Thoughts From a Foolish Golf Course Superintendent

The first frost of the season is like the first shank of a round. (9/25/18)

Fall would be better if it were not followed by winter. (9/24/18)

The fall is a season of splendid relief. (9/23/18)

When summer reaches its end, the leaves begin to change color. (9/22/18)

If summer lasted an entire year, many golf courses would turn to dirt; I say it again, if summer lasted an entire year, many Superintendents would return to the dirt.  (9/21/18)

One Superintendent longs to be special and unique, while another realizes that most people are the same; I say it again, one Superintendent accepts that he is average, while another realizes that most people are extraordinarily unique. (9/20/18)

A young Superintendent strives to speak effectively with others; an experienced one strives to talk constructively to himself. (9/19/18)

Some Superintendents prefer ‘eights’; others prefer ‘zeros’; a few like ‘ones’. (9/18/18)

One Superintendent gets fired and feels deep and roiling bitterness and anger; another gets fired and discovers hidden and unexpected relief and joy.  (9/17/18)

Knowing what you want done is different than doing what you want done. (9/16/18)