Monthly Archives: January 2014

A Square Peg and a Round Hole

Golf maintenance crews are skilled at tedious repetition, but nature delights in unpredictable change. [1/21/14]

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Friends

“Leverage is your friend.” [1/20/14…Slash, golf course mechanic]

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General

To accept that which you have lost is to appreciate that which you have; to rejoice in that which you have is to be at peace with that which you have lost. [1/19/14]

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Superintendents

A Superintendent who does not approve of himself rarely approves of others. [1/18/14]

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Hiring Staff

Like a Superintendent who mows greens with a rotary mower is a manager who hires any fool or passer-by. [1/17/14]

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Peace

A successful Superintendent hungers for course improvements; a wise one strives for improvements but flourishes in contentment. [1/16/14]

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Destruction

Weeds, insects, and disease taunt a Superintendent, but a whirlwind of destruction arises from selfish ambition, envy and pride. [1/15/14]

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Golf Professionals

Sand is heavy and rock a burden, but working with a foolhardy golf professional causes intolerable agony. [1/14/14]

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Superintendents

A valued Superintendent knows the truth and speaks the truth to others; a wise one knows the truth about himself and speaks the truth to himself. [1/13/14]

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General

When your father dies, you will never be the same…if you are lucky. [1/12/14]

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