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2007 January
Volume #63, No. 1                  
2007 February
Volume #63, No. 2
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6 Pin High: A do and don't List for the Golf Show
8 The Big Picture: The Numbers that Shape Your Business
10 News with a Hook: Off the Fringe
10 -A Sad State of Affairs: The Industry Suffers When Young, Aspiring Superintendents Dump Their Dream Jobs
14 -Credit Where It's Due: Turfco's Kinkead Salutes Superintendents for Helping to Design New Equipment
16 -In the Blood: Redexim's Hollis Grew Up to be in the Golf Business
18 -A Combined Effort: Chemical Companies Add to Their Formulations to Improve Products
20 Hole of the Month: Hole No. 11, The Country Club at Mirasol, Sunrise Course, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
22 Shades of Green: Ode to the Superintendent
24 Designs on Golf: To Live and Sightsee in L.A.
26 A "Show" of Strength: The More the Mightier, Attendees Say, as the Golf Industry Show Bulks Up by Adding Club Managers
34 SoCal Scene: What's to do in Anaheim? Plenty! Check Out These Places to Go
38 Turf M.D.: Seashore Paspalum on Firm Ground
50 The Buckeye doesn't Fall Far from the Tree: One Ohio State Graduate Replaces Another as Golf Course Superintendent at the Scarlet and Gray Courses. Both Say a Job Just doesn't get Any Better
54 Devil in the Details: Are Your Sprayer Nozzles and Water Volumes Selected for Each Application?
58 We've Got Mail
60 Golfdom Mart
62 Ad Index
63 Classifieds
64 Out of Bounds: Cold Candy: Let's Stray from Convention to Recommend that Everyone Tries This Siberian Snack at Home
   
 
Turfgrass Trends
41 Season, Zone Dictate Weed Control in Seeded Tall Fescue and Bluegrass
45 Part 2 of 2: Computer Simulation Tracks Water Flow in Greens: Root Zones of USGA, California Greens Connect Directly to Subsurface System for Better Drainage
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8 Pin High: His Turbulence Turns to Tranquility
10 The Big Picture: The Numbers that Shape Your Business
12 News with a Hook: Off the Fringe
12 -Academic Evolution: Programs Incorporate More Business, Communications into Core Requirements
14 -Show Me the Money - At Least on Paper: Listing Pay Scales is Crucial in Job Postings
16 -Business Briefs: Make Upgrade, get Cash
18 -Viva Vargas: Michigan State Professor (and Elvis Imitator) Wins Top Award from USGA
20 Hole of the Month: Hole No. 7, Big Spring Country Club, Louisville, Ky.
22 Shades of Green: Pushing the Point of Diminishing Return
24 Designs on Golf: Lavish Not Needed in the Locker Room
28 Growing the Game [Part 1]: Baby Boom or Bust?: Now on the Tees: America's Largest Generation. But could Time Scarcity Keep Golf from Cashing in on Its Financial Potential?
40 'Show' Off: From New Products to Giveaways, Here are Some of the Things Companies Will do and Display at GIS This Month
48 Turf M.D.: Keeping a Keen Eye on Effluent
60 Turning Point: Is It Time for Superintendents to Begin Rotating Insecticides to Fend Off Insect Resistance?
64 Beyond the Green: Drumming Up Some Club Spirit
66 Refining Reputation: Consumer Information Aims to Bolster Perceptions of Green Spaces
70 Ad Index
71 Classifieds
72 Out of Bounds: Love Poems: Romantic Rants Designed to Woo Your Sweetie
   
 
Turfgrass Trends
51 Cultural Practices as Important as Chemicals for Blue-Green Algae Control
56 Glyphosate Resistance Prompts Integrated Management
   
 
The Golfdom Report 2007
5A 'Right' On: Golf Course 'Correction' could Bode Well for the Industry, According to Our Special Report
6A In Good Repair: The Golf Industry is Amid a Stock-Market-Like Correction, but Insiders are Bullish on Its Growing Fiscal Strength
15A In Search of Greener Grass: Disenchanted with the Golf Business, a Superintendent Seeks Solace in the Landscaping Profession. But What He Finds Surprises Him
19A Survey Shows Superintendents Satisfied with Career: Would You do It Over Again?
   
