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Thanks for your continued support of <i>Golfdom</i>, and all our many media outlets!Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-44591388312232276622013-06-20T15:16:00.000-04:002013-06-20T15:16:36.210-04:00Jacobsen launches AR522 contour rotary <a data-mce-href="http://www.jacobsen.com/" href="http://www.jacobsen.com/">Jacobsen</a>, a Textron company
based out of Charlotte N.C., has launched its new mower the AR522
contour rotary. The new mower, which is an upgrade from the previous
AR-522, is designed to work on intermediate golf roughs; green and tee
surronds; and sports and recreation fields.<br />
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“Even though golfers
don’t want to play out of the rough, they still expect them to look
good,” said David Withers, President of Jacobsen. “The new AR522 helps
give our customers better-looking roughs, especially in their contoured
and hilly areas. It’s one more way Jacobsen is helping our customers
provide superior conditions every day.”<br />
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The new mower will be
available globally in July 2013.<br />
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Some highlights of this issue:<br />
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-- USGA-funded research on Buffalograss <br />
-- Plant Health part two, by yours truly<br />
-- A feature on Pelican Hill's efforts to keep run-off out of the Pacific <br />
-- Getting the most out of golf car batteries, from our friends at Trojan<br />
-- Keeping ants off your greens<br />
-- Mark Woodward on the best offices in the world <br />
-- 19th Hole interview with Jersey super Jeff Wetterling<br />
-- <a href="http://editiondigital.net/display_article.php?id=1427866&id_issue=163279" target="_blank">A hilarious story from Pennsylvania super Jim Rattigan</a><br />
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<a href="http://editiondigital.net/publication/frame.php?i=163279&p=&pn=&ver=flex" target="_blank">Just give a click right here!</a>Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-77807946801698312222013-06-19T11:34:00.000-04:002013-06-19T11:34:19.128-04:00GCSAA COO resigns<div id="ctl00_PageContentPlaceHolder_MainContentBlock">
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<i>GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans today announced that Richard Konzem has made
the decision to resign his position as chief operating officer effective
immediately. Konzem was hired for the position in October 2011.</i><br />
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and its members," Evans said. "We will miss him as a GCSAA team member,
and wish him much success in his future endeavors."</i><br />
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</i><i>Evans said that as is standard procedure, the position will be evaluated before any posting decisions are made.</i><br />
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Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-53781338518948681422013-06-18T13:47:00.001-04:002013-06-18T13:47:53.974-04:00U.S. Open hangover<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-RwZgnDM2D144sT7oj61kQQLCVuMuHXbXkE7dnGtiRQR25s2VTlCfjjtDDG8RbkiH0lzQD-Nar25x9tPleCGkbRtpuUCyd2aUEalg98RxYIP-Kc2hzsOAFigLk_qttkR_m2UMw/s1600/photo.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-RwZgnDM2D144sT7oj61kQQLCVuMuHXbXkE7dnGtiRQR25s2VTlCfjjtDDG8RbkiH0lzQD-Nar25x9tPleCGkbRtpuUCyd2aUEalg98RxYIP-Kc2hzsOAFigLk_qttkR_m2UMw/s400/photo.jpeg" width="300" /></a>Well, it's Tuesday, and I'm almost back to normal after a few days at the U.S. Open. I hope you enjoyed the blog posts, the photos, the interviews and <a href="https://twitter.com/Golfdom" target="_blank">the many tweets</a> I sent out while at the Open. I know I had a good time! But then again, you know me — I always have a good time.<br />
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I did make my way through one of the giant merchandise tents to pick up a few things. While I was there, I grabbed a few hats. I'll be giving them away on Twitter here in an hour or two. Follow me at @Golfdom for a chance to win!<br />
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Here's a pic of the hats. I especially like that forest green one, with the wicker on the mesh...<br />
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<br />Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-80194105727580641272013-06-14T09:52:00.002-04:002013-06-14T09:52:45.653-04:00How tough is the rough?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The rough at Merion, as most players saw yesterday, is brutal. Here are a few shots, using a $20 bill and my iPhone as reference points.<br />
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"The rough is thick — U.S. Open rough. The rough is thicker
right now, because of the water… they haven’t cut it… it’s getting long and
thick," Brandt Snedeker told me. "It’s going to be longer than normal because of the length of the golf
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Furyk said some spots weren't as tough as others:</div>
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"It’s tough, it’s thick. You can tell in spots there’s
definitely some fertilizer in there, to thicken it up. It’s not overly-overly
long, in a lot of spots," he said. "Some of the short holes, like behind 11, it’s got to
