Our solution to the maintenance of golf course landscaping is to replace all of the current grass with artificial turf. Compared to the traditional real grass turf that golf courses use, artificial turf does not need to be watered at all. Not only will this save water for California but it will also eventually save money for the owners of the golf course over time. We suggest using polypropylene as the type of artificial turf to replace the current grass. Other common types of artificial turf include
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There are many ways to look at the life of Tiger woods, for one he is among one of the greats if not the greatest golfer in history who popularized the sport in many different ways while fighting racial barriers and was genuinely “celebrated as an example of “America’s son” [and] the new commercial stereotype for advertising the future of national culture.” However, there is something else that strongly over shadows his many athletic and cultural achievements, that being his very public and exposing
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San Antonio. With mild temperatures and more than 300 days of sunshine annually, San Antonio is fast becoming a major destination for golf. There are over 50 golf courses in and around the city including resort, daily fee, and military courses. The historic Brackenridge Park Golf Course designed in 1915 housed the Texas Open in 1922, and is home to the Texas Golf Hall of Fame. In San Antonio, there are more than just a few pleasant locations to see during a family vacation. Many folks take a
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MARKETING MANAGEMENT (MK101) Term 1: Section D Week 2 4 July, 2012 2 Agenda • Session Contents • Levitt and Marketing Myopia 4 July, 2012 © Krishanu Rakshit, IIMC 3 MARKETING MYOPIA By Theodore Levitt, HBR, 1960, 1975, 2002, 2004 4 July, 2012 © Krishanu Rakshit, IIMC 4 Marketing Myopia • Few observations: • The Railroads are in trouble today not because that need was filled by others….. But because it was not filled up by the railroads themselves. •
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How to Avoid a Tragedy Tiger Woods, an elite professional American golfer, is one of the most successful and well-known athletes of all time. Regrettably, his well-earned fame and money got into his head a little too much, resulting in a huge turning point in Woods’ career. Thinking he didn’t have to follow the same guidelines as everyone else, Woods was caught having sexual affairs with other women, which placed the world’s eye onto him. He thought he was better and more special than everyone else
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History of the Game of Golf from the 1890’s to the 1930’s FOUR! Millions of people world-wide enjoy the game of golf every day, but few know when and where this intricate sport began to evolve. With the arrival of the 1890’s, the game of golf blossomed into the well known sport so many enjoy today. Golf began to rapidly spread in the upper east and Chicago area at the emergence of the 1890’s. Shinnecock Hills, the first golf course designed and constructed by a golf architect, was built in
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participated in global tournaments and made the impossible things in the game of golf seem simple. His game was inspired by passion, determination, and professionalism. Everyone in the world admired his golfing techniques. He won crucial games against renowned world superstars. Currently, the sad news is that he is now a shell of his previous or former golfing self. Golfing experts state that Woods will never dominate in the game of golf again. These allegations are true because Tiger rarely appears on major
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Golf Course Irrigation: Flowing with Technology I had a hard time trying to think of a system and write about it, and then I decided to go with what I know; the golf course. For this paper I will discuss golf course irrigation automation and how it has progressed over time due to aesthetic demands and course playability. Years ago and at some smaller courses spread throughout the States still in operation, golf course irrigation systems used to require manual assistance. A hired employee
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elected to Phi Beta Kappa. This failure could scarcely have been more predictable or less ambiguous (I simply did not have the grades), but I was unnerved by it; I had somehow thought myself a kind of academic Raskolnikov, curiously exempt from the cause-effect relationships that hampered others. Although the situation must have had even then the approximate tragic stature of Scott Fitzgerald’s failure to become president of the Princeton Triangle Club, the day that I did not make Phi Beta Kappa nevertheless
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“American Scholar” by Emerson calls upon the youth of America to create their own literature, and become individuals in society rather than to simply believe in the things they are expected to think and believe in. Emerson calls on the fraternity of Phi Beta Kappa to become individual thinkers and scholars, Emerson tells them to keep expanding their minds and ideas. The article is used to inspire and address young Americans to create their own ideas, and without the influence of previous works, and British
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