Monthly Archives: November 2013

The USGA is always demanding firm and fast conditions, but when the greens are frozen, their staff is nowhere to be found. [11/30/13]

The game of golf and the practice of golf maintenance have this in common: the principles for success are easy to understand, but difficult to implement. [11/29/13]

A young Superintendent searches for problems and an old one searches for potential problems; a prudent one searches for things that fill his heart with thankfulness. [11/28/13]

Blowing-out an irrigation system is like sending a son to college, or walking a daughter down the wedding aisle. [11/27/13]

A skilled and pleasant mechanic is more rare than a double-eagle. [11/26/13…thanks Slash]

Entangled in the kaleidoscope of nature, a Superintendent is, at best, a babbling idiot. [11/25/13…personal confessions]

“Ask for everything; accept what you get.” [11/24/13]

Like a man who seizes a dog by the ears is a Superintendent who meddles in the affairs of a golfer. [11/23/13]

A Superintendent who is inclined towards perfection is destined for success; one who is obsessed with it is destined for insanity. [11/22/13]

A sluggish economy transforms a Superintendent into a well-paid greenkeeper. [11/21/13]