   
   
2007 March
Volume #63, No. 3
2007 April
Volume #63, No. 4
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6 We've Got Mail
8 Pin High: The Forecast is for Global Warming
10 The Big Picture: The Numbers that Shape Your Business
10 -Roundup's Hall of Famer
12 News with a Hook: Off the Fringe
12 -Show Your Stripes: Is There Artistry in Those Lines in the Turf? Or do They Just Cause Aggravation?
13 -Eye of the Tiger: If He Wants to be a Successful Architect, Woods Needs to See How the Designing Greats did It
14 -Charting a Course for Growth: Hamlin Aims to 'Serve' Members as Leader of Irrigation Association
18 -Looks are Everything: A Course's Condition is Vital to Selling Home Sites, Delozier Says
24 Hole of the Month: Hole No. 5, The Ridge Club, Sandwich, Mass.
26 Shades of Green: Say It Like It is... In the Textbooks
28 Designs on Golf: A Potpourri of Putting Greens
32 Changing of the Guard: Will the New Democratic Majority Hinder Golf Businesses?
38 Wanted: Watertight Technology: Superintendents Turn to Irrigation Companies to Help Them Conserve Water
46 The Right Path: While an Architectural Challenge, Properly Planned Cart Paths are Beneficial to a Golf Course's Design and Operation
52 Turf M.D.: Spring could Bring Agronomic Issues
66 What Lies Beneath: Historic Trends should Direct Proactive Pond Maintenance Programs
68 Leaders
70 The Company Line
70 Ad Index
71 Classifieds
72 Out of Bounds: Kung-Fu Fighting: Movies that Might Compel You to Break Out Your Bo Staff and Overdub Your Home Movies
   
 
Turfgrass Trends
55 Chemical Restrictions: What's the Future of Perfect Turf?
59 Bolster Turf's Ability to Use Natural Defenses Against Stress: The Key is Managing Rootzone Moisture Conditions
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8 Pin High: RISE and Shine and Take Action
10 The Big Picture: The Numbers that Shape Your Business
12 News with a Hook: Off the Fringe
12 -Golf & the Environment: What's Next?: Group Reconvenes in Anaheim to Look Back and Look Forward
14 -Big News from the Big Three: Deere, Toro and Jacobsen All have Something to Say at the Golf Industry Show
17 -A Q&A with Mike Heacock: Industry Veteran, Who's Based in Tokyo, Reflects on What has been
18 Shades of Green: Against the Grain? Maybe Not
22 Designs on Golf: From the Golden Age, with Love
24 Hole of the Month: Hole # 2, Bidermann Golf Course, Wilmington, Delaware
26 Golfdom's Annual Putting Surface Guide
26 -They Champion Champion: The PGA Golf Club Extolls the Roll on Its New Ultradwarf Bermudagrass Greens
34 -Tried and True: Newer Bentgrass Varieties Boast Lower Inputs Than Older Types
40 -A Good Soak: Deep Irrigation and Hand Watering will Mitigate Disease Occurrences
44 -Turf M.D.: Basal Anthracnose: Springtime Ritual
45 -Any Way You Punch It: Agronomic Objectives should Determine Aerification Technique
47 -Real-Life Solutions: Managing Moss: A New Herbicide Proves Efficient in Ridding Greens of Those Problem Clumps. But Superintendents Must Also Adhere to Important Cultural Practices for Moss Control
61 Show Biz: The Golf Industry Show Made Its Own Headlines in L.A.-L.A. Land
70 Classifieds
71 Ad Index
72 Out of Bounds: Ramen Noodles: The Near-Miracle Meal Sustains Billions Each Year and Proves Everybody Loves Ramen
   
