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Articles by Lane Treadway
The Equalizer - Golf Course Industry
At one point in Neil Simon’s Tony Award-winning Biloxi Blues, Sgt. Merwin Toomey tells his young recruit, Eugene Morris Jerome, “If there were no such thing as problems, we could all go home at lunch.” As managers, regardless of title or type of facility, we’re all problem solvers – or we better be. Not only do most of us face enough problems to keep us from going home at lunch, but solving them is also what is expected of us by our boards, general managers, owners and employees.
Fairway Contours as Strategic Hazards
While watching the Masters on TV this year, I noticed there was ample architectural comment. Before the tournament, Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley commented on the 13th hole, which is one of the most iconic holes on the course, and indeed, in all of golf. Bobby Jones and Alister MacKenzie touted 13 (and 15) as requiring “momentous decisions” to go for the green in two shots. Ridley admitted that approaching those greens with mid and even short irons isn’t particularly “momentous” now.
Moving on up - Golf Course Industry
It always surprises me when a “big name” superintendent job comes open—and they do, despite what you might think—how clubs do a search. Too many times, top clubs act like teenage pop fans and seek style over substance, exposure over experience. The clubs tell themselves they want someone who’ll provide them with better course conditions, but then they act as if they just want bragging rights.
Q&A With Lane Tredway
A: Plant parasitic nematodes have needle-shaped mouthparts that allow them to draw nutrients from plant cells. Most nematodes feed on turf roots, reducing the depth and density of root growth. Nematodes rarely kill turf outright, but instead make it more prone to drought, heat, mechanical wear, nutrient deficiency and disease. A: Nematode problems can be difficult to diagnose since symptoms are so variable.
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