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Where have all the assistants gone? A snippet from a fascinating conversation between @TurfNetMaestro and @MedinahTurf . A veteran superintendent who gets it.
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Great to see this daily task get such broad exposure, especially with so many non-golfers watching. #nopressure
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Great to see this recognition as part of Champion Golfer of the Year presentation. Industry needs more of this.
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Congratulations to Steve Rabideau, CGCS, our Superintendent of the Year 2020... and to all finalists, and superintendents everywhere. You are all winners! #toughyear @SyngentaTurf
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Congratulations to the @turfnet Superintendent of the Year by @SyngentaTurf @carrayacgcs of Bellerive CC.
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@turfnet @RoyalBirkdale_ greenkeeping team and @BIGGALtd Open Support team.
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A reprise of honest wisdom from @thankful1959 . Have we made any progress in this area?
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Where have all the assistants gone? A snippet from a fascinating conversation between @TurfNetMaestro and @MedinahTurf . A veteran superintendent who gets it.
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Changes to our job board will be implemented this weekend: Two inputs for range of pay (low to high), select hourly or salary, OT available yes/no. Other information must go in Comments section. @TurfNetJobs
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Winfield Prof Talk: Roch Gaussoin, U of Nebraska - OM Mgt in Putting Greens
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Congratulations to Matt DiMase of the Abaco Club in the Bahamas, 2019 Superintendent of the Year. ⁦ @SyngentaTurf
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Latest Turf News: Muirfield hits its Mark
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2 years
Is this what you were asking for?
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New blog post: RMGC Maintenance facility: Royal in every way!: Royal Melbourne Golf Club has one of the most technologically advanced and well thought-out maintenance facilities I’ve ever experienced. The moment you walk in the electric sliding front…
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4 years
Latest turf news: Golf's Green brothers share a passion for helping grow the game
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Latest turf news: After 20-plus years in Kansas, Gourlay is moving on to Boise's Hillcrest
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Congrats to Dave Delsandro (left) as he takes over at #OakmontCC for #Inverness -bound John Zimmers (right). #WellDeserved #usga #UsOpen
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The myth of Augusta and the reality of everywhere else...
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Paul MacCormack: The Mindful Superintendent - The Real Deal...: The Ryder Cup was many things to many people,...
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Latest Turf News: Rejuvinated Zimmers leads revival at historic Inverness
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Announcement! @carrayacgcs is our TurfNet Superintendent of the Year! @SyngentaTurf
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6 years
Latest Turf News: Note to the USGA: Call on the expertise of the GCS
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4 years
Latest turf news: Winged Foot's Rabideau named Superintendent of the Year
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3 years
Latest turf news: We all can learn from Matt Henkel's legacy of hope and love
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2 years
We are contemplating the appropriate next step in the "Where have the assistants gone?" discussion, but want to make sure it's positively-directed and includes the positions of assts, supts and perhaps even GMs. May take more than one session. Not gonna be fixed overnight.
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New blog post: Sam Moynihan, Detroit Golf Club: Sam Moynihan took over the reins at Detroit Golf Club this spring just 90 days prior to hosting the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Soon thereafter somebody painted two greens with Roundup as a "welcome" present.…
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New blog post: Who’s on First?: At some point in your career you have probably had this question arise. It starts off in the shadows of your awareness and can sometimes grow into a full-blown sense of terror. It usually shows up when things are shifting,…
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Latest turf news: We all can learn from Matt Henkel's legacy of courage, hope and love
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We heard you. It will take a month or two for older listings to purge out of the system, but new listings have specific pay ranges. @TurfNetJobs
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Latest turf news: 2021 Jerry Coldiron Positivity Award Recipients Announced
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9 years
Harrison Ford crashes on a golf course. Hope he's ok! http://t.co/RQR7ZkmY1r
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Latest turf news: TurfNet founder inducted into TOCA Hall of Fame
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5 years
Concept “supervised autonomous” fairway mower.
