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Brent Kelley, an About.com contributor, has put together an awesome piece about
general golf course maintenance. Right out of the gate he tells readers that proper
maintenance is not only the job of the Golf Course Superintendent, but also the job of
the golfers. His piece is written for the golfing audience, and it is very well done. Bravo. Brent! Check out his posting HERE.
Direct from the GCI Blogroll, The Country Club at Castle Pines Golf course Maintenance Blog has a terrific video posted August 31 about how the golfers/members can do their part to help keep your golf course looking and playing great. Sean McCue has done a superb job with his blog and it's one to watch. Check out Sean's blog HERE.
Shane Coates, Assistant Equipment Manager at TPC Sawgrass has developed a
spreader/spray hawk carrier to help the crew be more cost efficient by not having
spreaders and whatnot get damaged by riding around in the back of a gator or trailer.
Tom Vlach has done a great job with the Sawgrass blog and I highly recommend it.
See it by clicking HERE.
Have you had a chat with your golf course lately? It may just do you both some good.
Kevin Goss, Superintendent at Sugar Creek Golf Course in Villa Park, IL., Interviewed
his fairway recently and it had a lot to say. Recognized by the PGA as one of the top
100 Play Golf America facilities, Sugar Creek keeps a lively website/blog going.
Enjoy the fairway interview by clicking HERE, then go to the August 8 blog post. If you
are so inclined, you can go directly to their website from there.
From the shadow of our Nation's Capital comes the blog of the Country Club of
Woodmore, located in Bowie, Maryland. Brandon Collins keeps the blog on a regular
schedule and has provided his membership (and curiosity-seekers) with some posthurricane photos and information. From what I've seen, heard, and read about some of the devastation from Irene, I would have to say Woodmore escaped relatively in tact. (Sure! Tell that to the members and crew, right?)
You can read Brandon's blog and check out some hurricane photos HERE.
Our thoughts go out to all those affected by Hurricane Irene, as well as those affected by the terrible drought down in Texas. Why does it always seem that every year one part of the country is suffering epic drought, while at the same time another is suffering epic floods?
From Golf Digest come a slideshow of some of the damage and destruction caused by Irene. It's terrible, too, since all our courses should now be recovering from summer stress. Best of luck to everyone. Click HERE for the slideshow.
A moment of safety: Surely everyone has seen this label in some form or another:
I urge you all to heed this warning, as exhibited by yours truly:
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