Thoughts From a Foolish Golf Course Superintendent

One Superintendent works to maintain the norm; another fights to demolish it. (2/12/17)

One Superintendent believes he knows his course; another sees an endless array of unexplored frontier. (2/11/21)

Golfers and frost have this in common: they are kept at bay by a strong wind. (2/10/21)

A new golf course owner is surprised by his revenues, but shocked by his expenses. (2/9/21)

A success Superintendent strives to say, “Yes”; a wise one knows how to say, “No”. (3/8/21)

One Superintendent longs for others to understand him; another pleads that no one else would walk his path. (2/8/21)

Clarity is not always gentle. (2/7/21)

One Superintendent gets divorced because it is difficult to develop a relationship with someone you never see; another gets divorced because his wife burnt the biscuits. (1/6/21)

Self-preservation often destroys a lot of people, including the preserver. (2/5/21)

One Superintendent looks at his past transgressions and says, “That is not who I am.”; another looks at his past wrongdoings and says, “That is not who I want to be.” (2/4/21)