Renovations are stressful. But many insiders indicate post-renovation expectations induces more stress. "The demands of golf have changed, especially post-renovation," says a superintendent at prominent club. "It’s kind of unspoken that maintenance levels need to increase."

How one private-club superintendent jokingly and affectionately describes the dialogue with members: "Luckily, we have a club with about 400 agronomy professionals we can pull from."

Guy Cipriano There’s no doubt when a renovation is finished the expectation are through the roof. It’s hard for players to realize that you are dealing with juvenile plants that need to mature!

Guy Cipriano You are truly the heroes of every course.. I was on the greens committee chairman on board and a member of the superintendent association.. I brought all the magazine/books to the meetings..it made things easier for the superintendent to explain.. highly recommend doing the same

William J. Casto wrote a book about the overlooked architect of his home club in suburban Philadelphia. He just might have authored the most fascinating golf book released in 2025. golfcourseindustry.com/news/publisher…

IT'S NOT TOO LATE! ‼️ AQUA-AID Solutions There is still time to submit a recipe to our 2025 Turfheads Guide to Grilling. Send ingredients, instructions and a photo to Guy Cipriano, Matt LaWëll or Kelsie Horner by November 3.

Early indications from courses purchasing autonomous fairway mowers is that they aren't being positioned to stakeholders as replacing labor. Instead, they are being positioned as a way to reallocate available labor.

.Auburn Football vs. Kentucky Football football = The Get to Basketball Season Bowl.

Pete Dye Golf Club ended its 2025 season with an epic Superintendent’s Revenge outing. There’s no way the legendary architect envisioned the zany fun superintendent Jason Hollen and team presented to members.

“If you’re not having fun, then what are you doing here?" Why a recent visit to William Flynn-designed Lehigh (Pennsylvania) Country Club raised a question about how golf industry professionals spend their days, weeks, months, years and careers. golfcourseindustry.com/news/lehigh-co…

Our penultimate 2025 edition features tremendous depth. Every feature story could have gone on the cover. Every column has thoughtful words that will resonate with golf industry pros everywhere.

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Conducting research for an upcoming GOLF COURSE INDUSTRY podcast and stumbled upon a semi-private golf course with a HOC and green speed chart on its website. Thoughts about making this information public? Yay? Nay? WTF?

Had this view of prized central Pennsylvania turf yesterday. Still stunned by the deft footwork executed on it.

Mickey Mouse met the windmill because an imaginative West Virginia course concluded its 2025 season with a superintendent’s revenge outing. What made the day special? And why should more courses consider adding similar events? golfcourseindustry.com/news/pete-dye-…

Our November 2025 cover story: Supers from the start Read about Eric Tuchols and Scott Dunbar: golfcourseindustry.com/article/supers…

Current scene in the GOLF COURSE INDUSTRY office. Any guesses what warm-weather spot we’re headed to next week? Booth 1618 … Booth 1618 … Booth 1618 … ☀️ ⛳️ 🤝

What's more critical to a golf course's long-term financial success?

Is a roaring golf economy good for superintendents and other managers? golfcourseindustry.com/article/golfon…

The contrasting forms of Myrtle Beach golf as observed from above …