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Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-91080097294526162962013-06-14T08:45:00.000-04:002013-06-14T08:45:48.913-04:00U.S. Open photo parade pt. 3<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our last day of photo parades... photos taken Tuesday through Thursday... here we go...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kevin Streelman blasting out of a bunker.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Streelman on 18 tee... he's currently # 6 in FedEx Cup points.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You know it's getting serious when the Goodyear blimp comes out!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My media pass gave me access to the locker room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom Fazio and I. Look for a video interview with Mr. Fazio on GolfdomTV here in two weeks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So, so good.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trophy was in the media shuttle with me... what luck! I had to get some shots with it.</td></tr>
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<br />Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-52351733257199254042013-06-13T10:00:00.000-04:002013-06-13T10:08:51.022-04:00U.S. Open photo parade pt. 2<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the U.S. Open! This is day two of the photo parade... I'm Seth, and I'll be your host. Just a note about these photos, they are taken straight from my camera without any Photoshop or light filtering, etc. They're just pics I took. This photo, for example... I did not travel back in time to get it. Instead, I took a photo of one of the promotional signs at Merion.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the guys relaxing in the mid-afternoon. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rickie Fowler about to go on camera with the USGA. Had no idea the lovely on-air talent was locked in on me when I was about to snap this photo. Had I known, I would have asked them to say, "cheese!" Or, for Rickie, "Go Cowboys!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the front view of No. 14 tee (/green), which I was writing about yesterday... weird, huh?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lot of boots on the course these last two days...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crew gets in dinner before going out on their evening rounds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom Marzolf, senior design associate with Fazio Golf Designers, explains to a couple of golf fans, "I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure the weight room is... THAT WAY..." </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robert Smith observes the fairway mowers as they're in action.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having one leg doesn't slow this crew member down. Wait...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">$6.50 a beer. I confirmed that this price was what they were actually charging. You see, I go the extra mile for you, the reader. Because I care.</td></tr>
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<i>A note about these photos: They're all property of </i>Golfdom<i>
magazine. But if you're a benevolent entity (read: not one of our mortal
enemies... you know who you are) you can "borrow" these photos if you
just give a credit to </i>GOLFDOM<i> and a link back to <a href="http://www.golfdom.com/">www.golfdom.com</a>. Thanks much.</i>Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-88507006550656368252013-06-13T00:21:00.000-04:002013-06-13T00:21:11.698-04:00Furyk, Watson and Snedeker talk conditionsI got a few more player interviews done today.<br />
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I avoid the press conferences where everyone gets a typed transcript of what a player says. I prefer one-on-one interviews with players on the course. I believe they're more useful and honest.<br />
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I grabbed Furyk after his practice round today at 3 p.m. EST. A colleague (from the <i>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</i>) and I interviewed Bubba Watson on the practice range at 4:25 EST. And the Brandt Snedeker talk was a quick one while he signed autographs at 4:45 EST.<br />
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<b>Jim Furyk</b></div>
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"(The course is) better now, it was really wet and sloppy (Tuesday) and ripe
for scoring. It’s improved a lot more than I could have imagined in just one
day…</div>
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The problem is, if they get the teeniest bit of rain, it’s
going to start flooding up again. I don’t know, in Florida, if we get three or
four inches of rain, not a big deal. We drive carts down the middle of the
fairways the next day. It’s different types of turf. It’s retaining water.</div>
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I feel bad for (the maintenance crew) because I know the worse the
weather is, the more problems it causes for them. I’m sure they’re kind of
running 24/7 this week, trying to get this golf course in shape. We appreciate all
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<b>Bubba Watson</b></div>
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It’s golf. You’re going to have wet conditions, you’re going to have dry
