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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

4 years

The @PGATOUR just played 13 straight weeks, completed its 2019-20 season without a post-restart round or event zapped because of #COVID19 and continued earning millions for charity. Has a sports commissioner handled 2020 better than Jay Monahan?

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One of the biggest golf evolutions over the last 30 years is the decreasing conditioning gap between non-private and private courses. The quality of golf available for $30-$99 is remarkable thanks to the crafty and efficient work of turf teams at public and municipal courses.

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2 years

Golf has experienced an industry-altering demographic shift the past 30 months. Members of the 40-and-under crowd are using courses across the country at all times, including on weekday mornings and afternoons. The impact of remote work is massive.

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3 years

The greatest asset at a successful club isn’t the clubhouse, pool, tennis courts or even the golf course. It’s the PEOPLE!!!

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2 years

Veteran superintendent on why he doesn't hesitate to limit mowing and other mechanical stresses on greens during a tough summer stretch: "I’d rather be yelled at for slow greens than fired for dead ones."

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3 years

Clubs with the land to build a short course yet continue investing millions into clubhouse renovations are failing to understand where golf is headed. 🤦‍♂️

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1 year

Is “fun” the greatest compliment that can be given to a golf course?

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2 years

Given the labor shortage in the golf industry, requiring a two- or four-year degree for an assistant-in-training position paying less than $20 per hour seems myopic.

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1 year

Something you don't see often: the fifth hole at The Gravel Pit in Brainerd, Minnesota, has a tree in the middle of the green.

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2 years

When are clubs and golf facilities at all levels going to realize superintendents should be compensated the same (if not more) than general managers? Did what occur in 2020 slip memories?

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

2 years

Should golf be considered a wellness industry? 👍 or 👎

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2 years

The average U.S. green fee is around $40. Wonder how often leaders of golf associations and organizations visit those facilities using their own money and mingle with the normal golf consumer? A lot can be learned about the people who support the industry by making these visits.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

5 years

Perhaps the best thing you can do this weekend. Get outside. Support the thousands who maintain a meaningful product for millions.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

2 years

Been covering the golf industry for eight years. Still struggling to understand why some view it as a negative when a quality assistant superintendent enjoys life on and off the course and wants to stay in a position long term. The demands of top management aren't for everyone.

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3 years

Holiday Wish No. 1: Instead of refurbishing patios, dining rooms, grills, bars, locker rooms and pools, it would be uplifting to see golf facilities get ultra-serious about investing more into the employees who maintain the asset that provides the highest ROI.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

4 years

Seems like every other superintendent/director of agronomy I speak with these days is at a facility executing or preparing to execute course enhancements. 2020 is making owners/operators/boards/committees realize the golf course is THE star of a facility.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

11 months

"Blue-collar country club" is one of the best labels a golf course can be given. It indicates value, quality, laughs, humility and promotes golf as a game for all. If somebody gives your course that label, totally embrace it!

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3 years

Anybody who thinks modern golf is an elitist pursuit needs to be shown the facts: 79 percent of the 529 million rounds played in the U.S. in 2021 were played at public courses, according to @NGF_GolfBizInfo .

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Guy Cipriano

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7 months

Grew up as a caddie. Have a tremendous amount of respect of the job. Big believer in the opportunities it creates. But there's no way a caddie should be making double or triple the hourly rate of somebody working on the golf course maintenance team.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

2 years

Golf maintenance employees execute skilled work in myriad conditions. The golf industry could bolster its labor situation by treating, viewing and compensating employees as if they were performing a trade.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

1 year

A throwback way of ensuring the group in front of you clears the fairway is still in existence at some courses ...

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@GCIMagazineGuy

2 years

With lenghty waiting lists at many private clubs, there's never been more leverage to boot high-maintenance jerks. The focus should be on elevating the experience of pleasant members and creating a positive environment for staff. Do clubs have the courage to do this?

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

3 years

Among towering redwoods and along the Pacific Ocean in far Northern California on Sept. 13, 2021.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

3 years

Who needs nightclubs when you can swing golf clubs at night? Cloud Nine is an illuminated short course at 45-hole Angel Park.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

3 years

Twitter has changed the golf maintenance industry more than any innovation released since 2006. It has made it possible to be heard/noticed without hosting a big event, easier to share ideas and connected industry pros from around the world without requiring a huge budget to use.

