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When the greens are #11@two

Save our open space Save the Ridge #UtahGolf chng.it/XHyR5qfD

Retweet for Rory, like for Bryson. Who’s your winner.

@TurfgrassZealot I think he got plenty today… between the app, Golf Channel and ESPN it’s been a freaking love fest. 🙄

Hey. Would have been cool to watch Bryson today… But, No. Not Featured. Bad coverage.

@TaylorMadeGolf Troy Thompsen

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@theTurfHead That’s an automatic trunk slammer at our place. You’re outta here!

Golfers that hit into maintenance staff…. Can eat a dick! That is all.

For GCSAA’s 88th president, T.A. Barker, CGCS, his wife, sons and superintendent forefathers are always top of mind. bit.ly/3Foec32 @GCSAA

Y’all need to stop blaming POA greens for your shitty putting. #11at2

Congratulations Brian Roth, CGCS, Utah GCSA and Idaho GCSA!

@danmccay Keeping Utah on Standard time will kill women’s sports! Soccer, Golf….. When will they practice @danmccay

So good! I support women’s sports!

See you all at the @gcsaa annual meeting! @UtahGCSA in house in support of @TA_Barker_CGCS ! Let’s Go!!!

@GCSAA_NW Did you buy it?

You can find the darndest things at estate sales... 🫣 #Nothankyou

"To all the amazing @GCSAA members—thank you for your dedication, hard work, and passion for keeping our courses in top shape. Your commitment to excellence doesn’t go unnoticed. We truly appreciate everything you do! 🙌⛳️ #ThankASuper #GCSAA #GolfCourseSuperintendent"

You're Welcome

@jaggerraymoon Lies!!!

Sometimes I listen to transparency dance remix just to feel something

Thanks @Artdirector_g

@MattGinella @goathillpark @firepitstories 🙌🏼

I’m out on men’s professional golf. Down on the governing bodies. LPGA is cool. So is college golf. And I’ll watch the majors/Ryder Cup. All in on what really matters: Golf with my kids. Goat Hill Park. Getting better. Friday skins. Uncle Tony Invitational. Father/Son & Father/Daughter. Monthly medals. Wishbone Brawl. The places the game takes me. And the people I meet along the way. You?

Let’s start with: We’re all forever chasing 10 more yards. Remember the decades of building the longest, hardest, next best test for a US Open? USGA was in on the Chambers Bay and Erin Hills developments, dangling the carrot of a major all along. There was an actual ranking of “the 50 toughest” - now called “challenging,” because, yeah, there’s a masochistic subset of the golf world, developers, designers and consumers, who think that kicks to the nuts and pocketbooks is somehow a sustainable business model (see Sawgrass, Doral, etc). That was the cause. The effect? All together now: “Grow the game!” Thank God Tiger came along. Thank you, @TigerWoods. We all owe you. Tiger grew the game. But the game he grew was too hard, too expensive, took too long. Most who tried it back then didn’t stay. But with Tiger came more eyeballs. And with more eyeballs came more money. And with more money, better athletes. The elite level and college game got a lot better. So did technology. Faster swing speeds. More architecture, but not better. (Thankfully, there was Mike Keiser, who saw through the smoke.) For decades now we’ve been subjected to: “Play faster.” “Tee it forward.” “Make it more affordable.” “Simplify the rules.” “Make golf cool!” We’ve seen the launch of: First Tee PGA Jr. League Drive, Chip, Putt Youth on Course Jr. caddie academies And then… Top Golf! Short courses!! Simulators. White belts. Flat brims. Music. Hoodies. Instagram. YouTube. Golf got cool and inclusive?! And then came a global pandemic. Now what?! Growth in the game like no one could’ve ever predicted, imagined or anticipated. Some came back or they tried it for the first time. And they liked it! Men, but more importantly, women. Boys, but also girls! A more inclusive culture has resulted in a more diverse clientele. Wins across the board! Golf has turned several sharp corners… Record rounds, participation, growth and money. I believe we can point to the 150th playing of the Open as an issue for the governing bodies. On a venue they once played in reverse, in thick tweed coats and balls stuffed with feathers. And they played the 150th in four days of summer sun, almost no wind, fairways rolling faster than the greens, and even though it will go down as one of the more compelling majors since I’ve been following golf, and in spite of the fact that the guy who chipped and putted the best won, the governing bodies pick now to hit the panic button?! The fact is, you don’t hit it too far. And neither do you. Or you. And you, the guy who really rips it (Rory? Bryson? Brandon Matthews? Cam Champ?), you have one major championship since 2014 (Bryson at 2020 Winged Foot because he was 3rd in strokes gained off the tee, 3rd in strokes gained in approach, 2nd in strokes gained around the green and third in strokes gained putting on Sunday.) Sustainability matters. Obviously. But some courses were built where they shouldn’t be and they were used to sell real estate. And again, see trend of short courses. The game, reclaimed water and grasses are evolving. So, I ask you, why now? If you truly love the concept of “golf for all,” then why do anything? Why not celebrate the growth? Provide a respite from the noise that is the professional game. The idea of governing bodies loading the gun and aiming it at their own feet seems crazy. They’re adding to the negative discourse, polarizing the masses and bringing on lawsuits. Put that gun down and get out of the way. If people are clamoring and fighting for a rollback, they can tee it back, play persimmons, shorten their shafts, lengthen their fairway cuts and the rough, tuck the pins, speed up greens and cap lofts on their longest clubs. Meanwhile, we all fight age, time and physical restrictions. There is literally rollback built into the life of a golfer. Father Time is undefeated. Why am I against a rollback to the golf ball? Because it’s unnecessary. And horrible timing.

We are devastated to announce the passing of our dear friend Rob Winter. He was an amazing husband and father, and a friend to everyone he met, and his kindness and sense of humor will be deeply missed. Our dearest condolences go out to Jodi and his entire family.

The schedule is set for October's Colorado Basin Golf & Water Summit and panelists include a quartet of Western turf leaders. golfcourseindustry.com/news/colorado-…