Author Archives: foolishsuperintendent

A miner and a greenkeeper have this in common:  once they put on their boots, it is difficult to take them off. (3/25/17)  

Some breaks are worse than others. (3/24/17)

Pressurizing an irrigation system is like helping your daughter get her driver’s permit. (3/23/17)  [Congratulations Kami!]

A Superintendent who expects fairness gets mauled by injustice; one who anticipates abuse gets overwhelmed by kindness. (3/22/17)

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)