Thoughts From a Foolish Golf Course Superintendent

A Superintendent who is skilled at working through extreme situations is often an extreme man. (1/19/18)

Knowing how to grow grass is different than growing grass; knowing how to maintain a golf course is different than maintaining a golf course. (1/18/18)

One Superintendent climbs a pyramid of goals; another falls from a mountain of dreams. (1/17/18)

A young Superintendent worries about an aggressive disease; an experienced one worries about an unknown enemy. (1/16/18)

[These spots appear every July…bentgrass putting greens.  Have sent samples to several labs.  Remains an ‘unknown’?]

One Superintendent pushes himself to improve the course; another pushes himself into slavery.  (1/15/18)

A young Superintendent labors to be accepted; an experienced one labors to accept being unaccepted. (1/14/18)

A Superintendent without a crew is like a river without water.  (1/13/18)

A young golfer and a young Superintendent have this in common: they tend to race around the course. (1/12/18)

Sometimes, bad friends are better than no friends; sometimes, it is best to be alone. (1/11/18)

A young Superintendent understands frost; an old one makes guesses.  (1/10/18)