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Thanks for the memories!
It's hard to believe, but the first time the staff of GCM posted to this blog was 12 years ago, almost to the day. On Aug. 17, 2005, we posted a short message welcoming readers to the blog and inviting... Continue reading
Posted Jul 31, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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A (cup) cut above
Posted Jul 14, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Landscapes Unlimited enters maintenance arena
Course contractor, developer and third-party manager Landscapes Unlimited has announced the formation Landscapes Golf Maintenance (LGM), a separate corporate division that provides golf course facilities with contract maintenance services. The new division will be led by industry veteran Larry Hanks,... Continue reading
Posted Jun 20, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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A touching tribute at Erin Hills
I first learned about the tragic story of Juan Cruz Reyes during a conversation with Erin Hills equipment manager Tim Roddy earlier this week. Reyes was the course's longtime assistant equipment manager who was killed in a car accident on... Continue reading
Posted Jun 15, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Whitten: From GCSAA to the U.S. Open
Posted Jun 15, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Bunker business at Erin Hills
The first round of the 117th U.S. Open is underway, and one aspect of the course playing host to the tournament, Erin HIlls, that hasn't received much attention are the course's bunkers. This video from our pals at GCSAA TV... Continue reading
Posted Jun 15, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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They came from a land down under
Posted Jun 14, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Mother nature giving and taking at Erin Hills
The predominant story to come out of Tuesday at the 2017 U.S. Open — at least as far as Erin Hills' maintenance team is concerned — was the weather. Specifically, the heavy rain that fell Monday night (almost an inch... Continue reading
Posted Jun 14, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Roddy finds a home at Erin Hills
Posted Jun 14, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Bayer signs on as Can Am Cup sponsor
Posted Jun 14, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Calm before the storm, figuratively and literally
For most of Monday, preparations for the 117th playing of the U.S. Open at Erin HIlls couldn't have gone much smoother, at least from a golf course management perspective. Of course, Mother Nature intervened Monday night and then again this... Continue reading
Posted Jun 13, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Reineking on weather, fescue roughs, morale
I just had spent a few minutes talking with Zach Reineking, Erin Hills’ director of course maintenance, about what has been an eventful first two full days of U.S. Open preparations. And instead of getting all flowery with my prose,... Continue reading
Posted Jun 13, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Bergner gets back in the game
Posted Jun 13, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Superdogs chipping in at Erin HIlls
The crew preparing Erin Hills for this week's U.S. Open has one very special participant, a four-legged morale booster named Dozer. Dozer belongs to Erin HIlls' equipment manager Tim Roddy (you can read more about him later today here on... Continue reading
Posted Jun 13, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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An Englishman in Wisconsin
Posted Jun 13, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Off and running at Erin Hills
GCSAA TV has a full crew on hand at Erin Hills for the 2017 U.S. Open, and will be posting content on their site throughout this week. From time to time, we'll be sharing those videos on the blog, starting... Continue reading
Posted Jun 12, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Off and running at Erin Hills
GCSAA TV has a full crew on hand at Erin Hills for the 2017 U.S. Open, and will be posting content on their site throughout this week. From time to time, we'll be sharing those videos on the blog, starting... Continue reading
Posted Jun 12, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Unretired at Erin Hills
Posted Jun 12, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Syngenta: Avid's SLN registration ends June 30
Syngenta is reminding superintendents that after June 30, 2017, Avid 0.15 EC miticide/insecticide may no longer be used under the 24(c) Special Local Needs (SLN) registration for nematode management on golf course greens. Syngenta previously communicated the voluntary cancellation of... Continue reading
Posted Jun 5, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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GCSAA hands out 2017 Garske Grants
Posted May 31, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Rounds 4 Research auction nets $217,000
Posted May 30, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Green Start application process to open May 22
John Deere Golf and Environmental Science, a business unit of the Crop Science division of Bayer, today announced the application process for the 12th Annual Green Start Academy (GSA) will open on May 22, 2017. Fifty assistant superintendents, from the... Continue reading
Posted May 18, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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ICYMI: Superintendent salaries remain on the rise
Posted May 18, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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A long way from home
Posted May 11, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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Inside information at the Players
Posted May 10, 2017 at From the desk of GCM
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