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July 15, 2009 By Golfdom staff

Editor’s note: Bethpage Black Golf Course Superintendent Craig Currier invited me to the U.S. Open last month to hang out with the grounds crew during the tournament. I took the invite a step further and asked Currier if I could ...

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A West Coast Pest Settles in New York

July 15, 2009 By Golfdom staff

Rod Ferrentino, who has spent 30 years as a horticulture specialist, extension entomologist and now golf course consultant in New York, has seen a lot of invasive pests come and go. But the new pest on the block – the ...

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New York, New York

July 1, 2009 By Geoff Shackelford

If you watched the 2009 U.S. Open, you know it was one hellish week for everyone involved. Miserable rains leading up to the event returned Thursday morning to wreak havoc on Bethpage State Park. Has there ever been a more ...

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Davis Shoots the U.S. Open Breeze

June 5, 2009 By Geoff Shackelford

Entering his fourth U.S. Open as the United States Golf Association’s Senior Director of Rules and Competitions, Mike Davis has quickly transitioned the USGA image from staid protectors of par to proponents of interesting, cerebral golf. Davis spoke to Golfdom ...

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Jack’s Got Latshaw’s Back

June 4, 2009 By Golfdom staff

Jack Nicklaus praised superintendent Paul B. Latshaw during his press conference yesterday at Muirfield Village Golf Club. (Photo by Larry Aylward) Yesterday morning, strolling the grounds of Muirfield Village Golf Club, I bumped into Paul B. Latshaw, the course’s director ...

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Old Fred & Young Jeff

May 28, 2009 By Geoff Shackelford

Editor’s note: This column appears in the June issue of Golfdom. Old Tom and Young Tom Morris. Old Fred and Young Jeff Klauk. Bet you’d never think of hearing those names in the same breath. But since Jeff made his ...

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