Thanks, TOCA and Golf Industry Magazine

I would like to thank my friends at Golf Course Industry magazine for the opportunity to give me an outlet for my writing (ramblings). Pat Jones and Mike Zawacki recently emailed me the news that I won an award from Turf & Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) on a short piece I wrote for my BLOG and Golf Course Industry in September, 2010. If you would like to read the article it can be viewed at Golf Course Industry. Thanks again to Pat and Mike at Golf Course Industry; they truly are a great group of professionals representing the Golf Turf Industry.

First Place - Wrting for Electronic Newsletter: Original Content

Greens Height of Cut - Where are You?

Drop a quick comment on your standard height of cut.

Organic Root and Hair Fertilizer

• Strengthens and nourishes weak, damaged hair and Poa annua
• Stimulates scalp and thatch for faster turf and hair growth
• Adds moisture to dry hair and turf roots
• Hair and turf grows stronger

Organic Turf Root Stimulator Hair Fertilizer treatment is perfect for turf and hair that grows sluggishly and breaks easily.
It is enriched with a special blend of nettle, horsetail, and paprika; these ingredients have historically been known to stimulate the turf root and scalp.
Repairs damage done by chemical treatments, rolling, ballmarks and mowing.

Use with the Organic Root Stimulator Turf Hair Restoration System for best results.

Turf Care Centers

It has been some time since I have written about the subject of maintenance buildings and the associated site and companion buildings that make up the Turf Care Center.

Many superintendents sometimes see just the fancy maintenance buildings and Turf Care Centers in magazine articles and books, but in the following space I thought I would let the pictures do the talking. This is what’s out there.

From Florida to Connecticut, California to New Jersey, this photos are typical.

Keep in mind these photos are of private clubs, some in the top 100, most have budgets well over 1 million dollars.

A theme that repeats itself time and again, JUNK! I am beginning to wonder; do superintendents have a love affair with old equipment, plastic drums, and brittle PVC pipe?

Office areas and parts rooms, poorly kept; every course associated with these Turf Care Centers was in great shape, every single golf course was in exceptional condition!



 
 
 

 






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FYI, Revenues and Expenses



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Caparison of revenues and expenses on golf course operating and cap. X, six different course types in the United States.