conditions. Obviously, we’re going to have wet (conditions) this week.</div>
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(Thursday) looks like rain, hopefully it doesn’t. I want to be
done with my round before the rain gets here and let the other guys worry about
it. I’m waiting to see what happens. You have to be ready for anything. It’s a
grueling game, especially at the U.S. Open.</div>
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The greens are soft. It doesn’t mean it’s going to play
easier, it’s going to play softer. It’s still Merion. It’s still got high
rough.</div>
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I don’t see the course drying out. It’s still wet. We could play the
ball down right now. If the rain comes, I don’t know if the USGA plays the ball
up, but… it’s one of those where you just have to play it.</div>
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<b>Brandt Snedeker</b></div>
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The course is playing pretty good. It finally dried out, all that
stuff. It’s all gonna change tomorrow.</div>
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I’m very surprised (with the progress of the course.) They’ve done a great job. The greens are
good and fast.</div>
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The rough is thick. It's U.S. Open rough… the rough is thicker
right now, because of the water… they haven’t cut it… it’s getting long and
thick. It’s going to be longer than normal because of the length of the golf
course.</div>
Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-30842684616709257622013-06-13T00:02:00.000-04:002013-06-13T00:53:12.511-04:00Pros and cons of PhillyIt's been a great week in Philadelphia so far. Some pros and cons:<br />
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<b>PROS</b><br />
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<li><b>Public transit. </b>I've taken the subway/train from downtown to the course every day. It's a breeze, and costs a total of $3. Extra bonus -- there's a train stop right outside Merion's front gate.</li>
<li><b>The history.</b> There is so much American history here (obviously)! Benjamin Franklin is buried in the cemetery right behind my hotel. I mean, RIGHT behind my hotel. Non even a nine iron away. That just seems unbelievable to me, I don't know why.</li>
<li><b>Tourist friendly. </b>Lots of signs telling you which way to go, and what other cool thing is right around that other corner. Signs, signs, everywhere a sign.</li>
<li><b>Cheesesteaks. </b>I don't think I've found the ultimate one yet, but I'm going to try another two or three to continue that quest. Leave me a comment if you know where the best one is... </li>
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<b>CONS</b><br />
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<li><b>Wacky liquor laws.</b> Apparently it's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_laws_of_Pennsylvania" target="_blank">against the law to sell a 12-pack of beer </a>in Philadelphia. I'm serious. I was going to throw a 12-pack in my room, as is tradition when I travel. But I was told that there are no places to buy canned (or bottled) beer in Philly except for bars, where you have to pay for to-go beers. So a 6-pack is literally $30, minimum. Bizarre. I thought Kansas had weird liquor laws.</li>
<li><b>Customer service.</b> I walked out of a place tonight. Sat there for ten minutes and no one would come up to say high, take a drink order, anything. I know it sounds snobby to gripe about this, but I put myself through college working in restaurants and bars. Especially when tourist dollars are in town, it's not that hard to schmooze a little for a tip.</li>
<li><b>Phillies are out of town.</b> I think it should be a rule that when a major sporting event (i.e. the U.S. Open) comes to town, you make sure your pro baseball team (or whatever is in season) is in town as well. That allows sports fans to double-up on the pleasure and see a ballpark and a game that they normally wouldn't have. But no Phillies for U.S. Open fans, sorry.</li>
</ul>
Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-5452997256963988212013-06-12T09:01:00.000-04:002013-06-12T09:01:00.345-04:00Q: When is a tee also a green?<style>
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<i>A: When it’s No. 14 tee at Merion</i></div>
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Keep your eyes peeled for an unusual sight at Merion Golf
Club this week: players teeing it up on a green.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reigning U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson tees it up on No. 14 green. Er, tee. </td></tr>
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Tom Marzolf, senior design associate at Fazio Golf Course
Designers, smiled when asked about this unusual circumstance. The green is a practice green for members at Merion, but there’s more to the story
than that.
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“For the (2005) U.S. Amateur, the decision was made to
create a level spot on the green. During the tournament, we picked up the
markers and actually played (tee shots) off the green… that was well received, and added a
lot of length to the 14<sup>th</sup> hole,” Marzolf says. “In the interim, we
decided to make the green bigger. We did a 38-yard extension to this green.
