For most golfers, the work of a course superintendent remains wrapped in mystery—and of little interest. If they think about golf superintendents at all, they imagine them to be like the demented ...

This content was first published in the USGA Green Section Record, a free digital magazine covering all topics related to golf course maintenance. Visit the “Fore the Golfer” section to learn more ...

Remember Angus MacGyver, the titular star of a TV show about a secret agent so resourceful, he once fashioned a hang glider out of a fallen satellite? Dude would have made a good superintendent. For ...

Before things get testy, let's just start by saying we have great respect for the members of a golf-course maintenance crew. They arrive for work in the middle of the night, endure long hours in high ...

Aside from Carl Spackler, the slack-jawed, gopher-obsessed stoner of Caddyshack fame, the world of golf-course maintenance has not supplied us much in the way of archetypes. Ask the average golfer to ...

The total land area devoted to golf in the U.S. is relatively small, but courses can offer substantial environmental benefits – especially in developed areas where green space is increasingly limited.