Author: Robert Earle Howells
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Pathway to a Career
How One Young Man Parlayed USGA’s Internship Program During Last Year’s U.S. Open Into a Job in Golf If you walk through the giant, open-to-the-beach-breeze doors ... -
On New Turf
In Receiving MWD’s One Water Award, El Caballero CC Illustrates How Courses Can Save Water and Improve Quality of Play at the Same Time “Civilization has ... -
Wayne Mills Goes Native
LA CUMBRE CC’S SUPERINTENDENT IS HONORED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP The 2024 Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship couldn’t have gone ... -
The Monarchs of Morro Bay: Endangered Butterflies Thrive at a Course Managed For Their Protection and Preservation
If you’re standing behind the No. 9 tees at Morro Bay GC, you’re gazing down upon one of the most glorious course views in the region: ... -
Golf & Climate: The Architect’s Pledge
Golf made an eye-opening declaration to the world last year during a gathering of golf course architects in Iceland: “We recognize the fundamental societal importance of ... -
Watch the Birdie: Paying Attention To The Winged Beauty Around You May Not Improve Your Game, But It Can Certainly Enhance The Experience Of Golf.
“WAIT! HOLD YOUR SWING! There’s a western tanager over there,” said no one ever. Far be it from me to disrupt your flow. But maybe … ... -
An Open Legacy: Ensuring A Future For The Game of Golf
GOLF PUT ON A GREAT SHOW DURING U.S. OPEN WEEK IN L.A., with Wyndham and Rory duking it out until the 72nd hole. The Los Angeles ... -
The $30 Million Solution: USGA Initiative Aims To Alter Standard Practices
You get it a lot. You know — that squinty-eyed look from non-golfing friends when you wax poetic about your latest round, or about the beauty ... -
Don’t Bet Against Jesse: The Double-Amputee War Veteran has Overcome Injury and Addiction on his Way to a Winning Career in Golf
Jesse Williamson doesn’t mean to attract attention, and certainly not sympathy, by showing off his twin prosthetic legs. True, he wears shorts most of the time ... -
A Roadmap for the Environment: Whittier Narrows GC Earns Enviro Cred
In thirsty Southern California, golf courses constantly come up for scrutiny, fairly or unfairly. You know: Water hogs. Wasteful. Let’s turn them into housing tracts. It’s ...
