Monthly Archives: December 2013

Young Superintendents prefer careers; old ones prefer families. [12/11/13]

Many a Superintendent has dedicated himself to a golf course, but a golf course has never dedicated itself to a man. [12/10/13].

A Superintendent without hope is to be pitied amongst men; hope is the radiant fuel that energizes the heart. [12/9/13]

Wealthy men consider all things reasonable, except those that jeopardize their riches. [12/8/13]

When grown men remove dew from grass so golfers can keep their feet dry, wild animals roll in hilarious laughter; when the same golfers complain about playing conditions, nature weeps in sorrowful pity. [12/7/13]

A prudent Superintendent scours the earth digging for hidden jewels, knowing some of the world’s greatest treasures lie just beneath the earth’s surface; the cream rises to the top in a very narrow and limited set of circumstances.

In the coldest part of winter and the hottest part of summer, I find this one thing: flowering dandelions. [12/5/13]

Man influences the quality of water, but the earth maintains a constant supply. [12/4/13]

A tournament official who tells a Superintendent how to change pins is like a greenkeeper who tells a golf professional how to play golf. [12/3/13]

If chlorophyll was blue, greenkeepers would be bluekeepers. [12/2/13]