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New turf job: Golf Course Superintendent: Seminole Golf Club currently has an opening for its Course Superintendent Position, which reports directly to The Director of Golf Course Operations. The Club is located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in…
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A tie! Two Superintendents of the Year: Jorge Croda CGCS and Rick Tegtmeier CGCS MG. @SyngentaTurf #GIS2018
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Social media can be dark and divisive, but if not for #TurfTwitter we would have never heard the stories of our three Jerry Coldiron Positivity Award winners this year. #greatindustry
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Latest turf news: Wright remembered for willingness to help others
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Congratulations to superintendent Scott Bordner & Tony Nunes (right), your 2017 Technician of the Year. @ToroGolf
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6 years
Latest turf news: Bellerive's Arraya wins Superintendent of the Year Award
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Meet Steve Rabideau, CGCS, our TurfNet Superintendent of the Year 2020. Presented by @SyngentaTurf .
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Latest turf news: EPA reaffirms findings that say glyphosate is not a carcinogen
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TurfNet This Week | Recap and Roundup -
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Latest Turf News: BASF's Pennington inducted into Tuskegee Athletic Hall of Fame
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New blog post: Who are you?: The identity of the Greenkeeper has always been one of adaptation and evolution. From Old Tom Morris, to Bill Murray’s lovable Caddyshack character, Carl Spackler, to our present day incarnation, Superintendents and Course…
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Sage career guidance from a veteran supt in a very tough market. No sugar-coating here. #wisdom #All_Stars_of_Turf @carlone_john @TurfNetMaestro @ligcsa @MetGCSA @company_foley
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Latest turf news: Hard work speaks louder than words for hearing-impaired superintendent
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New blog post: TurfTrainer: Brushing system designed by a superintendent: TurfTrainer is a patent-pending turf brushing system designed to improve turf playability, performance and health in a simple, easy to install and operate, low-maintenance package.…
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New blog post: All Star of Turf: Jason Haines: Our latest All Star of Turf is Jason Haines, whom many in the industry will remember for his high profile social media presence (as @PenderSuper ) that suddenly went dark several years ago. As the golf course…
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Latest turf news: OSU research provides science-based model for managing OM
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Latest turf news: Next career step provides a chance to pay it forward: Success has a way of altering one's goals. What once seemed like a lofty and out-of-reach dream later can become dwarfed by reality. Such is the case for Nate McKinnis, who since…
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Kudos to the sports turf manager at Lucas Oil Stadium for taking charge to get the @bigten championship game back on track in Indianapolis.
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The Renovation Report - Matt Powell: Renovation of the Seth Raynor layout at Dedham C&PC
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Latest turf news: For Schwab, facilitating change in the workplace begins at home
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Wire whisk technology for “raking” bunkers. #GIS2018
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Just arrived in St. Andrews for @turfnet members education trip to @BIGGA_BTME !
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"The art of cutting a golf hole." #themasters
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Latest turf news: Police chase comes to an end when suspect wrecks stolen spray rig
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4 years
All winners in their own right!
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New blog post: Fixing the Assistant Situation: Kevin Ross and Rick Tegtmeier: The Assistant Situation conversation moves toward the "fixing" stage with "three old bald guys", Kevin Ross, Rick Tegtmeier and (almost bald) Peter McCormick. Both career…
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We are extremely pleased to announce our first All Stars of Turf recognition: Joe Wachter of Glen Echo Country Club, St. Louis, MO! Congratulations, Joe... well deserved! #AllStarsOfTurf
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Great tag for this head 20 yards in front of the tee. http://t.co/EME9ZL7sOe
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Living Legends - Tom Cook pioneered the turf program at Oregon State University
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Congrats to @Copperleafmaint who will be sworn in next week as a U.S. citizen after passing his citizenship test.
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Presenting your next Old Tom Morris award winner ... Paul R. Latshaw. #AboutTime
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HAPPY NEW YEAR from Kevin, our Mr. January 2018! @SyngentaTurf @jklenihan5
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New blog post: Noah Pier: Mental Health Awareness on the Golf Course: As I waited to board my flight following the GCSAA Conference and Show in Phoenix, I was thinking about mental health in the golf maintenance industry and how many people in our…
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Latest turf news: Florida superintendent redefines low-budget success
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Latest turf news: Five finalists named for Superintendent of the Year Award
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Latest Turf News: Saunders leads revival at Pittsburgh classic
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Coremax. Turns out the cores don’t touch the turf. Land on a sheet of HDPE then blown into the hopper. Developed by John Shaw CGCS at Valley Brook. Alan Easter on board to market.
