If we take scores as the only measure, United States Golf Association research shows that the vast majority of golfers are simply not very good at playing the game.

The Masters Tournament is always welcomed by golfers but has been known to set some golf course superintendents muttering under their breath. Maybe only a handful of them across the country can hope to produce conditions the caliber of Augusta National Golf Club’s pool table putting surfaces and immaculate fairways. Yet for all superintendents, their golfers will be back on course next week all fired up after watching another champion slip into the green jacket.

This week there are a handful of Myrtle Beach area golf course superintendents giving lie to that less than upstanding marketing pitch that “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.”

Competition inspires us to be better and when the playing field is equal it also helps us determine who is best.

Unseasonal winter warmth has golf course superintendents on the Grand Strand mowing like it’s March.

Grass is not the only thing golf course superintendents have grown since Bill Murray cast a bright but hardly glowing light on golf course maintenance when Caddyshack was released in 1980.

Golf course superintendents along the Grand Strand have endured some rugged weather extremes in recent years. Coupled with budget cuts due to the economy, those highs and lows have made for some challenging times trying to keep courses in prime condition.

McDonalds became an empire on the uniformity of its product and delivery.

If you've ever watched a PGA Tour event on television you've heard Johnny Miller griping about the grain on a putting green.

Fact: Bad hole locations, or pin placements, hurt the business of a golf course. They slow down play and frustrate golfers.