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A most unusual Green Start Academy

October 27, 2020 By Abby Hart

I love traveling for work. Years before I became an editor in the golf industry, depending on the month, I spent 50 to 75 percent of my time crisscrossing the country as a hospitality consultant. These days, I’ve traded reporting ...

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The bunker rake debate

August 11, 2020 By Seth Jones

Many things have changed in the game of golf since the world was ensnared in the COVID-19 pandemic. Common touch points such as ball washers and water coolers quickly were removed from courses around the U.S. On the maintenance side, ...

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Working the phones in the pandemic

April 10, 2020 By Seth Jones

Hello everyone! I hope you, your family and your crew are well. I sit here writing this on an evening I’m typically overindulging in red wine at the annual Golf Writers dinner in Augusta, Ga. But honestly… that doesn’t ...

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Pete Dye receives the “Ambassador of Golf” award at the 2005 NEC Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 18, 2005. (Photo: Getty Images/iStock-Getty Images/ PGA Tour)

A tribute to Pete Dye

March 5, 2020 By Sarah Webb

Pete Dye, legendary golf course designer, died Jan. 9 at the age of 94. Dye was a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame and past president of ASGCA. ...

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Golfdom’s top 10 from 2019

January 7, 2020 By Tyler Gunter

Golfdom saw a ton of news in the last year but what was the most exciting? Below are the top 10 articles from 2019. Enjoy. 10. All in the family: Turfco celebrates 100 years Turfco celebrated 100 years of ...

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The Syngenta Business Institute Class of 2019 included: Front row from left: Thomas Slevin, Chris Carson, Brook Sentell, Melvin Waldron, Justin Mandon, Stephanie Schwenke of Syngenta, Ross Niewola, Josh Fuhrman, Tanner Charastecky, Parker Ferren and Tim Busek Middle row from left: Michael Gracie, Ryan Segrue, Paul Hamilton, Ben McNair, John Gold, Dave Marach, Kenton Brunson, Scott Rettmann, Jason Tharp Back row from left: Mark LaFleur of Syngenta, Mark Newton, Kevin Mark, Greg Jones, Jason Zimmerman, Joshua Kelley and Tennesee McBroom (Photo: Golfdom Staff)

Friendships made and lessons learned are key takeaways from this year’s Syngenta Business Institute

December 12, 2019 By Christina Herrick

For more than a decade, golf course superintendents have come to Winston-Salem, N.C., to attend the Syngenta Business Institute (SBI). It wasn’t an easy task for the team at Syngenta and SBI to select this year’s 26 attendees out of ...

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