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Latest turf news: Autonomous technology moves off the turf and into the bunker
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Four members of this group maintaining @PortstewartGC for the #DDFIrishOpen are @turfnet volunteers from the US.
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Latest turf news: Vargas made a career of defying the status quo: It is only fitting that Joe Vargas' favorite song was the Elvis Presley version of "My Way." Vargas' career in turfgrass academia at Michigan State University spanned more than a…
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New podcast: Renovation Report: Scott Bordner at Union League National Golf Club: In this episode of the TurfNet Renovation Report, host Anthony Pioppi chats with Scott Bordner, who recently moved from Chicago Golf Club to a rebuild project of the old…
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A big day today for one of our own, @KigerJon .
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Latest turf news: Nicklaus says Muirfield's Mark is the right man for Tour's doubleheader
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@SKMQU Always loved this photo from Witteveen/Bavier's Practical Golf Course Maintenance. Sprayhawking in the '60s. http://t.co/Z4BHqwaVM8
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Amy Wallis of @WakeForestBiz says during #SBI17 that the No. 1 reason millennials stay in a job is loyalty to a boss, not a company. #FoodForThought
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We will be hosting a series of round table conversations about "The Assistant Situation". To control chaos, sessions will be private with six participants but video released afterward for on-demand viewing and commentary. 1/3
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Living Legends - Dick Bator: Mentor to many
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Latest turf news: TurfNet celebrates 25 years of community, innovation and fun
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Latest turf news: End of an era: Owen oversees his final Masters: Verne Lundquist, who has sat behind the microphone at Augusta National for 40 years, including the past 25 on the par-3 16th hole, is not the only icon retiring after this year's Masters…
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New: New blog post: Afterglow...: We had a feeling that we were on to something. An idea for an event that was so far out of the industry box, there was no packaging left. We sincerely hoped that it would have a lasting impact on the attendees; that the…
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Latest turf news: Virginia course bucks the industry trend and makes a successful comeback
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Latest turf news: Toledo superintendent gets new lease on life
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Dick Gray of the PGA Golf Club, Port St. Lucie, Florida is the 2016 TurfNet Superintendent of the Year, presented by @SyngentaTurf . #GIS17
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Latest Turf News: Taking Florida by storm
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Latest turf news: Buffalo launches industry's first stand-on blower
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Congratulations to Ralph Kepple. Great tournaments begin and end with a great golf course. East Lake, as usual, was in tremendous condition.
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Latest turf news: Assistant has vision to introduce at-risk kids to careers in turf
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Congratulations to Terry Libbert (left) of #OldMarshGC (formerly) in Palm Beach Gardens, the 2018 Technician of the Year. More to come later on @turfnet . @ToroGolf @tonynyssegcs
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#GIS17 : Attendance up at GIS, those seeking education hits 9-year high
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Latest turf news: Hector's Shop run on TurfNet TV ends; an open road awaits
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Latest turf news: Superintendent of the Year finalists represent a wide background
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Latest turf news: As fans return to golf, Muirfield gets ready for two events in two weeks
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New blog post: Jeff Whitmire, CGCS, Williamsburg (VA) Golf Club: When Jeff Whitmire was 12 years old, his request for a birthday/Christmas gift was not the usual. He wanted a copy of Dr. James Beard's now-classic textbook, Turf Management for Golf…
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Great seeing @SyngentaTurf 's @Schwenkengolfmm on the volunteer bunker crew for Friday's #SolheimCup2017 matches.
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Watch our Superintendent of the Year 2019 Award presentation from GIS2019. @SyngentaTurf @carrayacgcs
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Congratulations to Steve Rabideau, CGCS, our Superintendent of the Year 2020! Thanks to @SyngentaTurf for sponsoring since 2008!
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California's proposed anti-public golf bill - AB672 - is dead for now @thescga
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Great turnout for the @BayerGolf Women in Golf event.
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