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1 year

Veteran golf course architect on designing greens: "When I got started, a quick green was 9 to 10. Now you have golfers clamoring for whatever reason for 12 and 13 speeds. I don’t understand it. I don’t think half of them could identify what that speed is if they experience it."

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

2 years

Too much time is wasted bickering about golf course ratings. Not enough time is spent celebrating why golf courses are the greatest places on the planet thanks to the amazing people who maintain them.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

2 years

Dear Green Speed Guy and Gal, Super, super, super fast greens make the game and your course less interesting. There are fewer cool hole locations. It's tougher for your superintendent to control traffic. And trying to hit a number to satisfy your ego stresses out the turf team.

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50-year golf course superintendent who has worked in the private, public and resort sectors of the industry on how the job has changed: “It’s too bad you are measured at your worth and how good you are at your job by green speeds."

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

2 months

Super fast greens aren’t great greens. In many cases, they limit the amount of interesting shots played on, around and to them.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

1 year

How much different would the top 100 lists look if every course had the same maintenance budget and capital improvement fund?

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@GCIMagazineGuy

11 months

Dormant Bermudagrass is a darn good playing surface. And Pilot Mountain Park Country Club in northern North Carolina is a darn good 1960s Gene Hamm design maintained by superintendent Chris Berrier and team.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

3 years

There's loads of industry pressure for turf pros to chase high-paying jobs at big-budget courses. But the most fulfilled and creative people you meet in the golf industry often work at courses with modest budgets.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

11 months

Baffling sign of the industry times: Courses with green fees exceeding $500 yet consistently struggle to retain key maintenance employees because of pay. 🤦‍♂️

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

2 years

An aluminum can recycling bin at one of the Midwest’s busiest municipal golf courses.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

4 years

The first tee at Weymouth Country Club in Medina, Ohio, takes superintendent awareness to a deserved level.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

3 years

It's perhaps time for the golf industry to reframe the labor conversation. Instead of bemoaning the people we don't have, the industry can help its cause by celebrating the people who show up every day and create awesome products. Positivity is the best way to inspire.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

2 years

Synthetic turf bunker face at a practice facility.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

4 years

Safely visited 20 states during the past year. The America portrayed on a screen is nothing like what's actually out there. Kindness, sacrifice, determination, responsibility, serenity and savvy permeate every part of the country. It's inspiring to observe with your own eyes.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

7 months

Idea for the PGA Tour: Lean on tradition. Return to Firestone, Westchester, Cog Hill, Brown Deer Park. Embrace events with cuts. Ditch the playoffs. Turn Q-School into a made-for-YouTube drama. Global golf is big enough for the old standby and brash newcomer.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

2 years

Anybody recognize this Chicagoland course? The bunkering looks intriguing from above.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

1 year

Is September the most hectic month in the American golf maintenance industry? Smaller crews. Steady play. Aerifications. Overseeds. Events. Outings. Budgeting. A LOT is being asked of superintendents and their teams during the month.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

3 years

Longtime superintendent on a few perks of the job: "You get to see the sunrise every day and you get to bring your dog to work. There are very few jobs where you can do that."

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@GCIMagazineGuy

2 years

Unless it's the only game in a low-cost-of-living town, why would an assistant superintendent candidate possessing a degree or certificate consider a job paying less than $45,000 per year in 2023?

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Guy Cipriano

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4 years

The best cart ride in golf? The trek between the sixth green and seventh tee at Pete Dye Golf Club offers a glimpse of the site’s former life.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

1 year

Schools lacking a logical reason for having synthetic football playing surfaces: · Ohio State · Michigan · Notre Dame · Wisconsin · Minnesota · Illinois · Nebraska · Iowa · Indiana · Maryland · Rutgers · Kansas State · Missouri · Kentucky

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Veteran superintendent at an ultra-busy course on his mentality changing: "You'll see a cart up there parked 10 feet from a green. Earlier in my career, it used to bother me. It doesn’t bother me anymore. As long as they are having fun ... we want them coming back.”

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· It’s remarkable an upstate New York course can play this firm so early in the golf season. · Those responsible for mowing Oak Hill’s bunker faces are highly trained turfgrass artists. · @ohccturf1 and team are phenomenal representatives of their humble community and industry.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

3 years

Somebody please explain why a certain portion of the golf clientele demands super fast greens. How can putting defensively be enjoyable?

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@GCIMagazineGuy

2 years

Considering the shortage of talent coming through the pipeline and improved financial situation at many clubs, has there ever been a better time for a young person to enter the golf maintenance industry?

