Thoughts From a Foolish Golf Course Superintendent

Sometimes, it is hard to tell what you are going to do until you know what you have.  (7/13/17)

[Water finally recedes from flood.  Not much turf-type grass survives.  Reseed and topdress.)

Rookie mistakes are not restricted to rookies. (7/12/17)

[A talented and experienced assistant/spray technician forgets to fully close the drain valve on the sprayer…I’ve done a lot worse!   At least his spacing was spot-on.  I am tempted to paint yardages from each line…maybe we could start a new trend.]

Dry turf is like frosty turf. (7/11/17)

Diesel is different than gasoline. (7/10/17)

Fear is the root of many kinds of stupidity. (7/9/17)

An acorn tree is like an oak tree. (7/8/17)

A putting green is nature’s tapestry woven from man’s vanity.  (7/7/17)

One Superintendent withers in the demands of the rising sun; another thrives in the nourishment of the light. (7/6/17)

A Superintendent who walks through the woods has many fears;  one who lives in the woods has only one. (7/5/17)  [Last week’s hike to a small mountain lake…did not do much swimming.]

A young Superintendent is obsessed with pleasing the eye; an experienced one understands the mind and body often like what the eyes cannot see.  (7/4/17)