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Former GCSAA staffer passes away

March 10, 2014 By Seth Jones

Sad news hit my inbox this weekend. Former GCSAA student services recruiter Lanie Griffin passed away last week. She was 60. Here is her obituary. Lanie was my co-worker for 10 years, and she was a wonderful woman. She always ...

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Figuring out FootGolf

February 28, 2014 By Molly Gase

We were recently pointed in the direction of FootGolf and after a lot of Google searches, found out that we hadn’t been punked. FootGolf, a mix of soccer and golf, is a real sport being played on golf courses around ...

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Golfdom edit board member honored

February 25, 2014 By Seth Jones

I have to give a big shout-out to Conrad Broussard, CGCS at St. James Plantation in Southport, N.C., for being named Superintendent of the Year for 2013 by Troon. Broussard is a friend, as well as a member of Golfdom‘s ...

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The best of Harold Ramis

February 24, 2014 By Seth Jones

Sad to hear the news of Harold Ramis’ passing. The guy is directly responsible for two of my favorite movies of all time: Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day. And of course he’s most celebrated in our industry for being the brains ...

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Reader submission

February 21, 2014 By Molly Gase

A friend of the magazine recently sent us this image after reading the blog post about the Nature Calls porta pots. Certainly gave us a good chuckle. Check out the original blog post here: https://stage.golfdom.com/a-less-than-crappy-concept/ ...

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Nothing like a lucky glass

February 19, 2014 By Seth Jones

To help a 6-19 Boston College team knock off undefeated Syracuse! Associate editor Molly Gase will be mad at me for celebrating a Syracuse loss (it’s her alma mater)… but sorry, Molly, I still haven’t forgotten Carmelo Anthony! Glass was ...

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