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.

Golf is worth about $2.3-billion to the S.C. economy each year with a hefty share of that activity generated by the 100 or so courses along the Grand Strand.

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.

Despite what you might think watching HGTV at times, home renovations aren't for everyone.

If golf course superintendents were cartoonists they would probably draw Bruce Martin in tights and a cape with the caricature of a microscope emblazoned across his chest.