Todd Creighton

Taking advantage of the nice weather and getting some City of Calgary paths ground out.

@fried_egg_golf Andy, your question about a short course and short ball, This was done 40 years ago. vault.si.com/vault/1984/07/…

@joeblow01346431 @DoerflerJared This would most likely increases the length of rounds from 5 to maybe 6 hours, which would be more detrimental to the industry than the avg person losing 5 - 10 yds from their drive. I for one don't think I'll notice this distance diff, maybe 1 club diff in to a green. Oh, no.

@DoerflerJared seems to me that if the main problem is golf courses getting dwarfed by longer balls/equipment, why can't the courses adapt by making themselves narrower and with more traps/penalty areas? that would put a cap on the ever advancing distance race by emphasizing accuracy.

I have two questions about the rollback. I don't really have an opinion - I see valid arguments on both sides. • Timing • Who is paying for it Over 41 million Americans played either on-course or off-course golf last year. A record 25.6 million played on-course golf last year. 3.4 million juniors played the game last year - the highest since 2006. And roughly 100 million people engaged with the game globally. Golf has never been healthier on the amateur side. Why make the announcement now? There is already an ample amount of friction in the game. Why couldn't we wait for one year or two years? Does the USGA and R&A have data or a study that shows this will not impact the growth trajectory of the game? The five leading ball manufacturers are all billion-dollar companies. • Acushnet • Callaway • TaylorMade • Bridgestone • Srixon (Sumitomo) The companies have allocated budgets from an R&D standpoint. And while they are large organizations - they still have to pay for new balls. That money could be going elsewhere. I saw a tweet (not sure if it is right) that said a ball from 1995 would be non-conforming. I'd love to know how much this will cost from an R&D standpoint - it isn't as simple as opening up the recipe book from 1991. And who is paying for it? Is the USGA and R&A going to pay for it? I am a little concerned about the smaller ball companies. How are they going to pay for new R&D? Are they going to survive? Are we left with just these five companies now from a ball standpoint? There are many opinions on the proposed rollback - which is awesome. Disagreement allows us to get better. But it doesn't have to be combative and divisive. I've seen this on both sides of the argument. Can we respect others opinions even if we don't agree? Mike Whan hasn't given me a reason to not trust him - and I think he has done a nice job at the USGA. He's smarter than me; he's smarter than a lot of us. I trust that he is making the right decision (whatever it is) for the health of the game. Credit to @NGF_GolfBizInfo for the data at the top of this tweet.

@Canadianeh79 FYI, Def is just water 66% and urea 34%, l think by weight. S Google search will tell you. You should be able to make your own, just filter it really well.

Brand new 915 CFM tier 4 final air compressor for blowout this year. What we are saving in fuel has been ate up by DEF fluid. 30 litres/8 gallons a day.

@spccturf Sadly you could make them 12 feet wide and golfers would still drive at the edge and on the grass. Ropes are a pain though, hopefully it works for you.

Our 7 ft wide cart paths requires frequent repairs of the edges. Using recycled aeration plugs and seed works great, but will be looking into expanding paths in the most troublesome, “s-curve” areas to limit necessity for repair in the future.

Getting some bumps removed in the BC mountains. Thanks @golffernieray for having me out.

@TurfgrassZealot Next on to do list is look up brined broccoli, got to know.

Sunday Dinner. Skirt Steak, Brined and Steamed Broccoli. Baked beans with mustard enhancement!!

Getting back to grinding by starting on Vancouver Island. Thanks to Jess, Brian, Dean and Eric for having me out.

@ZBTurf411 Congratulations on the move, perhaps I'll see you in your new environs.

@CGCGreenkeeper @CGC1929 @GCSofNC One of the most rewarding smaller projects.

We’re removing nearly 15 years of sand splash build up from the front bunker on Hole 11!

I'm amazed the rhetoric continues to be "what could Jay Monahan done to stop LIV" Monahan did nothing to try to stop LIV, in fact he pronounced it dead in March. He underestimated a Tour with a 600 billion wealth fund behind it. It's an unfathomable miscalculation.

@SeanAHoolehan I'm glad that next time I play there you'll be around to say hi to.

Officially started back at Wildhorse Resort and Casino today. Great to be back with my friends and teammates.

@PGA Wild Horse in NE, looking and playing sweet

Show us the last golf photo in your camera roll 📸 #EscapeToGolf

@EanDaniels The frayed tips sound like dull reels. Get big verticut units or similar to get that thatch out. Maybe also get some shatter times to help get the roots down instead of staying in the thatch.

Any advice for managing 30 yr old REALLY thatchy Pencross fwys & T’s? I am seeing a lot of frayed tips. I know cultural practices is the long term answer. I think the current issue is a lack of fertility & possibly over aggressive PGR. Any advice for short term green up?

@AndyTFE I love the pictures from construction and how rugged it was

I recommend setting aside 10 minutes to watch this. Garrett and Cameron put a ton of work into this piece and it tells the story of the history and design of TPC Sawgrass well.

@KennedyAnneTurf @CGCGreenkeeper That meet will make anyone's day better.

Be still my beating heart! I finally met the famous ⁦@CGCGreenkeeper⁩ and the lovely Mrs. Wharton!

@TMartinezGolf Those are beautiful and my daily driver still, tried victory reds, didn't like nearly as much.

First lesson of day and dude shows up with this in the satchel! 😳

@BaberahamLincln @BrendanPorath Have only used two sets of irons since '82, love the Aussies, what a sweet 2 iron.

@BrendanPorath It's Year of the Blade, Brendan! Get on board! #yotb

after riding out real winter, went to the range for first swings of 2021...started with an old Hogan Apex 3 iron. Builds character and resets expectations for the rest of the year

@CGCGreenkeeper @WilsonGolf Looks similar to what I just stopped playing, any idea of the year?

Here’s some more classic clubs I have in storage. These Wilson SG202s 2-PW are a limited edition Ken Venturi signature model. #squaretoe

@JackCreveling That looks really good, nice work.

Winter time pressure washing for the win (maybe another day to finish here) we’ll change guys on pressure washer for the rest of rock features through out property