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Golf Course Wins & Woes: Rating Good Days, Bad Days, & Everything in Between with a Golf Superintendent

A superintendent ranks the best and worst conditions that test a golf course manager's skills and patience

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By Standard Golf · Matt PauliStandard GolfTerry Hills Golf CourseThad Thompson
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A superintendent ranks the best and worst conditions that test a golf course manager's skills and patience

Matt Pauli, the Vice President of Standard Golf, teamed up with Thad Thompson, the Superintendent at Terry Hills Golf Course, for a quick-fire game in Batavia, New York. The challenge? Rate golf course scenarios from the dreamiest of days to the absolute worst.

From cool August weeks to hydraulic leaks on the greens, Thad's honest and humorous insights revealed the highs and lows of keeping a golf course in top shape. The conversation is a reminder of the dedication behind every great round of golf.

The conversation is a reminder of the dedication behind every great round of golf.

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Alright. We got another Mike and Matt, five questions. But this time, we're at Batavia, New York. We caught up with, Thad Thompson over at, Terry Hills. Thad would ask you we're gonna tell you five statements you see at the golf course. One being the best scenario, five being, well, you know, two weeks of the shits. So let's see. You show up, and the shotgun start got moved up two hours. Never happened one. No. Okay. Never happened. Wow. Alright. It's August twentieth, and instead of being eighty five degrees, it's sixty five for a week. That's that's a one too. That's great. Are you kidding me? You got a lot of ones. This might be a one as well. You need to spend time with your best friend, Lita, on the card all day. I I do I get to do that, so that's definitely a one. Give me a hard one. There you go. You're oh, you see a little hydraulic lead on every dream. Now we're going there. That is two weeks of the sheds. That's two weeks of the sheds. I I thought divots on the dream was two weeks of the sheds. They're both on par. There you go. Hey. Thanks for spending time with us. You bet, Matt. Thank you.

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