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Ask Thad: Off-the-wall golf course maintenance

June 1, 2021 By Thad Thompson

What’s the most off-the-wall idea you have tried at maintaining your course or a specific area? Did it work? — Allen, Blythewood, S.C. When I got the superintendent job at Seneca Falls (NY) CC in 1999, I walked into ...

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Musings from the Ledge: No solo flying here

June 1, 2021 By Alan FitzGerald

Columnist Alan FitzGerald explains the importance of superintendents having a reliable assistant superintendent to lean on. ...

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Keeping up with the Jones: Tales from Torrey

May 25, 2021 By Seth Jones

Seth Jones shares what got cut from the story of the 2008 Torrey Pines U.S. Open super discussing interviewing the 2021 Torrey Pines U.S. Open super. ...

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Turf MD: The spring invasion of the periodical invasion

May 11, 2021 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

Karl Danneberger, Ph.D., responds to a few frequently asked questions about the periodical cicada, which is set to emerge this spring. ...

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Musings from the Ledge: The art of procrastination

May 6, 2021 By Alan FitzGerald

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

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Off the Record: New bentgrasses to celebrate USGA Green Section 100th Anniversary

May 6, 2021 By Mike Kenna, Ph.D.

Mike Kenna, Ph.D., explains how Rutgers University and USGA are working together to release two new creeping bentgrasses and relays a history of bentgrass. ...

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