Tag: golf course management

Return on investment: How to motivate your maintenance staff

September 23, 2015 By
One of the most challenging parts of a golf course superintendent’s job has nothing to do with turfgrass management. It’s building a strong team of employees that you trust and that wants to stay with you for extended periods of ...

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Embracing change in the golf course industry

September 23, 2015 By
There have been a lot of job changes here in south Florida in 2015. I count more than 15 so far. The job carousel really has been spinning down here. Heck, I even got caught up in it myself. I ...

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Floratine names Paul Ramina corporate agronomist

June 10, 2015 By
Floratine has appointed Paul Ramina as its new corporate agronomist. Ramina joins the Floratine team following a long career in the golf industry, including more than 20 years as a superintendent. During his tenure, Ramina delivered tournament-level course conditions for several U.S. golf ...

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Golf’s big, Bigger and BIGGEST assets

February 18, 2015 By
Let’s talk about assets, shall we? No, not the J-Lo or Kardashian type. I mean the club’s assets. ¶ What is the largest asset at your place of employment? ¶ I’m certain that all of us turf janitors in golf ...

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Creative golf management among universities, cities adds value

August 19, 2014 By
As some golf courses continue to struggle to stay open in our slowly improving economy, owners and operators need to look for creative ways to stay viable and provide quality golf course conditions and the highest levels of customer service ...

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Survey says: Golf course conditions

April 1, 2013 By
We’ve all heard the survey results — golf course conditioning is the No. 1 reason golfers favor one course over another. The role of the superintendent therefore is even more important today than it was in the past, when greenkeepers ...

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