Thoughts From a Foolish Golf Course Superintendent

One Superintendent sees blooming forsythia and thinks of applying pre-emergent herbicides; another sees blooming forsythia and knows he is falling behind.  (4/9/18)

After watching a major golf event, some golfers have illusions of grandeur; others have grand delusions.  (4/8/18)

Maintaining a golf course so people can have fun is different than maintaining a golf course so people can make money. (4/7/18)

Doing more with less is like ‘swinging easy to hit it hard’…it has limitations. (4/6/18)

Some things are best when left behind; others are destined to trail along. (4/5/18)

One Superintendent struggles to maintain contact with reality; another fights to escape it. (4/4/18)

A young  Superintendent worries about passion that leaps from his heart; an old one worries about emotion that burrows in his soul. (4/3/18)

Sometimes, it is okay to swing big and miss. (4/2/18)

Hope is resistance to the unthinkable thought. (4/1/18)

A Superintendent who rakes bunkers is like a golf professional who ‘picks’ the range. (3/31/18)