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North Coast Media for a Cure

October 22, 2014 By
There are very few things our 11-year-old son Nate doesn’t like. He’s an easy-going kid, happy doing just about anything. There’s only one thing he always fights: haircuts. He hates to have his hair cut like nothing else. That’s why ...

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Three ways I let down Dad

October 22, 2014 By
With apologies to guys like Mark Woodward, Matt Neff and Noah Gessler, my favorite person in this issue is Cammie Henkel (here). Because she did what I did not. It’s been five years since I lost my dad to brain ...

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Photos: Brian Opheim (1); Seth Jones (2, 3, 5); Angela Bendorf Jamison (4)

Golfdom Gallery: October 2014

October 22, 2014 By
Playing partners Travis Schnelle (L), assistant superintendent on the Irish Course at Whistling Straits, didn’t win the lottery when he was paired with Golfdom EIC Seth Jones (R). But as a consolation prize, Travis gets his photo in the magazine ...

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True romance: A made-for-Hollywood story of a superintendent’s battle with cancer

October 22, 2014 By
If Matt and Cammie Henkel’s life story were made into a Hollywood movie, it would be a romantic comedy. Jim Carrey, with his big smile, could play the role of Matt. Cammie, the eye-catching brunette, could be played by Courteney ...

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The 19th Hole: Noah Gessler

October 22, 2014 By
Superintendent // The Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Marana, Ariz. What can I get you? A cold beer, maybe a Newcastle. One of my playing partners warned me about a cactus on the course that can literally shoot its needles ...

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Let’s make a deal: October is Early Order Program time

October 22, 2014 By and
Superintendents across the country have their No. 2 pencils ready… It’s October, and that means Early Order Program time. Steve Wright in Florida has three Early Order Program (EOP) brochures on his desk. Damon Di Giorgio in Delaware just got ...

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