for Superintendent and Golfers |
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-Greenkeeping is Different in Japan: Been There, Seen that |
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Pin High: They Tried to get the Dirt on You |
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Shades of Green: Make Local Media Friends, Not Foes |
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Hole of the Month: No. 4, Old Head Golf Links, Kinsale, Ireland: An Ill Wind |
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Designs on Golf: Banquet Put Me in a Wondering Mood |
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You and Your Bright Ideas: Being an Inventor is Fun and Exciting, but Not as Glamorous (or Lucrative) as You Think |
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The Gadget Men |
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To Rent or to Buy?: That's a Good Question: Deciding Which Option is Best for Your Equipment Needs During In-House Renovations Poses Tough Questions |
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Cain an Able Landscape Architect: Grooming Golf Courses - Horticulturally - Is His Specialty, as the Country Club of Mobile Attests |
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Real-Life Solutions |
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-Firming Up the Fairways: Siphon System Helps Florida Course Solve Fairway Drainage Woes |
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-Picking the Right Turfgrass: Sure About Seashore: Florida Course is the First U.S. Track to Combine Use of the Sealsle 1 and SeaDwarf Varieties of the Turf. So Far, So Good |
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Process Makes Perfect: The Meadow Club Married Historical Research with Careful Planning to Make the Restoration of Its MacKenzie-Designed Greens a Success |
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Tips: Successful Fertigation: Know What Components Will Create the Most Effective System for Your Course |
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It's Academic: Maintain Balance with PGRs: Keep Your Annual Bluegrass-to-Bentgrass Ratios Reasonable in Your Greens |
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Ousting Crabgrass - After It Germinates: Postemergent Herbicides are Viable Options for Several Reasons, Including Integrated Pest Management |
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Leaders |
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The Company Line |
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Golfdom Mart |
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Ad Index |
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Classifieds |
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Golfdom's Joke of the Month |
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Out of Bounds: Wiffle Ball: Here's a Summertime Refresher on America's True Backyard Pastime |
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Turfgrass Trends |
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Insects: All Grubs are Not Created Equal |
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Fertility: Soil Organic Matter Reaches Equilibrium |
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Protective Seed Coating Aids Turf Establishment |
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July |
Volume #58, No. 7 |
2002
August |
Volume #58, No. 8 |
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September |
Volume #58, No. 9 |
2002
October |
Volume #58, No. 10 |
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Table of Contents |
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Going Postal |
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Flagstick: How's Our Industry One Year Later? |
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Pin High: Finding Strength, Hope - A Year Later |
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News with a Hook: Off the Fringe |
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-Business Briefs |
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--Scotts, Monsanto get Go Ahead |
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-Defense Against Disease: Bizarre Weather Patterns Made Diagnosing Summer Diseases Difficult. Here's What the USGA and Others Saw This Year |
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-GCSAA Growth has been 'Steady' |
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-Scanning the Web |
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-Read This Book ... To Combat Whining Hackers: Newton on the Tee Will Give You Ammunition to Use Against Golfers Who Blame Everything but Themselves for High Scores |
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Hole of the Month: No. 10, The Brabazon Course, The Belfry, Birmingham, England: Back to The Belfry |
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Shades of Green: Distortions Harm Movement's Cause |
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Living Well: Part 1: Nutrition: Shape Up: You'll Look and Feel a Lot Better If You Eat Right and Exercise Regularly. The Proof of the (Sugar-Free) Pudding is in the Two Superintendents Who've Lost 120 Pounds Between Them |
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Someone to Talk the Talk: At the Fourth National Golf & the Environment Summit, It was Agreed the Industry Needs a Spokesperson to Educate Golfers About the Game's Role in Preserving the Environment: Are You Interested, Mr. Palmer? |
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Inside the Fringe: Special Section: The Putting Surface |
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-The First Amendment, but…: Though Sphagnum Peat Moss Still Reigns as the Leading Greensmix Additive, Other Choices are Gaining Ground in Industry Trials |
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-Five Great Things About Modern Greens |
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-Five Lousy Things About Modern Greens |
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-Measure Twice, Mow Once: Effective Management of Your Height of Cut Requires Diligence and Focus to get It Right |
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-Presenting the Perfect Cup: Experts Provide Tips and Tricks Superintendents can Use to Provide Golfers with an Ideal Hole |
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-Real-Life Solutions: Take Cover: Who Says You can't Grow in Bermudagrass Greens in December? |
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Designs on Golf: Bigger is Better in the Case of Greens |
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Dave's World: Debate Rages Over Organic Golf |
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The Company Line |
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Local Heroes |
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Golfdom Mart |
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Classifieds |
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Golfdom's Joke of the Month |
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Ad Index |
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Out of Bounds: Swiss Knives: These Multifaceted Tools are Among the Most Practical Items Known to Humanity |
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Turfgrass Trends |
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Weed Control: Temperatures Affect Primo Applications |
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Turfgrass Breeding: Breeding Improves Fine Fescue Varieties |
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Mineral Use: Copper is Essential Bridge for Many Plant Functions |
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November |
Volume #58, No. 11 |
2002
December |
Volume #58, No. 12 |
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Table of Contents |
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Events |
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Flagstick: Soup Gods Spurred My Mission |
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Pin High: Velvet is Smooth, Researchers Say |
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Local Heroes |
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News with a Hook: Off the Fringe |
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-Business Briefs |
