Thoughts From a Foolish Golf Course Superintendent

A miner and a greenkeeper have this in common:  once they put on their boots, it is difficult to take them off. (3/25/17)

Some breaks are worse than others. (3/24/17)

Pressurizing an irrigation system is like helping your daughter get her driver’s permit. (3/23/17)  [Congratulations Kami!]

A Superintendent who expects fairness gets mauled by injustice; one who anticipates abuse gets overwhelmed by kindness. (3/22/17)

An golf course irrigation technician manages the flow of water; a golf course superintendent manages the flow of people. (3/21/17)

At times, the things we know, we fail to recognize; at times, the things we recognize, we refuse to know. (3/20/17)

Eventually, drying clay becomes hard and drying sand becomes soft…eventually. (3/19/17)

When a young Superintendent hears complaints about green firmness, he focuses on moisture management; when an experienced Superintendent hears complains about green firmness, he thinks about thatch, mowing height, turf type, turgidity, turf density, stolon density, rhizome density, root density, verdure, organic matter, bulk density, particle size, particle shape, particle distribution, porosity, and moisture content…and his head begins to hurt and his heart grows wary…and he tries to limit his thoughts to moisture management. (3/18/17)

Sometimes, dry is soft and wet is firm. (3/17/17)

A bunch of small rocks are harder than a few large ones. (3/16/17)