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Hole of the Month: #16, Orange County National

April 7, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

Hole 16 Orange County National Panther Lake Winter Garden, Fla. 426 yards, par 4 Fairways bermudagrasS, Greens Champion ultradwarf bermudagrass Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge was built 20 years ago as more than just a place for tourists ...

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Images courtesy of: Michelin, istock.com (EdnaM), John Deere

A new way to wheel

March 29, 2017 By Grant Gannon

Updates to the pneumatic tire make the late 1880s invention look like an old blowhard. The pneumatic tire became a commercial success after Irish inventor John Boyd Dunlop unveiled his creation in 1888. Many improvements have been made to the ...

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Stumping for conservative tree use

March 25, 2017 By Sean Tully

Trees and grass often are at odds with each other on a golf course, as are the views of golfers when they disagree with what a superintendent believes is best for the course. These kinds of disagreements aren’t always in ...

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All photos courtesy: Landscapes Unlimited

Appreciating the forest for the trees

March 22, 2017 By Philip Hall

A classic course renovation unabashedly embraces the shade. When the Gold Course at Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in Williamsburg, Va., opened for play in 1963, Robert Trent Jones Sr. weighed in (as he often did) with a few well-chosen words ...

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New stuff from GIS show floor

March 15, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

If an airless wheel seems futuristic, wait until you see these products. While traversing the Golf Industry Show trade show floor, we kept a lookout for the next new — and unusual — products that could help readers make their ...

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Cave photo courtesy: Dave Bunnell, Under Earth Images, All other photos by curt Harler.

In-tents course management

November 1, 2016 By Curt Harler

It’s a unique golf course that allows tent camping on its fairways. What kind of a management team actually invites campers to bed down for a week on the course? “I’m hanging my butt out,” acknowledged Randy Long, superintendent at ...

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