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Senior Assistant Superintendent Michael Ford and Jon Jennings, CGCS Photos: Seth Jones

Taking Shinnecock Hills back to the 1800s

June 14, 2018 By Seth Jones

Jon Jennings, CGCS, is a student of the game of golf. He’s been fortunate to work at two of the game’s classic American golf courses, working as superintendent at Chicago Golf Club from 2000 to 2012, and now the last ...

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News and stories from the 2018 U.S. Open

June 14, 2018 By Golfdom Staff

Check back here all week for interviews, videos and photos from the 2018 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills GC. Stories How Shinnecock’s Michael Ford found his way to a 300-acre office. Learn more about Michael Ford, senior assistant superintendent at ...

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How Shinnecock’s Michael Ford found his way to a 300-acre office

June 13, 2018 By Dillan Kanya

“I never dreamt this, but I am so fortunate to be in these boots and lace them up every day,” says Michael Ford, senior assistant superintendent at Shinnecock Hills, Southampton, N.Y. The man tasked with leading the crew, doing roll ...

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Insights from the Great White North, part 2

June 7, 2018 By Joe Gulotti

This is part 2 of Golfdom columnist Joe Gulotti’s trip to Moncton, New Brunswick to attend the Atlantic Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show. To read part 1, and learn about Minimum Levels of Sustainable Nutrition from Micah Woods, Ph.D., and ...

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National Golf Day — a worthy trip

May 8, 2018 By Seth Jones

Reporting on Washington D.C. never interested me. As a student journalist I dreamed of reporting on the big game from press row, or maybe following a favorite band on tour, like the movie “Almost Famous.” Being in the press room ...

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Travelogue: 2018 Masters

April 6, 2018 By Seth Jones

I missed the Masters last year, electing to take in the first Major of the year, the LPGA’s ANA Inspiration in 2017. So this was my first time getting to Augusta National in more than 700 days. I forgot how ...

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