Author Archives: foolishsuperintendent

Technology offers ease and simplicity, but many Superintendents employ it towards misery and destruction. [6/24/13]

Boredom is a spark that ignites a creative mind. [6/23/13]

A young Superintendent creates satisfaction and pride in overpowering and embarrassing others; an experienced one finds only sorrow and remorse. [6/22/13]

Under the tireless hand of the sun, a golf course lives and breathes and gathers its livelihood; it also suffers unyielding and perpetual destruction. [6/21/13]

An outbreak of Pythium is more desirable than a general manager who makes agronomic decisions. [6/20/13]

If a greenkeeper is untrained, the Superintendent deserves the blame. [6/19/13]

Young Superintendents wield power and authority with fervor and zeal; experienced ones use it with reservation and precision. [6/18/13]

It is rare for a Superintendent to apologize to his staff, and shamefully difficult to find one who asks for forgiveness. [6/17/13]

A Superintendent who avoids weekend work knows little about business and leadership, but much about family-life and parenting; children need fathers, not business leaders. [Happy Father’s Day…6/16/13].

A shallow pond is more burdensome than ten complaining golfers. [6/15/13]