Tag: Keeping up with the Jones

The summer of ’16

September 20, 2016 By
The PGA Championship in July threw me for a loop. I enjoyed golf in the Olympics as much as the next guy (thank you, Matt Kuchar), but what I did not enjoy was golf’s four majors going by in what ...

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Keeping up with The Jones: Looking at the new Department of Labor regulation

August 16, 2016 By
I did something this month I’ve never done before in my professional career — I sent the cover story I was about to publish to my human resources director. Associate Editor Grant B. Gannon and I wrote the cover story, ...

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Tales of darkness, tales of light

July 19, 2016 By
It’s a dramatic cover this issue, but I wonder how many stressed-out superintendents can relate. OK, maybe you’ve never imagined a shadowy villain lurking over your shoulder. But have you thought about leaving behind the stresses of maintaining 18, 36 ...

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Introducing the Professor and the Admiral

June 17, 2016 By
I am writing this from the beach in South Padre Island, on a family vacation. A lot has gone on since the last issue, so we’re going with the bullet column… ⦁ In this issue of Golfdom we welcome two ...

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Kicking the bucket

April 15, 2016 By
It was this time last year when I was grabbing lunch with Tom Watson — the Friday before the Masters. Apparently, Mr. Watson didn’t need my witty lunch repartee in preparation for this year’s Masters, the last one he’ll play. ...

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Identifying your identity

March 11, 2016 By
Jared Nemitz, who you saw on the cover of this magazine and know by now as the winner of the 2016 Herb Graffis Businessperson of the Year award, told me that he was miserable in his first couple of months ...

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