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About Alan FitzGerald

Alan FitzGerald is superintendent at Rehoboth Beach (Del.) CC.

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Musings from the Ledge: Getting help with help wanted Posted on 06 May 2021 in the From the Magazine & Maintenance categories.

Alan FitzGerald discusses his opinion on the partnership between GGA Partners and the USGA Green Section to offer a superintendents recruitment service. Read more»

Musings from the Ledge: The art of procrastination Posted on 06 May 2021 in the Columns & Featured & From the Magazine categories.

Alan FitzGerald of LedgeRock GC explains how he often falls down the rabbit hole of procrastination and relays the importance of avoiding the temptation. Read more»

Musings from the Ledge: The generation game Posted on 04 Dec 2020 in the Columns & From the Magazine categories.

Alan FitzGerald explains how golf course superintendents can effectively manage the different generations in their workforce. Read more»

Racing to better turf Posted on 01 Oct 2020 in the Columns & From the Magazine categories.

Alan FitzGerald compares the concept of lighweight race cars to the idea of stripping back certain turf management practices. Read more»

Optimistic about the future of golf Posted on 06 Jun 2020 in the Columns & COVID-19 categories.

Alan FitzGerald compares golf maintenance during the coronavirus pandemic to golf maintenance in previous time periods such as during the World Wars. Read more»

Staying optimistic while sheltering in place Posted on 27 Apr 2020 in the Columns & COVID-19 categories.

I have several partially written articles for this column that need me to get over some writer’s block to finish, and then the COVID-19 shutdown arrived. The opportunist in me Read more»