Thoughts From a Foolish Golf Course Superintendent

A young Superintendent sacrifices his time to improve his course; an experienced one sacrifices his space to improve his time. (10/13/22)

One Superintendent learns wisdom by reading books and another learns it by getting fired; I say it again, one Superintendent learns wisdom by reading books and another learns it by getting hit in the head by a golf ball. (10/12/22)

A valuable mechanic is skilled at changing bad to good, but woe to the man who has a talent for changing good to bad. (10/11/22)

Often, today’s absurdity is tomorrow’s reality…and this may not be good. (10/10/22)

One golfer walks on the course and is dismayed by the dew that wets his feet, but fortunate is the man that finds no offense in the breeze. (10/9/22)

An ambitious Superintendent wakes up in the early part of the morning; an obsessed one wakes up yesterday. (10/8/22)

It takes a lot to make a Superintendent leave his golf course; it takes a lot more to make him abandon it. (10/7/22)

One Superintendent wants to sleep when his eyes become heavy; another wants to stay in bed when his heart becomes heavy. (10/6/22)

A golfer who gets mad in playing a game is like a man who finds joy in fighting a war. (10/5/22)

One Superintendent finds comfort in lies; another finds comfort in death. (10/4/22)