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01/06/2026

No. 4 on Golfdom’s top stories of 2025 list spotlights a key leadership move at SiteOne Landscape Supply as the company appoints Dan Carrothers as vice president of agronomic business development. 🌱👔

Learn more about what Carrothers brings to the table at the link below!

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SiteOne Landscape Supply, has announced the appointment of Dan Carrothers as vice president for agronomic business development

01/06/2026

No. 5 on Golfdom’s top stories of 2025 list revisits Augusta National's quiet rebuild ahead of the 2025 Masters Tournament and after Hurricane Helene. 🌳⛳️

Check out more details here! ⬇️

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Last fall Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast U.S. in its path was a little golf club in Augusta, Ga.

01/05/2026

Holding the No. 6 spot on Golfdom’s 2025 top stories lineup is a show-goer’s guide: “What you need to see at the 2025 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show.” 🎪⛳️

What from our list did you get to see at the show?

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The 2025 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show is here, and we’re back in San Diego! For this issue, we wanted to create a practical guide to the San Diego show.

01/05/2026

Coming in at No. 7 on Golfdom’s top stories of 2025 list is new GCSAA data showing record salary increases for golf course superintendents and their teams in 2025. 💰⛳️

Check out the GCSAA's superintendent salary data here! 👇

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Golf course superintendents are seeing substantial financial rewards as their average annual salary has reached $121,238.

01/04/2026

No. 8 on our top stories of 2025 list goes to Vermont for a “19th Hole” chat with Max Major, superintendent at Rutland Country Club. ⛳️

Read more about his course, how he got into the business and his all-time golf highlight! ⬇️

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Max Major sits down with Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones to talk about his course, how he got into the golf business and more.

01/04/2026

No. 9 on Golfdom’s top stories of 2025 list heads to Minnesota for a first look at Tepetonka, a private destination course set to reshape Midwest golf when it opens this year. 🌾⛳️

Read more about this Course of the Week feature from July! 👇

(Photo: Duininck Golf)

Tepetonka, just 90 minutes from the Twin Cities near New London, Minn., is the vision of founder Mark Haugejorde and is being crafted by the internationally acclaimed design team OCM Golf—Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Cocking and Ashley Mead.

01/03/2026

No. 10 on Golfdom’s top stories of 2025 list heads to Ponte Vedra Beach for our preview of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. 🏆⛳️

Read more about how the turf team prepared for the tournament! 👇

(Photo: Courtesy of TPC Sawgrass)

Jeff Plotts, director of golf course maintenance, says work at TPC Sawgrass to achieve perfection never stops.

01/03/2026

No. 11 on Golfdom’s top stories of 2025 list digs into new research on how often to reapply plant growth regulators on annual bluegrass putting greens using growing degree-day models. 🌱📊

Check out the data here! ⬇️

(Photo: Alec Kowalewski and Chas Schmid)

Trends suggest reapplication intervals for PGR varied by month of application.

01/02/2026

No. 12 on Golfdom’s top stories of 2025 list spotlights the NGF - National Golf Foundation’s 2025 Top 100 Businesses in Golf list: a who’s‑who of the companies shaping the business side of the game. 🏌️‍♂️📊

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Several industry companies, including John Deere, Rain Bird and Syngenta appear on the biannual list.

01/02/2026

No. 13 on Golfdom’s top stories of 2025 list takes an inside look at the United States Golf Association - USGA Water Conservation Playbook and what it means for golf facilities facing rising water costs and tighter regulations. 💧⛳️

Read more here! 👇

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The playbook introduced by the USGA focuses on nine key water conservation strategies across three main categories.

01/01/2026

Cheers to 2026! 🎉

From all of us at Golfdom, thanks for being part of our community. Let's keep this momentum going, and we hope all of you have a fantastic new year!

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12/31/2025

⏰ Last day of 2025!

Before we ring in the new year, catch up on Golfdom's top stories of the 2025.

🌿 What was your favorite? https://heyor.ca/9MxPsf

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