Now that I have your attention, we have a limited supply of reproductions of old Par Aide ads which we framed a few years ago for sale in a local golf store. They are great for the golf nut who has a golf room and can’t get enough stuff to put or hang in it. [...]
I have heard it said since the early 80’s that for golf to grow, women and kids must be attracted to the game. And yet just a few months ago, I heard a golf course architect ask what could be done. Well for starters set the ego aside and make holes playable for the beginners [...]
What’s going on with golf balls? There are rules and specifications for flag sticks, cups and golf clubs. Except for the size are there any limitations, especially to the liveliness of golf balls? It is changing the game.
Not long ago I took in a day of discussion about the golf industry, as a whole, and these are some things I took home from it.
2009 will end up being the 4th straight year in which facility closings will outpace openings. Estimates are 180 closings, 60 openings. This is on the heels of 2008 [...]
Watching the Masters, I couldn’t help but wonder how many Superintendents would be hearing the phrase, “why can’t our course look like that?” It was and is a spectacular venue. I also wondered how many viewers made a tee time for this week? In times like these, where all the news is negative, wasn’t it [...]
