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Ultra-smart, ultra-meticulous & ultra-driven: Jared Nemitz’s journey to the top

March 11, 2016 By Seth Jones

The 10th hole at The Peninsula Club, Cornelius, N.C., is a 565-yard par 5 from the tips. That’s common knowledge, right on the scorecard. What’s not common knowledge is that this green, conveniently located near the maintenance facility, had 345 ...

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Caddie-turned author Steve Williams talks golf maintenance

March 8, 2016 By Grant Gannon

As a caddie Steve Williams has accumulated 150 tournament wins, tens-of-millions of dollars and formed relationships with some of the best golfers of a generation. Now he can add a tell-all memoir, Out of the Rough, to his résumé. In ...

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Golfdom Gallery: February 2016 takes us to BTME and STMA

February 18, 2016 By Seth Jones

1. Not in Kansas anymore En route to the British Turfgrass Management Expo, Golfdom EIC Seth Jones gets an eyeful of York Minster, one of the finest cathedrals in Europe. 2. Driver for show All of us at Golfdom, including ...

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How I spent my winter vacation: The 2015 Golfdom Summit

February 18, 2016 By Seth Jones and Grant Gannon

In honor of the fifth anniversary of the 2011 Golfdom Summit, we invite readers to join us on a written tour of the 2015 event. Six years ago I flew to Cleveland for the first time to meet with the ...

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Phoning it in: Are cellphones on the golf course becoming a distraction?

February 18, 2016 By Grant Gannon

In the everlasting battle to keep course conditions ideal, a new enemy appears: the smartphone. Alex Stuedemann returns to his desk at TPC Deere Run, Moline, Ill., to find a collection of cellphones neatly lined up along his desk. One ...

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The 19th Hole: Tyler Andersen, University of Texas Golf Club