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The lifesaving power of a selfless act

June 23, 2014 By
“I want to buy a house with you before I die.” Those were the words Megan McDaniel said to her husband Jay, superintendent at Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club in Columbus, Ohio, in early 2012 — not even a year ...

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Soil analysis before, 10 years after effluent irrigation

June 23, 2014 By
By Yaling Qian To ensure sustainable and affordable water supplies, more and more golf courses are using effluent water for irrigation. It is well documented that some effluent water sources have marginal quality with relatively high levels of nutrients and ...

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Patent laws need to change for chemical, pharmaceutical companies

June 23, 2014 By
Basel, Switzerland is a beautiful city that sits on the Swiss, French and German borders. It has a population just under 200,000 and has been around since 374 A.D. Basel has been home to chemical and pharmaceutical companies for centuries. ...

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A day with club managers: Committees managing golf courses

June 23, 2014 By
Guess who isn’t a big fan of committees to manage a golf club? Club managers. Or at least, the 40-plus club managers I had the pleasure of spending a couple of days with at a golf community in West Palm ...

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Golfdom at the US Open
Presented by BASF

June 8, 2014 By
Welcome to Golfdom’s coverage of the U.S. Open, sponsored by our friends at BASF! I’m in an airport right now, but I’ll be at Pinehurst Resort all week, reporting on Kevin Robinson, Bob Farren and the crew as they make ...

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Golfdom wishes first-time golfer Nathaniel a happy birthday

May 13, 2014 By
In the past four weeks I’ve been on both Augusta National and Pinehurst No. 2. But it was two miles from my front door, at a driving range/pitch and putt, where I saw something I don’t get to see often. ...

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