This was too good just to put into the blog...it needs to get seen!
Golf Digest is adjusting its ratings criteria to base conditioning on the fast and firm paradigm. Here is a quote:
To do our part, at the urging of some members of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, Golf Digest has redefined the Conditioning category used in our various course rankings.
The old definition asked panelists, "How would you rate the playing quality of tees, fairways and greens when you last played the course?" The new definition reads, "How fast, firm and rolling were the fairways, and how firm yet receptive were the greens on the date you played the course?"
The entire article should be read and it is
here.
New to the site as of 4/8/2008:
Michael's article for the Golf Course Superintendents Association of New England on the delegate's trip to England.
Here
New to the site as of 5/2/2008:
We have abandoned the blog for now. It was buggy and unreliable. I also think that I can do a better job in communicating with the weekly email blasts from the office. Anything of huge interest in the world of golf can be shared on this page.
New to the site as of 5/22/2008:
Pictures from the aeration process are
here.
New to the site as of 6/3/2008:Here is a new series of graphics we will be uploading to the site over the next few months. This series consists of historical plans of the golf course. The first one is the
1915 Ross designed 9 holer. We did some drawing and coloring to help the holes stand out...it looks like a fine golf course.
This is a snapshot of the 1915 designed course in 1923. I only bring this up because the plan shows the current clubhouse built in the early 20's and the 1915 clubhouse would've been across the street to the top of this plan.
This is in pdf form, and you should be able to zoom into parts of the plan for details. There is an attached article on the opening of the links from the Boston Globe at the time that you have to zoom into the view.
New to the site as of 6/25/2008:
We have added a condition report button to the left with all the other navigation buttons. This should be updated weekly.
New to the site as of 7/3/2008:
Our Head Gardener, Susan Crowther has posted pictures of her planters and flowers online, along with some interesting perspectives of other things at the club.
and here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25190100@N08/New to the site as of 7/13/2008:This is a pdf of a
power point presentation that was given just a few nights ago to the Long Range Golf Course Maintenance Plan Committee. You will see, that we have gone from a very busy manufactured look with striping and an over planting of ornamental trees to a very clean, traditional, natural course.
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