Thoughts From a Foolish Golf Course Superintendent

A young Superintendent worries about former events; a wise one understands that only nature can change the past. (11/30/17)

Sometimes, it is better to be wrong than right. (11/29/17)

Trees are historians who maintain cloudy, but accurate, records of things gone by. (11/28/17)

Arrogance is a foundation for many kinds of wrongdoing.   (11/27/17)

Blow-out is an exothermic process that deserves some contemplation. (11/26/17)

[Two years in a row, we ‘melted’ PVC mainline during blow-out?  This year, we switched to a smaller compressor and a longer blow-out window…fewer heads running at once. We also replaced the melted PVC mainline with CPVC…more heat tolerant.  Hopefully, this will help?]

Air is fast…and loud. (11/25/17)

When a Superintendent blows-out an irrigation system, he does a lot more than remove water from pipe. (11/24/17)

A young Superintendent learns to give useful advice; an experienced one learns to give meaningful thanks. (11/23/17)

Not all butchers are alike. (11/22/17)

A golf course owner who believes a Superintendent controls course conditions is like a patient who believes a doctor controls death. (11/21/17)