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Surviving Spring

One day (or week) it’s great, and the next, not so great. Those very hot days in early April helped push the blooming cycle along very quickly here in Northern NJ. The Magnolia on the front lawn bloomed along with the some others down in Augusta at the Masters. …

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Winter on the Course

Ever wonder what happens on the golf course over the winter? In our case here at Bowling Green, we are blessed (and sometimes cursed) with over 200 years’ worth of maturing trees. But all those competing trees sometimes get in the way of sunlight to the tees and greens …

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Leaf Rule in Play!

It is that time of year for golfers in Northern New Jersey to implement a ‘leaf rule.’ The very trees that help provide our “Challenging. Traditional, Golf as it was Meant To Be” are a cause for concern for our players making a change to the rules a must. …

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A Word About Green Speed…

Green speed is measured today in the same fashion as yesteryear; using a ‘stimpmeter.’ This is a 3 foot long grooved and notched board that rolls a golf ball in a consistent manner, applying the same force each time. The distance the ball rolls on a flat surface is …

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