It’s one of the largest greens here. The green committee asked us to replicate
the 17<sup>th</sup> green. It mimics the contours of the 17<sup>th</sup>
green at Merion.”</div>
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So Merion has a replica of 17 green that also doubles as a
teeing ground for when the big hitters come out to play. Some courses really do
have it all, eh?</div>
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“One of the issues for the change and why the green got 38
yards longer for the tee on 14, they wanted to put a very large grandstand behind
18. The wider the grandstand, the harder it would be to play 14 from the normal
tee. So as we extended this green, we changed the angle of the tee shot to
golfer’s left (on 14),” Marzolf says. “The line of play now is down the left-hand
side… and now the grandstand on 18 is larger. It was done together.”</div>
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This new line means that a stop sign had to be moved on Golf
House Road, which adjoins the course. With the new line, players would have had
that stop sign as either a distraction or a target. </div>
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But isn’t it weird to step up on a green and put a peg down?</div>
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“It’s not something you do every day,” Marzolf says. “They’re
all hitting woods off the tee, there’s not a divot issue. But it is a unique
feeling to walk on to a green and swing away.”</div>
Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-42847387175034396932013-06-12T07:52:00.000-04:002013-06-12T07:52:00.858-04:00If you read one U.S. Open preview...It should probably be this one:<br />
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<a href="http://editiondigital.net/publication/?i=159555" target="_blank">Click here to read it!</a><br />
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(OK, <i>Sports Illustrated </i>did a pretty nice preview as well...)<br />
<br />Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-65593748390844645832013-06-12T00:50:00.001-04:002013-06-12T00:58:43.861-04:00U.S. Open photo parade pt. 1<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the U.S. Open and my first of three photo parades. My name is Seth, I'll be your host... let's get started.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the right is Robert Smith, equipment technician here at Merion. That's his brother Mike on the left, and his dad, uh... Mr. Smith, in the middle. Yep, this journalism thing, I've got it down.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The preferred reading of the Merion maintenance tent is Golfdom. This photo proves it. Take THAT, competition. (Gotta beat that competition, yessir!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The crew, excited to get back out there on the course, on Tuesday afternoon. Once it was discovered that this photo might make a magazine, I had to take it again, so the young lady in the center could take the photo again sans sunglasses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"And now, a word from our sponsor..." Merion GC superintendent Arron McCurdy speaking to the crew in front of the sponsors banner. Is it just me, or does that Turf Screen logo really pop?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walk mowers, along with their mats for turn-arounds on the collars, head out for the afternoon shift. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rakers. Lots of rakers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fairway mowers are all lined up and ready to mow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were a lot of golf fans out there today. There were also a few of these fans, too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rollin', rollin', rollin' fairways.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You see, there is random stuff in the rough. AND WE LIKE IT THAT WAY! (More on the rough in a future post.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I haven't seen this before: the fairway mowers mow to the end of the fairway, then, one-by-one, they all stop, throw it in reverse, and back their way out of their. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fairway mowers mow in a staggered line, like this character: / ... so no chevron, or flying 'V.' It's a little less dramatic for photos, in general. Still fun to watch, though.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matt Shaffer, director of grounds at Merion, and his close friend John Zimmers, superintendent at Oakmont CC, observe the crew at work. (Great, great guys to work with.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uh-oh... someone got a little arty with a few photos...</td></tr>
