Jim Black
Jim Black is sorta GCI's Captain Kirk of the web -- going boldly where no turfhead has gone before. He's been tending turf in the transition zone for nearly 20 years, and writing about it for 10. A graduate of the University of Maryland's Institute of Applied Agriculture, he has been an irrigation and spray technician, Assistant, and spent 8-years as Golf Course Superintendent. He can be reached via email at greenkeeperjim@yahoo.com.
Recent Articles
Look sharp!
Superintendents share their sharpening and grinding tactics so that your colleagues will be green with envy about your greens.
Fitting In
While golf turf management remains a male-dominated industry, women are succeeding as superintendents. Three female supers discuss how some of the old industry stereotypes are disappearing.
My cup cutter runneth over
With a little help from the Internet, GCI's Digital Turfhead, Jim Black, breaks down the never-ending debate on the proper methodolgy for correct cup placement.
Digital Turfhead: Tweets & apps
Looking for some mid-day diversions? Perhaps some fun and games, or some great superintendent blogs? GCI's digigeek Jim Black provides you with the latest digital links you need to know about to care for your links.
Digital Turfhead: Tweets and apps
GCI's tech maven, Jim Black, shares some must-have digital add ons as well as some Twitter accounts you should be following. So power up that Ipod and dust off that Twitter account.
The Digital Turfhead: Hole-y Moley
It’s aerification time at many a club right now and Jim Black takes a look at superintendents' efforts to keep their members and guests appraised of what’s going on.
Still a greenkeeper
Digital Turfhead Jim Black has no problem with the term "greenkeeper," which invokes a simpler time when you depended on the rain for irrigation, sheep to take care of your roughs, and a 5-man crew to handle the rest.
The Digital Turfhead: Get ready for spring
With the economy on a slow but steady climb out of the cellar, courses can expect to see a return of the golf outing. GCI's Digital Turfhead Jim Black muses on the pros and cons of these corporate events, as well as brings you the latest from the digital world.
The Digital Turfhead: The USGA
GCI's Jim Black would be remiss if he let another installment of The Digital Turfhead go by without mentioning gofl's governing body, the USGA. Black offers a tip of the hat in his USGA-themed dispatch.