Thoughts From a Foolish Golf Course Superintendent

A young Superintendent fears the uncertainty of nature; an experienced one smiles in a gentle breeze. (3/1/20)

One Superintendent hopes to find the strength to keep working and another hopes to find the strength to stop; I say it again, one Superintendent hopes to find the strength to work more and another hopes to find the courage to work less.  (2/28/20)

It is better to listen to a golfer complain about course conditions than to listen to a mother weep over an injured child; I say it again, it is better to hear a golfer pronounce you incompetent than to hear a jury pronounce you guilty. (2/27/20)

It is easy to confuse intelligence with worth, especially for the intelligent. (2/26/20)

Children keep a Superintendent young; kids make him old. (2/25/20)

A young Superintendent worries about making a big mistake; an experienced one worries about making a lot of little mistakes. (2/24/19)

Being able to stop is different than stopping; being able to proceed is different than proceeding.  (2/23/20)

A man who wants to work will always find work; a man who wants a job will usually find a job…but it may take a lot of work. (2/22/20)

One Superintendent touches the earth and trembles in the silence of the morning darkness; another sees the face of nature and dances in the dew of the morning grass. (2/21/20)

One man goes to college and ends up living the dream; another man goes to college and ends up cleaning poop. (2/20/20)