 
Turfgrass Trends
51 Soil Amendments: Do Humic Substances Bolster Water and Nutrient Availability?
54 Turfgrass Varieties: Velvet Offers a Low-Input Option to Creeping Bent
   
   
   
2007 May
Volume #63, No. 5
2007 June
Volume #63, No. 6
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8 We've Got Mail
8 -Global Warming gets Cool Reception [I]
8 -Global Warming gets Cool Reception [II]
8 -Global Warming gets Cool Reception [III]
8 -Can Job Satisfaction be Found on Golf Courses?
10 Pin High: The Einsteins of the Industry
12 The Big Picture: The Numbers that Shape Your Business
14 News with a Hook: Off the Fringe
14 -Power Up: Utility Vehicle Manufacturers Address Challenges of Alternative Fuels
15 -Down and Out
18 -102 and Still...Golfing: The Golf Industry should Use Elsie McLean's Hole-in-One Feat to Help Grow the Game
20 Hole of the Month: Hole # 13, The Ridge Golf Course, Auburn, Calif.
22 Shades of Green: Agronomy doesn't Mix with Politics
24 Designs on Golf: Up a Tree? Here's How to get Down
26 United They Stand: What They've Got Going at the Atlanta Athletic Club is Something to Talk About
56 Growing the Game [Part 2]: A Public Service: Architects and Turf Consultants can Renew the Industry's Image by Sprucing Up Tattered Municipal Golf Courses
60 Turn for the Better: Fungicide Rotation and Frequent Applications at Low Rates can Keep Pathogens from Flourishing
66 Turf M.D.: When are Golf Greens Stable?
69 May I Help You?: What This World Needs Now are More People Who Give a Hoot About Awesome Customer Service
85 The Company Line
86 Classifieds
87 Ad Index
88 Out of Bounds: The $1 Car: The Clunkers We Affectionately Disparage Evoke Nostalgia of a Simpler Time
   
 
Turfgrass Trends
75 Wear and Compaction Stress: Soil Compaction Prolongs Establishment: Specifications should Steer Seedbed Preparation and Construction Projects
82 Ryegrass Fertility: Calcium Nitrate Promotes Best Perennial Ryegrass Stand
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8 Pin High: Good Superintendent but a Better Father
10 The Big Picture: The Numbers that Shape Your Business
12 News with a Hook: Off the Fringe
12 -Time of His Life: Superintendent Chris Gaughan Will Never Forget Caddying for His Sister on the LPGA Tour
14 -Death, Taxes and Turf Loss: You can't Control the First Two, but You can the Third
16 -Revving Up for Biodiesel Technology: Toro's Steve Wood Discusses Company's Role in Implementing Biodiesel Technology
18 -My Life as a Rough Fluffer: Volunteer Chronicles His Golf Maintenance Experience at the Wachovia Championship
20 -Golf Club Turns Campground
22 -Business Briefs: A Polo Field, a Golf Course ... What's the Difference?
24 Shades of Green: From the Mountains to the Prairies
30 Hole of the Month: Hole # 8, Carolina Country Club, Raleigh, NC
32 Designs on Golf: Where is Respect for Its Own?
37 Water Hazard: Drought Pushes Some Courses to Reclamation, and the Rest of the Country isn't Far Behind
40 U.S. Open Preview
40 -Calm, Cool, Collected: Superintendent John Zimmers Jr. Oversees Demanding Oakmont CC with a Level Head
46 -Oakmont Regains Its Grueling Image
50 -Born for Bethpage: Dave Catalano has Worked Himself Way Up the Ladder at the Historic Park, Which Hosts Its Second U.S. Open in 2009
52 -Setting Up for Kids' Play: These Kids are Good, but Resist the Temptation to Trick Up Your Golf Course for Tournaments
69 What Daddy Does: What does My 6-Year-Old Daughter Think I do Every Day? I Decided the Best Way to Find Out was to Interview Her
72 Turf M.D.: It's Best to Water on the Dry Side
73 Leaders
74 Classifieds
75 Ad Index
76 Out of Bounds: Kurt Vonnegut: An American Literary Legend Dies, but His Legacy Will Never Perish
   
