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| Publication Type:
| Trade |
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| Author(s): | Jiggens, Mike |
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| Author Affiliation: | Editor, Turf & Recreation |
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| Title: | All in the family: Turfgrass maintenance seems to be in the blood of the Piccolo clan |
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| Source: | Turf & Recreation. Vol. 12, No. 5, July/August 1999, p. 6-7, 10. |
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| Publishing Information: | Delhi, Ontario: Turf & Recreation Publishing, Inc. |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Personal profile; Course profile; Golf course maintenance
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| Facility Names: | Brantford Golf & Country Club, in Ontario, Canada |
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| Subjects' Names: | Piccolo, Rick; Piccolo, Vince |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Describes how Rick Piccolo took over his father's position at the Brantford Golf and Country Club in Ontario in 1991. Describes how being a golf superintendent runs is popular in the Piccolo family. Mentions that Rick Picolo's father was his mentor. Discusses how the job description has changed from when his father was the superintendent. States Rick Picolo's opinion that the biggest demand of his time "is sharing information with his members about such practices as pesticde spraying and aerating". Also details how the number of club members that sit on the greens committee has increased to ten. Briefly describes Brantford Golf and Country Club in general. Mentions that a full-time night security was set up to patrol the course after vandalism left some of the irrigation satellite stations uprooted. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Jiggens, M. 1999. All in the family: Turfgrass maintenance seems to be in the blood of the Piccolo clan. Turf Recreat. 12(5):p. 6-7, 10. |
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