After a blistering hot summer, winter is here for much of the country. Ledges Golf Club superintendent Amanda Fontaine returns to discuss how she preps the course for the cold, why ice is the worst, and more.
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After a blistering hot summer, winter is here for much of the country. Ledges Golf Club superintendent Amanda Fontaine returns to discuss how she preps the course for the cold, why ice is the worst, and more.
After a blistering hot summer, winter is here for much of the country. Ledges Golf Club superintendent Amanda Fontaine returns to discuss how she preps the course for the cold, why ice is the worst, and more.
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After a blistering hot summer, winter is here for much of the country. Ledges Golf Club superintendent Amanda Fontaine returns to discuss how she preps the course for the cold, why ice is the worst, and more.
