Monthly Archives: March 2013

When nature is compliant, humbly accept the golfer’s accolades. When nature is defiant, humbly accept their criticism. In either case, nature remains unswayed by the thoughts and wishes of man. [3/31/13]

A wise Superintendent chooses poverty and joy over wealth and contentment. [3/30/13]

Trees, mounds, wind, cart paths, and tournament directors have one thing in common: they delight in troubling an irrigator. [3/29/13]

Dry sand is not hard, and hard is not fast. [3/28/13]

With men, the first will be last and the last will be first; not so with trees, the first will be first and the last will be last. [3/27/13]

If a man can be happy without being a Superintendent, he should explore other alternatives; they will likely render him a better and more complete man. [3/26/13]

Dormant grass is never dormant and herbicides laugh at their pretense. [3/25/13]

Most major problems on a golf course are the result of an accumulation of minor problems; take care of minor problems before they become major problems.[3/24/13]

Without people, a golf course is a lonely and desolate land, with golfers and staff, it is a landscape overflowing with meaning and purpose. [3/23/13]

Nature delights in flowing curves; straight lines reveal the presence of man. [3/22/13]