Thoughts From a Foolish Golf Course Superintendent

Sometimes, the vandal with an ax is a beaver. (9/14/20)

[A homeowner called about some vandals chopping down a tree with an ax.]

Sometimes, a Superintendent’s ego drives him from being good to being great; sometimes, it pushes him from being great to being diabolical. (9/13/20)

One Superintendent spends time in nature and sees only non-sense; another walks through the course and finds hope. (9/12/20)

A young Superintendent hopes to play a lot of golf; a wise one is careful about the games he plays. (9/11/20)

It is not a good sign when you have frogs living in your drains. (9/10/20)

Sometimes it is good to knock on a stranger’s door; sometimes, it is good to visit another man’s golf course. (9/9/20)

Providing relief for others is different than providing relief for yourself. (9/8/20)

A golfer who believes one bentgrass green should be like another is a brother to a parent who believes one child should be like another. (9/7/20)

A misguided Superintendent believes he will retire with lots of money; a foolish one believes he will retire without scars. (9/6/20)

Being freed-up to do more work is different than being freed-up to go on vacation. (9/5/20)