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@GCIMagazineGuy

3 years

It's fun to try new stuff, right? Foxburg Country Club offers purists the option of using sand tees.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

4 years

Asked a veteran superintendent at an elite club how he motivates others during grueling stretches. Enthusiastically leading by example is his go-to tactic. "If your employees see you excited and out there working and getting dirty and getting the work done, it’s contagious."

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1 year

Observations from a one-day dash to Oak Hill: · Mowing lines are a critical part of a restoration. Oak Hill’s are incredible. · Available hole locations on green corners are unlike anything we have seen in recent major championship golf. · Bunkers are playing like, well, hazards.

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1 year

It's baffling how many "Top 100" golf courses aren't anywhere near "Top 100" status in employee pay.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

3 years

The wife/newbie golfer played her first nine outside Ohio at Rolling Hills Golf Club in Tucson. The sign at the first tee immediately made her felt comfortable.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

3 years

A natural grass playing surface should be a requirement for a venue to host a @CFBPlayoff title game.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

2 years

Frequently hearing superintendents describe this as the "toughest" or "one of the toughest" summers they have experienced. Continued heavy play, labor woes and the nastiest weather of the three summers in the COVID-19 era are converging in many places.

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Guy Cipriano

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1 year

Myopia Hunt Club’s bunkers are hidden, treacherous and cleverly designed.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

4 years

He received his first set of golf clubs last night. He wanted to walk nine tonight. A moment his uncle will never forget.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

2 years

One of the most practical and profitable food-and-beverage operations you'll ever see at a golf facility: the grab-and-go section of the Sykes/Lady Overland Park Golf Club in Overland Park, Kansas.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

2 years

Why isn't a superintendent in the World Golf Hall of Fame? There's nobody in the room advocating for one. 2024 selection committee included: • 4 Hall of Fame players • 7 institutional seats (no GCSAA) • 6 mainstream golf media members • 3 at-large seats (also no GCSAA)

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

3 years

Wolf Creek dazzles from the start.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

3 years

Imagine if a golf tournament was decided with a closest-to-the-pin contest. That’s how ludicrous college football overtime has become.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

2 years

Wonder if salaries and wages for golf course maintenance employees at PGA Tour-owned facilities are escalating as fast as purses for these “elevated” and "designated" events?

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

4 years

Golf just raised over $5.5 million for #COVID19 relief efforts on a Sunday afternoon in a safe and responsible way. Everybody associated with the game should be beaming with pride.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

3 years

Observations from two days at #TheMasters : • The short-turf expansion on No. 11 is significant • Millennials outnumbered Baby Boomers in the gallery • ANGC got doused, yet patrons walking 1-18 left with dry socks • The joy exuded by first-time attendees is immeasurable

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2 months

It's disconcerting to learn how many superintendents are currently operating without assistants and have no short-term hope for filling their open positions.

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Guy Cipriano

@GCIMagazineGuy

3 years

When somebody suggests golf is too expensive or only for rich people, show them this tremendous infographic from the @NGF_GolfBizInfo . Of the below activities, golf also provides the best combination of physical and mental health benefits.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

2 years

Thousands of talented and determined people take steep career discounts to work in all segments of the golf industry. Their efforts ensure golf remains the greatest game of all. If you're in a position to advocate to get them more $$$ to handle rising living costs, please do it!

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@GCIMagazineGuy

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Donald Ross for under $45 on Labor Day?!?! Mill Creek in Boardman, Ohio, is always bustling, brilliantly maintained by Lance Bailey and team, and a beautiful example of high-quality, affordable golf available to the masses. It’s also one of the few munis with two Ross layouts.

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🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️ when owners, committees and architects talk about adding more back tees to a golf course. Millions of boomers are on the brink of no longer enjoying the game because thousands of courses don’t have the proper forward tees.

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2 years

Equipment managers have always been ultra-important in the golf industry. But with the lengthy post-order waits on new equipment and tight windows to complete mows in this heavy-play era, the value of a talented and reliable EM has never been higher.

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Retired industry legend on why more young people aren't working golf maintenance jobs: “It’s strictly money. I have a grandson who was interested in the business. He’s cooking in a diner making $20 an hour. He’s not going to make that in the golf course industry."

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2 years

A sampling of some of the shaping around Wachesaw Plantation Club, a Tom Fazio design in Martells Inlet, South Carolina. Yes, Mike Strantz worked here.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

8 years

The intricacies you notice when looking downward during parts of your first walk around #AugustaNational .