 
Turfgrass Trends
57 Subsurface Drip Irrigation: Establishing Bentgrass can be Difficult with Subsurface Irrigation
59 Shade Tolerance: Bermudagrasses Show Diverse Responses to Shade
66 Soil Profile Dictates Topdressing Programs
   
   
   
2007 July
Volume #63, No. 7
2007 August
Volume #63, No. 8
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Pin High: You didn't Make the Lineup, but...
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The Big Picture: The Numbers that Shape Your Business
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News with a Hook: Off the Fringe
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-Business Briefs: Seminar Touts TifEagle as No-Till
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-From Emerald Ash to Saw Dust?: Borer Blight Threatens Tree Variety, Although It could be Saved on Golf Courses
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-Extinguishing Fire Ants: Chuck Silcox, Global Turf and Ornamental Product Development Manager for DuPont, Addresses Fire Ant Control on Golf Courses
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-Legislative Update: We Need More Superintendents to Step Up at Local Levels
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Hole of the Month: Hole # 11, Los Angeles Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Shades of Green: Road Rage, Gray Hair and Acid Reflux
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Designs on Golf: Life in the Fairway No Fun at Oakmont
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Fine by Nine: Superintendents Shirk Stigma to Find Professional Happiness with Nine-Hole Golf Courses
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Staying Ahead of Market Demands: Golf Construction Slows in-Line with Demand, So Builders and Architects Tout Real-Estate Projects and Sustainable Design
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Genius Misunderstood: Golden Age Architects were Good, but does Reverence for Their Work Undermine Necessary Golf Course Evolution?
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The Day After: Life (and Plenty of Work) Goes on at the Oakmont Country Club for John Zimmers Jr. and His Staff After Hosting the U.S. Open
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Real-Life Solutions: Nipping Poa in the Bud: Herbicide Proves Promising for Control of Troublesome Variety
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Turf M.D.: Clinics Make for Money Well Spent
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Public Opinion: Gaining a Fresh Perspective
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Tidying Up the Tee Box: Companies Offer Myriad Products to Dress This Course Area for Success
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The Company Line
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Ad Index
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Classifieds
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Out of Bounds: Bomb Pops: Some Facets of Summer Never Really Change if You're a Kid at Heart
   
 
Turfgrass Trends
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Neonicotinoids Show Good Control with Sucking Insects
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How do the New Bentgrasses Stack Up?: Declaration, Kingpin, Authority, 007, Memorial and T-1 Deserve Some Consideration
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Part 1 of 2: Recognizing the Nitrate Effect on Root Growth and Development: NO3- Presence in the Leaves Directs Plant Resources Toward Leaf and Shoot Growth at Some Expense of Root Expansion
   
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Pin High: Help Rebuild a Golf Course - And Lives
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The Big Picture: The Things that Shape Your Business
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-Dealing with Dreaded Disease: BASF's Kyle Miller Sheds Light on How to Diagnose and Combat Turf Disease Outbreaks
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Hole of the Month: Hole # 12, Le Triomphe Golf & Country Club, Broussard, LA
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Shades of Green: The Rain Game Goes to Extremes
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Designs on Golf: It Sounds too Good to Make Sense
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Southern Man: 'Tournament Junkie' Russ Myers Hosts His First Major
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Growing the Game [Part 3]: The Ball Stops Here!: The Golf Course Maintenance Industry Must get More Engaged in Building Its Own Business 
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-Free Golf Lessons Help Grow the Game - And Then Some
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Taking Up the Cause: Ample Donation from Carolinas Superintendents Will Help New Orleans Golf Course Survive
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Pedigree of a Pesticide: It Takes a Lot of Time, Money, Research and Testing to Bring a New Active Ingredient to Market
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Turf M.D.: Routines Help Isolate Turf Troubles
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Talk It Up: Clear Communication is Crucial to Carry Out a Successful Golf Course Renovation Project
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Less Is More: Frequent, Light Irrigation Works Best for Fairways
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Leaders
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Ad Index
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Classifieds
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Out of Bounds: Museums: Few Family Outings are as Memorable or as Much Fun with the Little Ones
   
