Thoughts From a Foolish Golf Course Superintendent

One Superintendent is willing to pay the price it takes to make himself special; another is alarmed at the cost of vanity. (12/31/19)

A Superintendent labors to make course improvements, but a fool imagines he can improve nature. (12/30/19)

A desperate golf course owner borrows from the land, but a wise one understands nature’s interest rate; I say it again, a foolish owner steals from nature, but a wise one invests in the land. (12/29/19)

A Superintendent who cares more about the golf course than the owner is destined for heartache; a Superintendent who cares less about the golf course than the owner is destined for unemployment.  (12/28/19)

A young Superintendent strains to reach his limits; a successful one strains to move his limits. (12/27/19)

A skilled agronomist is different than a skilled Superintendent; a skilled Superintendent is a skilled agronomist. (12/26/19)

Freedom is a great comfort that is not always comfortable. (12/25/19)

A young Superintendent is often stronger than he thinks, but he will likely suffer before he finds his strength.  (12/24/19)

A young Superintendent aims to be king of the course; a wise one is content to be a pawn in nature. (12/23/19)

At some point, absurdity becomes madness. (12/22/19)