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<i>A note about these photos: They're all property of </i>Golfdom<i> magazine. But if you're a benevolent entity (read: not one of our mortal enemies... you know who you are) you can "borrow" these photos if you just give a credit to </i>GOLFDOM<i> and a link back to <a href="http://www.golfdom.com/">www.golfdom.com</a>. Thanks much.</i>Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-40892181927465926972013-06-12T00:03:00.000-04:002013-06-12T00:03:33.422-04:00Zach Johnson 'shocked' at how well Merion holding up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLfOmpJgOuHzfNTLVa5nGiu54ZAjUX6wq_kEUkY1bdUL2g6Abhq5s1nbCdtoKloooJMZzOH9r2nT3CKVvJ6jlXeHtcYuGndoTg5blXa5JswkWg6XVBKvmLah2XhVZII9xcnYWdQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-06-11+at+11.00.13+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLfOmpJgOuHzfNTLVa5nGiu54ZAjUX6wq_kEUkY1bdUL2g6Abhq5s1nbCdtoKloooJMZzOH9r2nT3CKVvJ6jlXeHtcYuGndoTg5blXa5JswkWg6XVBKvmLah2XhVZII9xcnYWdQ/s320/Screen+shot+2013-06-11+at+11.00.13+PM.png" width="320" /></a>Good news here at the U.S. Open... like Matt Shaffer promised at the Media Center on Monday, this course does dry out surprisingly quick.<br />
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Great weather (partly cloudy, light breeze, NO RAIN) on Tuesday sure did help. It was enough to get Zach Johnson, winner of the 2007 Masters, to tell me that the course had him pleasantly surprised.<br />
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Johnson had just finished his practice round at 2:45 EST when I caught up with him on the 18th green for a quick one-on-one.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXIuGtS2tXnkHKixDH0hyphenhyphenw6s4k9pXoVcqBBXHw7gpZshLWB9mF3LRHdEE4QuTam7AWjxGKioDPql-2d_iLn7zFshyqvXf4hk1G3j0z-vaosNOGMF-SNOzILHozHhnm2UKkpgQnw/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-06-11+at+11.01.17+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXIuGtS2tXnkHKixDH0hyphenhyphenw6s4k9pXoVcqBBXHw7gpZshLWB9mF3LRHdEE4QuTam7AWjxGKioDPql-2d_iLn7zFshyqvXf4hk1G3j0z-vaosNOGMF-SNOzILHozHhnm2UKkpgQnw/s320/Screen+shot+2013-06-11+at+11.01.17+PM.png" width="320" /></a>"It's surprisingly really good. I was shocked at how good the course has held up," Johnson told me. Merion has taken on more than 5 inches of rain in the past few days.<br />
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"I thought there was a chance the course might be closed today. I was pleasantly surprised with how well the course held up. Hat's off to the grounds crew, the superintendents, and the individuals who worked through the night," Johnson said. "The greens actually have some bounce and roll to them!"<br />
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<br />Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-21468229524839855372013-06-11T17:55:00.000-04:002013-06-11T18:09:46.702-04:00Getting ready<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2V5-PW9t1pgR5HrjN4xSUCk3BqCxDkp2TuA2Y7iiCWdmu_TtRv0l86K7eTDWYlUYWquwU3Cw07CTR1a1xS-zDAYgBf2E1aPjY_IMLJLhRAKxjXV4O3W7pvJvFcD8xeR24O6w2mg/s1600/photo-786703.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2V5-PW9t1pgR5HrjN4xSUCk3BqCxDkp2TuA2Y7iiCWdmu_TtRv0l86K7eTDWYlUYWquwU3Cw07CTR1a1xS-zDAYgBf2E1aPjY_IMLJLhRAKxjXV4O3W7pvJvFcD8xeR24O6w2mg/s320/photo-786703.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5888351148835233346" /></a></p>The crew is happy there has been some sun and a light wind today... Course drying out a little. Now they're all amped up to get back out there.
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<br>Some of these guys have been working since 2 am... A 16-hour workday, and counting!Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-73117236810365699142013-06-11T08:57:00.000-04:002013-06-11T09:08:45.836-04:00A mower is born<style>
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that could handle severe undulations, along with a few inspired turf pros,
spawned the creation of the John Deere 180 E-Cut.</i>
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ARDMORE, Pa. — This year’s U.S. Open is scheduled to conclude
on Father’s Day. For Robert Smith, equipment technician at Merion Golf Club,
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He and his wife welcomed their second girl, McKayla, on
April 16<sup>th</sup>. Two days later, Smith was back at the course, working on
what could also be considered one of his offspring: the John Deere 180 E-Cut Hybrid
Walk Greens Mower.</div>
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Both the 180E and Smith’s oldest, Annabella, might be
jealous of McKayla. But Smith’s a good dad… he’s got time for all three of his
babies.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Championship mower</b></div>
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Smith says that he doesn’t have a favorite — at least, when
it comes to equipment.</div>
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“Every piece is the same,” he says. “I like working on stuff
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But the 180E should get more of his affection than the
others. Because Smith, along with Merion’s director of grounds, Matt Shaffer,
helped create the innovative mower.</div>
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“(Shaffer) came up to me one day and said, ‘I need to go
lower with my 22-inch heads.’ I said, ‘That’s not possible, what you see is
what you get,’” Smith recalls. “We tried and tried, to get as low as we wanted.
