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Golfdom Magazine Since 1927 — The Resource for Superintendents Golfdom's primary readership is superintendents — the people who manage and maintain golf courses.

Superintendents are experts in agronomy, the study of soil and turfgrass management. Golf course owners, architects, general managers and pros also read the magazine. Golfdom strives to educate and entertain its readers through content that underscores utility and provides practical information to help them in their careers. The original Golfdom magazine was founded in 1927 as the industry’s first

business journal. The digest-sized publication, founded and published by the legendary Herb Graffis, was the “bible” for greenkeepers, club managers and golf professionals in search of technical and professional information. The old Golfdom was among the first industry publications to promote education and training for greenkeepers and other “revolutionary” concepts. Many of today’s practices, technologies and products were first introduced in Golfdom. Golfdom was published for more than 50 years before Herb’s declining health and changes in the magazine marketplace led to its demise in 1981. For 18 years, there was an empty space in the golf industry where Golfdom was supposed to be. That changed in 1999 when Questex Media's Landscape Group revived the title to launch a new upscale publication designed to fill the niche between the highly technical association journal and the newsy tabloids.

No. 4 on Golfdom’s top stories of 2025 list spotlights a key leadership move at SiteOne Landscape Supply as the company ...
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!

(Photo: SiteOne Landscape Supply)

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

No. 5 on Golfdom’s top stories of 2025 list revisits Augusta National's quiet rebuild ahead of the 2025 Masters Tourname...
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! ⬇️

(Photo: Golfdom staff)

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

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 GC...
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?

(Photo: Getty Images, Cristian Lourenço)

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.

Coming in at No. 7 on Golfdom’s top stories of 2025 list is new GCSAA data showing record salary increases for golf cour...
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.

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

(Photo: Golfdom staff)

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

No. 9 on Golfdom’s top stories of 2025 list heads to Minnesota for a first look at Tepetonka, a private destination cour...
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.

No. 10 on Golfdom’s top stories of 2025 list heads to Ponte Vedra Beach for our preview of the Players Championship at T...
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.

No. 11 on Golfdom’s top stories of 2025 list digs into new research on how often to reapply plant growth regulators on a...
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.

No. 12 on Golfdom’s top stories of 2025 list spotlights the NGF - National Golf Foundation’s 2025 Top 100 Businesses in ...
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. 🏌️‍♂️📊

(Photo: National Golf Foundation)

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

No. 13 on Golfdom’s top stories of 2025 list takes an inside look at the United States Golf Association - USGA Water Con...
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! 👇

(Photo: USGA)

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

Cheers to 2026! 🎉 From all of us at Golfdom, thanks for being part of our community. Let's keep this momentum going, and...
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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⏰ Last day of 2025! Before we ring in the new year, catch up on Golfdom's top stories of the 2025.🌿 What was your favori...
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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