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Golfdom is a magazine of solutions and opinions for golf course superintendents, general managers and
owners. Its timely advice and independent voice is valued by turfgrass managers around the country.
06/26/2008
All Kinds of Excuses
Readers respond to our call for the best of the worst excuses their employees have given for calling
off from work. Our favorite: I'm drunk. I have diaharrea and I'm throwing up.
06/26/2008
Rochester Golf Course Vandalized
Criminals cause almost $3,000 in turf damage.
06/26/2008
New Distribution Company Opens in Upper Midwest
Company founded by David J. Oberle, who has served the green industry for more than 20 years as
product specialist, field sales and management with the Scotts Co. and BASF.
06/26/2008
Maddern's the Man at Torrey Pines
San Diego selects its new director of golf operations.
06/26/2008
How Growing the Game Initiatives Can Work
A daughter's introduction to the game results in a community program.
06/26/2008
Florida Turfgrass Industry Evaluates Research Needs
State and national researchers meet to identify critical issues for golf, sod, seed and lawn
care.
06/26/2008
Multi-Course Owners Discuss the Future
Operators look for nontraditional methods to bolster rounds.
06/26/2008
Even if You Missed Bob Labbance Fundraiser . . .
. . . you can still help. Read here to find out how.
06/26/2008
Smart Partnership Advances Water Efficiency
Submission of the protocol will allow EPA to consider weather-based controllers as the first
irrigation product for its WaterSense labeling program.
06/26/2008
The Graduates
Attendees of Jacobsen's Future Turf Managers Seminar look ahead.
06/26/2008
Torrey Pines Revisited
While Tiger stole the show, Mark Woodward quietly went out on a high note.
06/06/2008
Golfdom Scores Awards
Magazine wins more editorial awards than any other magazine in Turf and Ornamental Communicators
Association's annual writing and design contest.
06/06/2008
TOCA Honors Colorado Golf Associations
Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association recognizes independent study of economic and
environmental impact.
06/06/2008
News Briefs
People in the news and other industry happenings.
06/06/2008
Looking Forward
"When you talk about innovation, you talk about the future." That's the message
brought home at the recent BASF Media Summit.
06/06/2008
Got a Scary Golf Story?
If so, author and Golfdom Contributing Editor Anthony Pioppi wants to hear from you for a new book
he's writing.
06/06/2008
Rounds Spring Forward
More golf played in April compared to the year before, NGF reports.
06/06/2008
The Author of "How Green Is Golf" Speaks
Golfdom Contributing Editor Geoff Shackelford interviews John Barton, author of controversial Golf
Digest article.
06/06/2008
EPA Approves Legacy PGR
Plant growth regulator combines Type IIA and Type IIB chemistries.
06/06/2008
West Coast Turf Opens Nursery in Mexico
Sod producer says new facility will serve the Baja market.
06/06/2008
Have You Run Into Any Activists Lately?
Golf Digest article doesn't do golf course superintendents any favors.
06/06/2008
The Mike Davis Rules
USGA setup boss will take advantage of new teeing grounds and playing surfaces for the U.S. Open at
Torrey Pines.
06/01/2008
Municipal Maestro
Golfers flock to Torrey Pines like St. Andrews and Pebble Beach. But few are as passionate about the
San Diego jewel as its residents, who protect their cherished municipal with fervor generally reserved for
religion. No one knows that better than certified superintendent Mark Woodward, the director of golf operations for
the city of San Diego, which operates three golf facilities.
06/01/2008
Au Courant Accessories
There are several new accessories on the market, from items to dress up the course to tools that
superintendents and their crews can use to make their jobs easier. Golfdom checked in with accessory manufacturers
recently and asked them what they had cooking on the new-product front.
06/01/2008
The Endurance Factor
The best thing to do is to plan ahead and don't store a lot of chemicals.
06/01/2008
Golf Digest Does Supers No Favors
Superintendents across the country probably cringed collectively upon reading this
06/01/2008
This U.S. Open Will Be Interesting
The USGA setup will force players to think while on the tees
06/01/2008
Top Assistants
Counting summer internships, Chris Cantrell celebrates his 20th anniversary in the golf course
maintenance business this year. Cantrell has been the assistant superintendent at Chattanooga (Tenn.) Golf and
Country Club since 1995.
06/01/2008
Weird Science
For years, salesmen and companies have promoted products and methods they say result in that magic
combination of improving turf quality while saving money. Rarely has the reality matched the hype.
06/01/2008
graphic novels
On April 21, 1954, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency, a unit of the Judiciary
Committee, turned its attention to comic books. Yes, comic books. Over three days of heated testimony, one would
have assumed that kids' desire for comics was ruining the country, sending crime rates through the roof. Your tax
dollars at work.
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