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Randy and the gang at Rockbottum Country Club pontificate on Rockbottum wisdom and skeletal golf, among other madness.

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A Gopher For Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is our favorite holiday at Rockbottum CC, mostly because almost every Thanksgiving morning since 1973, we have engaged in a hard-fought, knock em down and drag em out golf match.   It's a two-man team, match play event and the rules are simple:  To play, you have to be a Wilson, either in the golf business or a veteran of the golf world, and your partner has to be your brother.  For the first few years, it was known as The Wilson Brothers Championship of the Universe, but it go
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Varmint Vandalism Deterrent

The Rockbottum CC Research Team has released the results of tests carried out on a Varmint Vandalism Deterrent first suggested on The TurfNet Forum. As pressure mounts for golf courses to use 100% humane, organic, minimal carbon footprint methods for pest management, Rockbottum CC leads the way by carefully examining every possible solution.
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Varmint Vandalism Deterrent

The Rockbottum CC Research Team has released the results of tests carried out on a Varmint Vandalism Deterrent first suggested on The TurfNet Forum.   As pressure mounts for golf courses to use 100% humane, organic, minimal carbon footprint methods for pest management, Rockbottum CC leads the way by carefully examining every possible solution.  
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The 330 Can

The current uproar over long putters and anchors is a diversion.  Just like the ruling on grooves a while back, the broom putter controversy is designed to take your eyeballs away from the real problems currently crippling golf. The real problems are that toaster oven on a stick that allows golfers to bust it long and straight without the practice that skill once required and  . . . the superball . . . and the cost of playing the game. But the worst enemy of golf right now is the time needed t
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The 330 Can

The current uproar over long putters and anchors is a diversion.  Just like the ruling on grooves a while back, the broom putter controversy is designed to take your eyeballs away from the real problems currently crippling golf. The real problems are that toaster oven on a stick that allows golfers to bust it long and straight without the practice that skill once required and  . . . the superball . . . and the cost of playing the game. But the worst enemy of golf right now is the time needed t
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The TurfNet Zone (Classic)

There are golf courses where unruly golfers play so slow as to make others give up the game.  There are golf courses where golfers flick cigarettes into bunkers, pull carts off the path at tees and greens–creating hardpan cow paths–while wreaking havoc upon course fixtures and harshly oppressing course personnel. One day, these golfers may find they have unknowingly crossed over into . . . The TurfNet Zone. Or they could just tee it up at Rockbottum CC and find out the hard way, that Momma do
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The TurfNet Zone (Classic)

There are golf courses where unruly golfers play so slow as to make others give up the game.  There are golf courses where golfers flick cigarettes into bunkers, pull carts off the path at tees and greens -- creating hardpan cow paths -- while wreaking havoc upon course fixtures and harshly oppressing course personnel. One day, these golfers may find they have unknowingly crossed over into . . . The TurfNet Zone. Or they could just tee it up at Rockbottum CC and find out the hard way, that Mom
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Penal Rough Envy

I don’t like rough.  From my crusty old point of view, rough has damaged golf, especially the critical entry level point, the municipal course. I haven’t always disliked rough.  I didn’t know I hated it until the summer of ’76, when the US Open came to the Atlanta Athletic Club.  One of Our Local Numbskulls (OLN) somehow managed to qualify and that meant we all had to traipse up there from our muni and watch him perform. *Historical Side Note:  I never actually got to see OLN earn his spot i
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Penal Rough Envy

I dont like rough.  From my crusty old point of view, rough has damaged golf, especially the critical entry level point, the municipal course.   I havent always disliked rough.  I didnt know I hated it until the summer of 76, when the US Open came to the Atlanta Athletic Club.  One of Our Local Numbskulls (OLN) somehow managed to qualify and that meant we all had to traipse up there from our muni and watch him perform.   *Historical Side Note:  I never actually got to see OLN earn his spot
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A Rockbottum CC Halloween Classic

There is a horror lurking out there, waiting for the right moment to viciously attack golf and drain the very lifeblood out of the game. There are those in our golf family that have let this happen, either because they are only concerned with short-term profits or because they say it is not our place to take a stand.  Yet, it is our responsibility to do something positive, because golf pays the bills, it’s our career, the economic locomotive that keeps the wolf from the door. And while those
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A Rockbottum CC Halloween Classic

There is a horror lurking out there, waiting for the right moment to viciously attack golf and drain the very lifeblood out of the game.   There are those in our golf family that have let this happen, either because they are only concerned with short-term profits or because they say it is not our place to take a stand.  Yet, it is our responsibility to do something positive, because golf pays the bills, its our career, the economic locomotive that keeps the wolf from the door.   And while th
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Is Buddy Okay?

