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The article reflects on several events held in January to December 2015 in the golf industry. It mentions the award received by James R. Hansen for his book "A Difficult Par: Robert Trent Sr. and the Making of Modern Golf" in 2014 from the U.S. Golf Association (USGA). The honorary lifetime membership received by retired superintendent Tommy Anderson to the Rocky Mountain Golf Course Superintendents Association.

The article discusses the use of social networking site Twitter to help golf coarse superintendents in the U.S. increase communication to customers and employees. Twitter is a micro-blogging tool popularized by celebrities who post their thoughts on everything in 140 characters or less. It mentions that Twitter can be used by golf course superintendents to update following golfers on a frost delay or alerting golfers to a sale on golf shops, which is also an ultimate word-of-mouth tool.

The article presents a retrospective of the publication's history on the occasion of its tenth anniversary. Its intention was to focus on the professional concerns of golf course managers, but a second major focus developed almost by accident-giving the biographies and situations of golf course managers themselves. Several articles, including one on Peter Cowan, manager of a public golf course in New Orleans, Louisiana which reopened three months after Hurricane Katrina, are summarized.

The article presents the author's insights regarding the feature article in the "Golfdom" magazine written by editor-in-chief Seth Jones. Topics discussed include turfgrass management at the Peninsula Club, a golf club in North Carolina, his opportunity to contribute to the magazine, and various questions or comments he received before the article came out, like his relationship with Admiral Chester Nimitz.

The article presents the author's insights on Oakmont, a golf facility in Plum, Pennsylvania, which is hosting its ninth U.S. Open golf tournament in June 2016. Topics discussed include the approach of the golf course into greens and a plurality of bunkers, the addition of trees to the golf course, and the architecture of the golfing facility.

The article describes the author's experience of driving to Billings, Montana to discuss about the business operations of the golfing journal. It states that the author talked about the research section of the magazine. It mentions that the author and the journal's research editor ate at a Chinese buffet near the highway.

The article offers news briefs in the U.S. Dave Heegard, the vice president and general manager of lebanon Turf, has anticipated the prices of fertilizer to increase even the abundance of raw fertilizer. The study on women's golf market conducted by Golf Datatech LLC reveals the increasing population of women engaged in the sport based on their golfing habits. The Agrium Advanced Technologies (AAT) has partnered with other environmental organization in order to attain sustainability.

The article offers the author's view regarding the similarity of golf with a classic car, citing the Pontiac Firebird automobile from automobile manufacturer General Motors Co. He mentions that the important aspect of golf is anticipation. He notes his participation in the Northwest Turfgrass Association Conference in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

The article calls for re-evaluation of water management and cultural practices on golf courses in the U.S. The author states that the re-evaluation aims to show responsible water usage while providing quality playing conditions as well as to address the negative perception of the public about golf courses. She mentions that superintendents must speak up regarding water use, with the use of information on the environmental and economic value of golf.

The article offers the author's views on the effect of golfer Tiger Woods' accident controversy on the golf industry in the U.S. The author states that golf will not take a huge hit from Woods' downfall and might even benefit from the said situation as it will enable elites, who remained stagnant during Woods' career, to show their skills. He notes that Woods has created an opportunity for golf to be the mainstream of all sports which did not exist before the accident controversy.

The article examines the differing opinions within the golf course industry on the issue of global warming. Some golf course managers remain insistent any change in the earth's climate is a natural phenomenon unrelated to human activity. Others disagree, but are unsure of the extent of global warming. Several managers note an increase of extreme weather affecting their own courses.

The author offers humorous opinions on how the language of golf and golf course management has been corrupted by the jargon of the business and financial worlds. Persons whose job is maintaining healthy grasses are expected to speak like business school graduates. He offers examples of nonsensical uses of business buzzwords by notable persons in golf.