The problem was, Merion’s undulations, as far as greens go, were too severe for
the 22s.”</div>
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Smith, now in his fifth year at Merion, considers mowing
heads to be his specialty. So Shaffer’s problem kicked around in his head for a
few days, until an idea, like a bolt of lightning, struck.</div>
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“We were walking past a piece of equipment that had an
18-inch head on it. (Shaffer) got this idea stirring in his mind.” Smith
recalls. “I brought it in the shop, reconfigured a few things… we started
mowing about two weeks later.”</div>
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The John Deere 180E was born. Designed after the 220E, the
180E meets the demands of superintendents who need a tight, clean cut with an
18-inch swath. Deere says the mower is ideal for courses that need maximum
control on undulating greens.</div>
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“We had nothing but success with it,” Smith says, sounding
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“They’re a championship mower for championship greens,”
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Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-30380608210341062102013-06-10T12:35:00.002-04:002013-06-10T12:35:58.579-04:00"I don't care if they get helicopters..."The players are all talking about the wet conditions in Philadelphia for the U.S. Open. Ernie Els has little doubt that this is going to be a wet contest. This is what he had to say about it at this morning's press conference:<br />
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morning, it's going to be very sloppy now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You're not going to see a firm U.S. Open this year, I'm sorry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don't care if they get helicopters flying over
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course this week all week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It means that
if you're on your game you're going to have a lot of birdie putts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There's quite a few par‑4s where you've just
got to put it in the fairway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can
put it in the fairway with an iron, from a 5‑iron for a 3‑iron, just putting it
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to be quite tough to protect the course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You're going to see a lot more birdies than ever at U.S. Open
venues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the finish is still very
strong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The par‑3s are very, very
strong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And there's some par‑4s; 5 and
6, obviously 18 and 14 is a very strong hole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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chances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I should say the par‑3s are
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I've been kind of quiet around here this week, as well as on Twitter...<br />
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That's because I'm gearing up for the deluge of content I'll be posting next week from the U.S. Open!<br />
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<i>So excited...</i>Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-18314748940859431392013-06-05T18:52:00.001-04:002013-06-05T18:52:21.708-04:00Standard Golf tour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As I mentioned last week, I took a quick road trip to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to visit the folks at<a href="http://www.standardgolf.com/" target="_blank"> Standard Golf. </a>A great tour crossed with meeting some nice folks.<br />
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Here are a few shots from that visit, including cups getting painted, a <a href="http://www.standardgolf.com/trash-containers/item/tapered-litter-caddie?category_id=30" target="_blank">tapered litter caddie </a>in the works, and flagsticks getting painted.<br />
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There will be more from my visit to Standard in the coming issues of <i>Golfdom</i>...Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-51921677605873199492013-06-03T14:38:00.000-04:002013-06-03T14:38:45.187-04:00US Open crew walks to raise money for OklahomaThe crew at Merion Golf Club is working even harder this week than normal, in preparation for next week's U.S. Open.<br />
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But they're not just working for the golfers and the TV cameras this week... they're also working for the folks hurt by the tornadoes in Oklahoma.<br />
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Led by superintendent Arron McCurdy, the crew at Merion is logging all the miles they walk this week. They're calling it <a href="http://www.crowdrise.com/walktotheusopen" target="_blank">"Walk to the US Open,"</a> and they're looking for people to donate money for every mile they walk (or a flat donation) that will go to the American Red Cross.<br />
