Columns

Staying optimistic while sheltering in place

April 27, 2020 By Alan FitzGerald and Golfdom Staff

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 jumped on the bandwagon and wrote about the topic du ...

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A new chapter

April 2, 2020 By Mike Kenna, Ph.D.

First of all, I’m excited to have a Golfdom column. I thought an introduction about how I arrived at this point in my career would be a good start. I grew up in El Cajon, Calif., and at the age ...

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Beware of the fog

April 2, 2020 By Karl Danneberger, Ph.D.

While reading or watching a video, words like dazed, hazed, confused, perplexed, trance or stupor occasionally describe someone or a situation. These descriptive words are synonyms of being “in a fog.” In literature, fog represents approaching gloom, death or isolation. ...

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A letter to the course during COVID-19

April 2, 2020 By Carlos Arraya

Carlos Arraya writes a “letter to the golf course” explaining that turf managers and superintendents will do their best to keep golf courses functional during the coronavirus pandemic. Dear Golf Course, As I wake and my eyes open, several thoughts ...

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Keeping up with the Jones: Social distance, social distortion

April 2, 2020 By Seth Jones

We emailed Tim Davis, the subject of this month’s “19th Hole,” shortly before deadline. We wanted to make sure he was happy with the way his interview looked before we sent the magazine to the printer. His response to us ...

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The importance of saying what you mean

March 11, 2020 By Alan FitzGerald

On a recent transatlantic flight, between the boredom of yet another movie and waiting for the best time to climb over “Vegetable Lasagna” — my new seatmate — for the bathroom, I drifted back over my life in the United ...

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