 
Turfgrass Trends
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Curative Control of Take-All Patch Successful in Decline Phase
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Insecticide Timing: Timing Crucial with Neonicotinoids
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Part 2 of 2: Turfgrass Root Growth: Increasing Nitrate Metabolism
   
   
   
2007 September
Volume #63, No. 9
2007 October
Volume #63, No. 10
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We've Got Mail
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-Fine with Nine? [Letter I]
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-Fine with Nine? [Letter II]
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-Fine with Nine? [Letter III]
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-Executives Out of Touch with Workers
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-Speeding Up Play to Create More Rounds
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Pin High: Getting Held Up Without a Gun
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The Big Picture: The Things that Shape Your Business
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News with a Hook: Off the Fringe
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-He's the Real Deal: Ed Begley Jr., the Keynote Speaker at Toro's Watersmart Event, is a True Environmentalist
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-Here Comes Penoxsulam: Dow Agrosciences Introduces New Active Ingredient for Specialty Herbicide
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-A Day on the Hill: Green Industry Pleads Its Cause to Legislators Regarding H-2B Issue
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-Legislative Update: All for One and One for All
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-Taking Care of a Precious Resource: Rain Bird's Johnson Talks About Watering Wisely
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Hole of the Month: Hole # 15, Brier Creek Country Club, Raleigh, NC
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Shades of Green: Create Your Own Value Proposition
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Designs on Golf: Longing for More Short Grass
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Golfdom's Fifth-Annual Budget Guide: Are You Fiscally Fit? 
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-How to Tackle the Annual Budget ... And Enjoy It!: It's Not as Horrible as You Might Think. Here are Some Tips to Make the Process ... Shall We Dare Say ... Fun
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-Post-Patent Exploits: Superintendents Turn to Generics to Save Money
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-On History or a Hunch?: Superintendents Discuss Their Strategies to Budget for Pest Management
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-Golf Course Maintenance Budgets get Bigger Because of Bunker Maintenance Boom: $and Dollars
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-You and Your Machines: It Helps to Consider the Following Items When Tackling the "Equipment Maintenance Repairs" Line Item
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Turf M.D.: The News on Dew is Good and Bad
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Family Ties: Gourlay Family has Roots from Scotland to Kansas State
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2007 Golfdom Budget Guide: Hot Products
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Leaders
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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: Wallpaper: Removing This Decorating Abomination can be Both Tedious and Rewarding
   
 
Turfgrass Trends
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Removal of Overseeded Ryegrass Best in Heat of Summer
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Biostimulant Application: Kelp Helps Root Mass in Turf
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Pin High: Taking on the Activists Tactfully
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The Big Picture: The Things that Shape Your Business
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News with a Hook: Off the Fringe
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-A Service Economy: Company Expands Technical Support
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-RISE Helps Historic New Orleans Landmark Transcend
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-Tackling the Bedrock of Bermuda: Georgia Irrigation Consultant Takes on Project
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Hole of the Month: Hole No. 3, The Ocean Course, the Country Club at New Seabury, Mashpee, Mass.
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Shades of Green: Is Reverse Osmosis Worth Its Salt?
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Designs on Golf: Let's Not Rewrite the Classics Yet
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Special Report: Heated Debate: Will Global Warming Change the Golf Course Industry?
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Colonial Acres Becomes the First Golf Course to Navigate the EPA Performance Track: The Man with the Environmental Plan
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Field Generals: Superintendents are the Eyes, Ears and Voices of a Club During a Renovation
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Turf M.D.: Routine Data Form the ABCs of IPM
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Classifieds
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Leaders
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Ad Index
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Out of Bounds: Starstruck: Meeting Famous People can be Awkward, Especially if You Act Like a Giddy School Girl
   
