Thoughts From a Foolish Golf Course Superintendent

Disease is different than distress; I say it again, discomfort is different than distress. (11/10/17)

It is difficult to make a lot from a little, but exceedingly difficult to make something from nothing. (11/9/17)

At times, a golfer heaps misery on a Superintendent; at times, a Superintendent heaps misery on a golfer. (11/8/17)

One Superintendent tours the course in the pre-dawn light and finds peace in the morning’s silence; another drives the course in the sunrise and finds revelry in nature’s opus. (11/7/17)

One Superintendent searches for his place in the golf world and ends up lost in the universe; another searches for his place in the universe and ends up finding himself on a golf course. (11/6/17)

A young Superintendent enjoys fishing on the surface of a pond; nature tends to fish on the bottom of a stream. (11/5/17)

Even in death, a leaf delights in smothering the turf. (11/4/17)

A successful Superintendent has the respect and trust of the golfers; a successful husband has the respect and love of his wife. (11/3/17)

Most Superintendents spend years toiling in the soil on the golf course; a wise one spends years excavating the soil under the surface of his life. (11/2/17)

Sometimes, it is good to go the wrong way. (11/1/17)