Monthly Archives: March 2017

An golf course irrigation technician manages the flow of water; a golf course superintendent manages the flow of people. (3/21/17)  

At times, the things we know, we fail to recognize; at times, the things we recognize, we refuse to know. (3/20/17)

Eventually, drying clay becomes hard and drying sand becomes soft…eventually. (3/19/17)  

When a young Superintendent hears complaints about green firmness, he focuses on moisture management; when an experienced Superintendent hears complains about green firmness, he thinks about thatch, mowing height, turf type, turgidity, turf density, stolon density, rhizome density, root density, … Continue reading →

Sometimes, dry is soft and wet is firm. (3/17/17)  

A bunch of small rocks are harder than a few large ones. (3/16/17)

Spraying in dew is like painting by numbers. (3/15/17)

A wise Superintendent tempers his anger to avoid a storm; a foolish one stokes his frustration to create an inferno. (3/14/1)

Putting greens and mountains have this in common:they are islands on land. (3/13/17)  [idea from C. Darwin]

A young Superintendent uses the weekend to refresh his body; a wise one uses it to refresh his soul. (3/12/17)