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Asked a superintendent in an area with a splendid golf scene if he gets to see other courses ... "I get so busy working that I don’t get to see other courses. We work here, go home, eat, turn the TV on, go to sleep and do it all over again." Sadly, that's a common response.

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3 years

Don’t get all the Torrey Pines disdain. It almost always produces a compelling @PGATOUR finish and it’s beloved by locals who receive affordable rates. What more does anybody want in a golf facility?

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Blueberry Hill Golf Club in northwestern Pennsylvania has just four bunkers. Instead of sand, it boasts a collection of upright and invetred grassy features around its greens.

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3 years

Judging a golf course by yardage from the tips is like evaluating a car by max speed. It serves no practical purpose.

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3 years

Offering somebody a chance to advance their career and improve their financial situation isn't "poaching."

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8 years

Golf course architect Keith Foster: "I get far too much credit for doing what I do. My work turns out great because of the superintendent."

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Longtime golf course architect on current renovation costs: “A club can literally spend $5 million and other than a smooth cart ride, you really can’t tell that a dime was spent.”

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@GCIMagazineGuy

3 years

Keep seeing the Royal St. George's greens at the @TheOpen referred to as "slow." If that's the intrigue and POP "slow" greens yield, play them at that speed for all majors. Slowing greens down at the highest levels would be wonderful for the game at all levels.

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1 year

Good luck walking a more fascinating modern design than Pete Dye Golf Club. Every angle, contour, slope, hump, undulation and hazard serves a purpose. The course oozes character at every turn. And Jason Hollen and team continue to find ways to further elevate this treasure.

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2 years

How much $$$ have clubs spent over the past 30 years altering cleverly designed greens because a few low-handicap and vocal members want to hit a number on a Stimpmeter? Imagine the infrastructure improvements that could me made if that $$$ was directed elsewhere.

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When a club encourages/allows its superintendent to participate in general manager, golf pro, head chef and other managerial position interviews, it’s a strong sign that club is an excellent place to work.

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Professionals entering the golf industry as second or third careers with non-turf backgrounds are making a huge impact on the golf industry. They are bringing new ideas, abundant energy and different ways of accomplishing tasks to help facilities adapt to modern realities.

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The solution to finding an AIT in the current era is straightforward: develop the position from within and help the candidate pay for his or her education. Looking for an outsider to fill that position without offering a competitive wage is a hiring Hail Mary these days.

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@GCIMagazineGuy

3 years

Heard a venerable golf writer/author drop the following line about green speeds on a podcast: “Superintendents are all so good now that they can produce 13 without working that hard.” 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ That writer must not spend much time studying the amazing work ethic of superintendents.

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Elite superintendents are industry content junkies. They find time to read print publications, they subscribe to newsletters, they register for digital learning events, they check and respond to emails frequently. They are always looking for ways to do the job better.

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“Fast casual” is easily the fastest growing segment of the restaurant industry. Imagine the growth possibilities for the golf industry once it embraces scalable “fast casual” concepts.

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How golf is covered yields elitism. Open a mainstream golf pub or watch Golf Channel and it's the same courses with hefty green fees receiving coverage. The reality is different. The bulk of the 529 million rounds consumed by 25.1 million Americans in 2021 happened elsewhere.

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Superintendent on handling a major renovation: “I’m not going BS you and say this was easy. It was very difficult. In many times, in the back of my mind, I’m going, ‘What am I doing? I’m killing myself.'"

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2 years

. @GreenGCA ’s rise as a great guider of championship golf course restorations is one of the coolest stories in the golf industry. The fact that he’s executing work with admirable humility and deflects praise to turf teams makes the story even cooler.

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Golf management company executive: "Our industry has to start giving people a legitimate trajectory to keeping them in the business or we are going to continue to lose really great leaders to industries that allow them to see a path that they don’t have in our industry."

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What’s better than a morning hike out West? A morning hike with a golf course view. Here’s how Dixie Red Hills Golf Course, the first course in St. George, Utah, looks from the Owens Loop Trail.

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Prominent East Coast superintendent on the importance of seeking input from others: "You don't have to be the smartest guy if you know the smartest people."

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Can a green really be fully restored if a club is expecting its turf team to have them running at speeds the original architect never imagined? And how much more interesting would greens be with reasonable limits on speed?

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. @CaledoniaGolfFi in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Where chowder meets clever design.