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-About that Fall Fungicide Application: If You haven't done It, Keep in Mind It's One of the Most Important Applications of the Year |
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-Leave Your Ego at the Front Gate: By doing So, You'll Rid Yourself of a Lot of Stress |
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-Get a Grip: There's Science Behind a Handshake. Here's How to do It with Dignity and Style |
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-Getting It Straight |
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-Don't Forget Your Pond's Aeration System This Winter |
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Hole of the Month: No. 18, Grayhawk GC, Raptor Course, Scottsdale, Ariz.: Home-Field Advantage |
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Shades of Green: Golf's Water-Use Myth Stays Strong |
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Is It Time for an Irrigation Upgrade?: Here's the Experts' Step-by-Step Program for a System Overhaul |
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Artificial Turf Courses and No Bunkers. 8,000-Yard Layouts that Take Eight Hours to Play. The Tiger Tour: Welcome to Golf in the Year 2025 |
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Real-Life Solutions |
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-Pass the Salt: Florida Courses Discover that Reverse Osmosis Plants are Fine for Irrigation - And Economical, too |
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-Getting Creative Around the Greens: Air Machines Help Superintendents Solve Moisture and Temperature Woes |
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Designs on Golf: Stretching the Rubber Band 'Til ... |
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Flat on Your Back: Back Pain and Injuries are Common in the Industry, and You may be at Risk for Them. Here's How You can Avoid Them |
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Black Monday: It Began as a Typical Day, but Whatever could Go Wrong did Go Wrong. It was One of the Longest Days of My Life, but I'm Here to Tell You that I Survived |
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Tips: Late-Year Fertilization: The Year's Last Fertilizer Application is Also the Most Vital and Lays the Foundation for How Turf Performs the Following Year |
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Ad Index |
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The Company Line |
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Product Showcase |
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Classifieds |
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Golfdom's Joke of the Month |
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Out of Bounds: Hi-Tech Toys: These High-Tech Holiday Gifts Will Entertain You and Your Family for Years to Come |
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Turfgrass Trends |
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Thatch Control: Researchers Seek Nonmechanical Thatch Control Plan |
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Soil Management: Sulfur may Not Reduce pH on Some Greens |
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Grubs: Thresholds Pinpoint Insecticide Timing |
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Events |
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Flagstick: 2002 Brought Out Best and Worst |
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News with a Hook: Off the Fringe |
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-Business Briefs |
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-GCSAA may Move Headquarters: Association may Also Merge Its Annual Convention with National Golf Course Owners' Show |
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-The Keeping of the Golf Green |
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-Bent Placed on the Back Burner: AG Department Wants More Data on Roundup Ready Creeping Bentgrass Before Signing Off on It |
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-Fast Crowd: Thanks to Johnny Miller's Swift Commentary, Many Golfers may Believe that "10" Means Slow on the Stimpmeter. That's Not Good News |
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-Sound Advice: Humble Course Worker/College Student Offers Vital Communication Tips to Superintendents |
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Pin High: Been There, Done It - Won't Forget It |
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Shades of Green: These Guys are Good, too |
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Hole of the Month: No. 12, Lahontan GC, Truckee, Calif.: Watch that Water |
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Timing is Everything: Transitional Ryegrass Finds Its Place in the Overseeding Market |
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Real-Life Solutions |
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-Deep Tines on Fairways Equal Deep Roots: Thanks to New Aerification Strategy, Fairways are in Fabulous Condition, Iowa Superintendent Says |
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-A 'Historic' Design: Arizona Architect Gary Panks was More Than Happy to Reroute His Initial Design of Twin Warriors GC to Preserve the Sacred Grounds of a Local Indian Tribe |
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The Year in Design: More Distance Off the Tee, Another Augusta Facelift, Some Good Books and Enough Work to Keep Most Architects Busy |
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Designs on Golf: Nobody Asked Me, but... |
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The Scoop on Herbicides: Experts Say Tweaking Old Chemistries and Refining Control Spectrums Will Fuel 2003 Market |
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Dave's World: My Takes on the Mega-Issues |
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It's Academic: Does Turf Affect Runoff?: Research Shows Turf Absorbs Pesticides, but doesn't Filter Them |
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Struck by Stress: Here are Some Gems of Wisdom to Help You Deal with the Tension and Angst that Come with the Territory of Tending Turf |
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Corporate Capabilities: Industry Suppliers at a Glance |
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Leaders |
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Ad Index |
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The Company Line |
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Product Showcase |
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Classifieds |
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Golfdom's Joke of the Month |
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Out of Bounds: Eggnog: This Holiday Standard is a Simple Concoction Loaded with a Storied History |
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The Golfdom Report 2002 |
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Cover |
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Make It Better |
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A Challenging Year: Economics and Agronomics. Those are the Two Key Issues that Come to Mind When We Think of the Industry in 2002 |
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Feeling the Economic Pinch: Tough Times Force Industry to Evaluate Purchases and Practices with Greater Scrutiny |
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Let the BASF Professional Turf Team Help You Make It Better |
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Learning Experiences: Superintendents Will Talk About the Wacky Weather of 2002 - And What They Grasped from It - For Years to Come |
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Survey Says...: We Polled Superintendents on Myriad Issues, from Job Security to Job Challenges. Here are the Results |
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Turfgrass Trends |
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Inconsistent Weather Wreaks Havoc on Turf |
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-Weather Texas: Dry Winter, Wet Summer Caused Problems for Superintendents in Texas |
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-Weather Midwest: Abnormal Reversal of Conditions Led to More Disease in Midwest |
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Unmowed Roughs Save Money and Time |
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