Author Archives: foolishsuperintendent

Aerifying greens is like going to the dentist: both produce short-term pain, but relieve long-term misery. [8/5/13]

A good intern earns a good job reference; a passionate one earns a job offer. [8/3/13] For a season, all greenkeepers should play golf and all golfers should work as a greenkeeper. [8/4/13]

If you speak to a contractor in reasonable and polite terms, he will persist in his obstinance and belligerence; if you curse and belittle him, he will be open to negotiations. [8/2/13]

A skilled and knowledgeable Superintendent can never reach his fullest potential until he falls madly in love with the woman he marries. [8/1/13]

Plants and men have this in common: respiration. [7/31/13]

Humble Superintendents can admit they are wrong; great ones can do it in the middle of an ‘argument’ with newly hired staff. [7/30/13]

A young irrigation technician uses a hose adapter on a green-side head; an experienced one keeps away from the sand. [7/29/13]

A confident heart is the glory of man and vanity his thieving brother. [7/28/13]

Never criticize the quality of another Superintendent’s course; if your tongue is inclined to criticize the man, cut it off. [7/27/13]

“A Superintendent who imagines he knows, does not yet know as he ought to know.” [7/26/13]