Author Archives: foolishsuperintendent

It is difficult to dry-up a golf course when it is raining, but even more difficult to dry-up a course when it is flooded.  (5/4/19)

One Superintendent believes he shapes his golf course; another believes the golf course shapes him.  (5/3/19)

A golf maintenance crew respects a Superintendent who shares his past mistakes; they are inspired by one who shares his current faults. (5/2/19)

One Superintendent wants to tell others about his course; another wants them to play it. (5/1/19)

A young Superintendent celebrates accomplishments; an experienced one celebrates people. (4/30/19)

One Superintendent works on a course because he wants to be closer to nature; another works on a course because he wants to celebrate his freedom. (4/29/19)

One Superintendent believes in paying a man back for his wrongs; another believes in helping him back to his rights. (4/28/19)  

A Superintendent who dwells on the joys of the past, has trouble enjoying the things of the present; a Superintendent who has trouble enjoying the things of the present, rarely enjoys the things of the past. (4/27/19)  

A young Superintendent looks for patience in discipline; an experienced one finds it in understanding. (4/26/19)

It is better to be smarter than you think you are than to think you are smarter than you really are.  (4/25/19)