 
Turfgrass Trends
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Curative Programs for Bluegrass Weevil Larvae Require Patience
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Sprayable Sex Pheromones Disrupt Oriental Beetle Mating
   
   
   
   
2007 November
Volume #63, No. 11
2007 December
Volume #63, No. 12
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Pin High: What Legacy Will Mona Leave?
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The Big Picture: The Things that Shape Your Business
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News with a Hook: Off the Fringe
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-More on 'the Ball Stops Here': Cleary Chemical does Its Part to Grow the Game
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-About Steve Mona...: We Asked Readers How They Will Remember the GCSAA CEO and What He did in His 14 Years at the Association
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-Superintendents as Historians: Unearthing a Club's Past can Lead to a Better Future. Here are Some Tips on How to do So
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-The Thrill of the Grass: The Field of Dreams is Just What Its Name Implies
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Hole of the Month: Hole No. 14, Banyan Golf Club, West Palm Beach, Fla.
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Shades of Green: Mona Made GCSAA an Industry Power
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Designs on Golf: Par 70 isn't Exactly Chopped Liver
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A Little Help from His Friends: Desert Mountain's Shawn Emerson Courts Consultants to Propel Agronomic Excellence
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Growing the Game [Part 4]: Find Your Niche
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-Soaring Success: Five-Hole Buzzard's Nest Elevates Area Interest and Lifts Rounds
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-Loyalty Pays: Legend Trail's Frequency Program Supplements Slow Season
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-Elevate the Niceties: Toad Valley's Golf Receptionist Offers High-Touch Distinction
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Turf M.D.: Fall Brings Chilling Effects
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Classifieds
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Ad Index
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Out of Bounds: Wii Bit of Fun: Even Ebenezer would have a Hard Time Holding a Frown While Playing This Video Game Triumph
   
 
Turfgrass Trends
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Bentgrass Cultivars Outgrow Some Pests
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Dark-Green Varieties Continue to Dominate Turfgrass Breeding for Color
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Pin High: Growing Character and the Game
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The Big Picture: The Things that Shape Your Business
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-In the Line of Fire: San Diego Area Superintendents Begin Rebuilding After Wildfires Subside
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-Jake Pledges Six Sigma: Business Strategy Helps Company with Quality Control
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-Investing in Tomorrow: Bayer, Deere Court the Next Generation of Superintendents
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Hole of the Month: Hole No. 3, The Harbor Club, Greensboro, Ga.
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Shades of Green: Budget Woes Force Clubs to Prioritize
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Designs on Golf: All I Want for Christmas is...
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'07 Year in Review
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-Standing Out: 'People of the Year' Recognized for Integrity
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-What Happened?: A Look Back on the Notable Occurrences of 2007 
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Look, Up in the Sky... ... It's a Live Oak Tree! Daniel Island Club Goes to Great Lengths to Preserve Wondrous Trees
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Turf M.D.: Winter Provides a Fine Time to Train
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Classifieds
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Ad Index
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Out of Bounds: 'Dangerous' Book: A Handy Manual for being a Kid, No Matter What Age You are
   
 
Turfgrass Trends
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Nixing Nematodes: Coping with Nematodes Sans Fenamiphos
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Blue Grama has Potential for Drought-Resistant Turf: Additional Breeding Will Improve the Cultivar's Athletic Turf Qualities
   
 
GIS Show Preview 2008
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2008 Articulators
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Mona Will Miss the Way GCSAA's Members 'Pumped' Him Up
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Super 500
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ContecDG®
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Emerald Dwarf Bermudagrass
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Oregon Grown Fine Fescue
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Carryall Turf Utility Vehicles
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Q4 Turf Herbicide for Grassy and Broadleaf Weeds
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NexGen Products: Introducing NexGen, the Unique, Advanced Reformulations of Popular Turf Pesticides for Today
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T-Nex™ 1AQ
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TriWave™ 60 Seeder
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BASF Turf & Ornamentals