Thoughts From a Foolish Golf Course Superintendent

Maintaining a golf course during a recession is like practicing golf at the “Tasty Treat’ putt-putt course. [9/9/14]

In the advance of the rising sun, a golf course is full of freedom and captivity. [9/8/14] 

From conception to death, a Superintendent spends his life fighting for position; a wise one searches for a wife that understands the fight; a lucky one has a wife that overcomes the struggle. [9/7/14]  

A season’s first frost is like a Superintendent’s first divorce. [9/5/14…first frost yesterday]

A young Superintendent longs to touch the earth and an old one longs to be touched by the earth; I say it again, a young Superintendent hungers to shape nature and a wise one thirsts to be shaped by nature. [9/5/14]

Bentgrass struggles in wet conditions, but it thrives in the water. [9/4/14]

It is difficult to finish something before you start it. [9/3/14]

An ambitious Superintendent treats his staff with dignity and respect; a wise one treats everyone with dignity and respect. [9/2/14]

Golfers who complain about mosquitoes are like birds that whine about heights, or snakes that grumble about dirt, or fish that pout about water. [9/1/14]

Some men imagine they are always right and others believe they are always wrong; both men are difficult to be around, but one is more exhausting than the other. [8/31/14]