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The details are below. <a href="http://www.crowdrise.com/walktotheusopen" target="_blank">Click here to donate to the cause. </a>As of this writing, the crew has raised $310... I'm sure that will grow in the upcoming days. (And nice job, Pat Douglas, putting in 17 miles on Sunday! Wow!)<br />
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From the website: <br />
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<b>BENEFITING:</b> <a href="http://www.crowdrise.com/americanredcross" title="American Red Cross on Crowdrise">American Red Cross</a>
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<b>EVENT DATE:</b> <span class="toUpper">Jun 02, 2013</span><br />
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<b>THE STORY:</b><br />
Merion Golf Club’s Green Department is in the final stages
of preparations for the U.S. Open taking place June 10th through the
16th. We are working long hard hours to ensure a successful
Championship. Upon the tragedy in Oklahoma, Merion’s staff wanted to
find a way to help the communities affected by this terrible event. <br />
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Merion is located on a relatively small piece of property. To limit wear
on the golf course our employees walk as a means of transportation
during the majority of the jobs as opposed to utilizing carts. On a
given day many of our employees will walk well over 10 miles to get the
job done. <br />
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During the week prior to the championship our efforts will be
at a maximum and our employees are motivated to work even harder for a
great cause. Our staff will be wearing pedometers during the week of
June 2nd to June 8th. We are asking you for an initial donation with an
incentive pledge for every 500 miles we walk (example: $50 dollars
initial, with another $50 dollar promise if we break 500 miles, or an
additional $100 if we break 1,000 miles). This website will be updated
daily during that week so you can track our progress. Each day we will
post our total miles, as well as the days top walker and overall
leader. We are estimating between one to two thousand miles walked that
week. Thank you very much for your generous donation.<br />
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<b>SUNDAY'S TOTAL MILEAGE:</b> 270.07<br />
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<b>TOP WALKER: </b>PATRICK DOUGLAS, 17.72Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-5378861786085976502013-05-31T12:01:00.001-04:002013-05-31T12:01:19.511-04:00Check out the new issue of Golfdom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-66624897340962948922013-05-30T19:09:00.001-04:002013-05-30T19:09:11.571-04:00The Unfab FourI was flipping through the new issue of <i>Golfdom</i> the other day. (That's always a strange feeling after having spent several weeks sweating the contents of an issue and staring at it on a computer screen, to then read the print version. I imagine it's a similar feeling to what superintendents feel when they play their own golf course.)<br />
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Anyway, I was flipping through the mag and I came across this page:<br />
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Jeez-oh, man... how many times can I run my own photo on one page? Not once, not twice, not thrice... but FOUR TIMES! Sheesh! I hate myself right now.<br />
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I'll admit that I saw this in the proofing stage, and I thought about trying to cut down on all the images of me. The only shot that seemed viable to crop me out of was the first shot, of me with John and Keith. But dang it, it's a nice photo, we were all at the GWAA dinner... I said forget it. I kept myself in the pic. <br />
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So what I'm trying to say is, I hope you can forgive me. Not even my own mother wants to see a page with me in four different photos! I'm sure you don't, either.<br />
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Don't worry, I'll nip this in the bud before I get so wrapped up in
myself that I do something crazy like start writing a second column
every issue, or publishing photos of my kids. In the future, I'll try to limit myself to two images of... myself... in any <i>Golfdom</i> Gallery (felt like I was quoting a Dr. Evil line there.) Three at the very most, and only on a special occasion, like my birthday or something, OK? Sound cool? ...Please don't hate me?<br />
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Thanks very much for your continued support!<br />
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-SethGolfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18576697.post-31279496651117111132013-05-28T16:44:00.000-04:002013-05-28T16:55:41.077-04:00Thanks for the hospitality<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtr97ITF98-CQ4BYQtsINlVHD9HmhfPXFp8P75P_njxHNmNduqCW_k1BRotAm2aUtYdLga8P0oPOfsiLqmbFnEIP2Q3MXPxhY8afs4ByBEMMsylD1M10uujo_A2bdoF6jeQ43o_g/s1600/photo-741078.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtr97ITF98-CQ4BYQtsINlVHD9HmhfPXFp8P75P_njxHNmNduqCW_k1BRotAm2aUtYdLga8P0oPOfsiLqmbFnEIP2Q3MXPxhY8afs4ByBEMMsylD1M10uujo_A2bdoF6jeQ43o_g/s320/photo-741078.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5883136864607834770" /></a></p>I'll post photos from my tour soon! Can't wait to see those customized Golfdom flags!Golfdom Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08088758515524795234noreply@blogger.com0