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Turf Equipment (Photo: Global Turf Equipment)

A golf business for a golf family

October 17, 2018 By
In July, Florida-based companies Global Turf Equipment and Turf Equipment Rental merged into a single entity under new ownership, GTE Partners, LLC. This acquisition, however, is unlike most. For one family, it’s the entree into a joint venture between father ...

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Photo by: Tom Lebsack

T.A. is taking care of business

September 28, 2018 By
The Herb Graffis Businessperson of the Year Award is named in honor of Golfdom’s founder, World Golf Hall of Fame member Herb Graffis. Graffis was one of the first people to think of golf as a business when he and ...

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Brandon Richey

The 19th Hole: Brandon Richey

September 17, 2018 By
Brandon Richey Superintendent // Lake Nona G&CC, Orlando, Fla. What can I get you? IPAs have been hitting my tongue just right lately… Cigar City has one called Jai Alai that’s excellent. How did you and (wife) Stephanie meet? When ...

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Inglewood Golf Course (Photo: John R. Johnson / golfphotos.com)

Accessory war: debating the pros and cons of golf course accessories

September 13, 2018 By
The USGA in April last year released a report titled, “Eliminating Golf Course Accessories Saves Time and Money.” But that report’s release wasn’t the first time Matt Pauli, director of marketing for Standard Golf, took note of this idea. The ...

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Thermal heat map (Photo: Greensight Agronomics)

Roadmap for a startup

August 30, 2018 By
When you think about a tech startup, you might envision a residential house stocked with young, tech-savvy hipsters all hunched over laptops, with an accouterment of off-hours amusements dotting the periphery. Once some venture capital firm swoops in, infusing said ...

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Wildflowers (Photo: Hannah Schrum)

Wildflower meadows for the busy superintendent

August 27, 2018 By
As seasoned veterans of the turf industry, superintendents rightly pride themselves on pulling off one of the most deceptively simple yet challenging feats of agriculture: cultivating acres of pristine turf. Then, just when you think you have a grasp on ...

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