Author Archives: foolishsuperintendent

If a Superintendent ignores the details of the course, they will eventually vanish from his vision. [7/4/13]

An experienced Superintendent fusses over details that remain invisible to golfers. [7/4/13]

Putting greens are larger than houses, or at least, they should be. [7/2/13]

A bentgrass putting green and a Superintendent have this in common: they smile at the prospect of cool night-time temperatures. [7/1/13]

A foolish greenkeeper spills fertilizer and scurries to hide his mistake; an experienced Superintendent promptly replaces the spill with fresh sod. [6/30/13]

A eulogetos man and a great Superintendent have this in common: they always like the people they work with and the people they work with always like them. [Learned, mostly in practice, from my great friend…thanks Joe. 6/29/13]

Do not answer a foolish golfer according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself; answer a foolish golfer according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. [6/28/13]

The most gifted and talented golfers in the world will probably never play golf. [6/27/13]

A golf maintenence crew has a frightening propensity to destroy, and a magnificent ability to restore. [6/26/13]

A Superintendent is trained and educated to grow grass, but often finds himself repairing the ice machine. [6/25/13]