Over the last few weeks, we have been deluged with letters, calls and emails–even my private message box that lies hidden inside The TurfNet Forum has been crackling with activity, and it’s all been about one subject:  Buddy Apparently, Buddy has been displaying symptoms indicative of the medical condition known here in the South as, “He just ain’t right.” People, especially TurfNetters, are wondering if Buddy is operating on all three cylinders. There are several factors at play here, the f
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Is Buddy Okay?

Over the last few weeks, we have been deluged with letters, calls and emails  even my private message box that lies hidden inside The TurfNet Forum has been crackling with activity, and its all been about one subject:  Buddy.   Apparently, Buddy has been displaying symptoms indicative of the medical condition known here in the South as, He just aint right.   People, especially TurfNetters, are wondering if Buddy is operating on all three cylinders. There are several factors at play here, th
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Buddy And His Special Project

Buddy likes to solve problems.  His favorite problems are the repeat offenders on the TurfNet Forum, situations that present a hard-to-find solution. If a problem surfaces on the Forum more than once a year, Buddy aggressively seeks research grant money from Momma and works round-the-clock to find an answer. It’s not just dedication to his craft, Buddy is insanely jealous of all the attention Hector receives and will do almost anything to regain his status as Top Equipment Tech. (I’ve tried
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Buddy And His Special Project

Buddy likes to solve problems.  His favorite problems are the repeat offenders on the TurfNet Forum, situations that present a hard-to-find solution.   If a problem surfaces on the Forum more than once a year, Buddy aggressively seeks research grant money from Momma and works round-the-clock to find an answer.   Its not just dedication to his craft, Buddy is insanely jealous of all the attention Hector receives and will do almost anything to regain his status as Top Equipment Tech.   (Ive
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Best GCS Hobby # 1

At last, the big moment is here . . . Number One on our list of Best GCS Hobbies, as determined by Rockbottum CC.
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Best And Worst GCS Hobby # 2

Continuing the climb up the list of Best and Worst Hobbies for the Golf Course Superintendent, we offer #2, along with a few Tips, Tricks and Warnings.
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Finally, A Cool, Calm Morning

The morning we’ve been waiting on for 120 days.  Cool, dry, brisk and happy. If it wasn’t for one minor problem, this day would be perfect.  Glorious.  Perfectly glorious. And that one thing is:  The Anti-Climax that always hits when it appears the hellish heat of summer is beginning to loosen its grip. It happens every year at Rockbottum CC and this year, Momma filmed the Anti-Climatic Moment. We invite you to join us, Here At The Rock, for a few moments of what we think is almost . . . a P
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LCD Upon The Desk, Who is Our Most Wicked Pest?

Once Upon A Time, while wandering through the land of golf course operations, I encountered a dark and wicked force.  Well, actually, I ran across a number of wicked forces, especially at country clubs, but there was one that was the wickedest. After several brushes with this wickedness, I escaped and lived for many years in Happy Ever After as a GCS.  But lately, I’ve had this nagging feeling that the wickedness has returned and is growing, unseen, like that Alien embryo that looks like an unc
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Best And Worst GCS Hobby #3

My original plan for today involved writing an essay full of thought-provoking profound revelations about the future of golf and our place in it . . . but after 800 words of serious brow-wrinkling and eye strain, I realized there are lots of people in golf that can write serious intellectual golf business philosophy, so I hit delete and stared at my empty coffee mug. That’s when Momma stormed in and barked, “Who cares what other golf writers can do?  Do something they can’t!” I realized Momma
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We Can See Autumn From Here

We interrupt our currently scheduled series on Best and Worst GCS Hobbies for a special announcement:  The 100 Days of Hell are almost over! We can tell because of all the back to school ads and the sudden surge in expert football analysis offered by golfers once focused merely on green speed. In addition, our local hunting store has awakened from fishing catatonia to prepare for deer season and I saw a bentgrass superintendent the other day–without the facial tics, the Thousand Yard Stare at
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Best/Worst GCS Hobby #5

My favorite hobby for the GCS is up next, holding down the #5 slot.  It should be #1, but the judges decided my particular choice was lacking in several critical areas.  (Most of which are related to beer, cars, motors, guns, fishing poles, attractive women and not wearing spandex in public.) It may not be the average superintendent’s first choice, but there’s nothing like a little fear in your day to override that other omnipresent fear, the one that involves losing greens or hearing, “We’ve d
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Neutralizing The Irrational Member

Something dark and evil has triggered a mysterious surge in the number of Irrational Member incidents on golf courses everywhere. Irrational Member Syndrome, (IMS) can strike anywhere, especially during the summer stress period.  Oddly enough, IMS is more prevalent at the finest courses, those that are maintained at such a high level that it is hard to find fault with the course playability, aesthetics or budget management.  When the GCS at this type of facility is attacked by an Irrational Mem
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