30 Years For 30 Years Of Water: Pasatiempo
/Jason Scott Deegan at GolfAdvisor.com with splendid news from Santa Cruz
Read MoreWhen you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
Golf Scientists: Poa Greens The Cause Of All World Problems
/Like blimp shots of Bel-Air, blaming poa annua for every missed putt is a West Coast tradition
Read MoreGolf Industry Show Wrap: More Affordable Sustainability?
/The annual Golf Industry Show wrapped in San Diego and the mood certainly seemed positive. Perhaps it was the location--not Orlando--because I sensed the good vibes ran deeper than normal. 
So many of the products and folks we talked to for Golf Channel's Morning Drive gave the impression that forward-thinking ways are finally leading to affordable sustainability solutions.
There were also a few first world solution solvers, like grass on top of irrigation heads and drones to detect turf health.
Here are the four GIS pieces shot and produced by Donald Goertz and hosted by yours truly.
Country Club Stigma Files: OC Water Reduction To End For CC's
/Aaron Orlowski in the Orange County Register looks at the outrage over country clubs
Read MoreBethpage Red U.S. Open Qualifier Reduced To 17 Holes
/According to Newsday's Mark Herrmann
Read More"Another challenge for golf is how conspicuously it uses water."
/The Wall Street Journal's John Paul Newport
Read MoreNPR: California Golf Course Ethically Keeps Greens Green
/Great to see NPR doing a story on a golf course that saves water:
Read MoreBay Hill Greens "Shaggy" Before Getting Re-grassed...
/Golfweek's Alex Miceli reports that players arriving at Bay Hill Monday
Read MoreSome Hole Locations Don't Need To Be Changed, Files...
/Nice spot Luke Kerr-Dineen and even better
Read MoreVideo And Thoughts: 2015 Golf Industry Show Wrap
/It's probably unwise to gauge the health of an industry based on conventions
Read MoreThe "Winter Care" Program At Chambers Bay
/As they get ready to play off mats at St. Andrews in the run-up to The Open
Read More"With flush aquifer, Coachella Valley golf courses slow to conserve"
/Matt Stevens of the Los Angeles Times looks at the Coachella Valley's
Read MoreThe Daily Show On Detroit's Water Shutoff
/Jessica Williams investigates Detroit's water shutoffs targeting some of the city's poorest residents not paying their bills while not targeting major businesses and golf courses who...are not paying their bills.
The segment (thanks reader Jeff):
USGA Restores Championship Agronomist Job, Other Changes
/Guy Cipriano reports on the revamped USGA Green Section
Read MoreGCSAA: Dan Jenkins To Receive The Old Tom Morris Award
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Naturally, the Ancient Twitterer had a witty line ready to go for the press release acceptance:
"I'm honored to win this award, especially named for a guy who I'm almost as old as," Jenkins quipped in reference to Old Tom Morris. "It's terrific. I didn't know a lot about grass, but I knew a lot of superintendents all around town. The profession has made a lot of progress. Courses nowadays are so consistently wonderful with all the things they can do with them."
