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Golfdom Files: Special maintenance duties of the southern greenskeeper

October 24, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

Some article topics that might seem pedestrian today were quite timely in Golfdom’s first year of publication. In October 1927, Jack Daray wrote an article concerning the agronomic practices of southern superintendents. It appears Daray was a greenskeeper at Olympia ...

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1968: How I prepared the course for the Western Open

September 8, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

Below is an archived PDF file from the Jan 1968 issue of Golfdom. Find out how Ted Woehrle, superintendent of the Beverly CC in Chicago, prepared his course for the big tournament—currently known as the BMW Championship. The archive is ...

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Golfdom Files: Setting up depreciation reserves stabilizes dues structure

August 16, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

Everyone loves a shiny new piece of equipment, but unless it’s a lease, you’re expected to keep it running as long as possible. The February 1962 Golfdom included best practices to do that and also to prepare for the equipment’s ...

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Golfingest county in the country!

July 19, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

The title of “golfingest county in the country” might be claimed by many locations across the United States, but in January 1961, Golfdom’s Bob Lynch crowned Florida’s Broward County. At that time, the county had 22 golf courses and a ...

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Talking Oakmont partnership and new technologies with BASF

June 16, 2016 By Kelly Limpert

Golfdom caught up with Brian Thompson, Jeff Vannoy and Scott Waltz at the U.S. Open this week. The trio discusses how the company is helping Oakmont look its best, and how superintendents are enjoying their new technologies, including Xzemplar and ...

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David Withers shares inside look at Oakmont equipment