Matt Devine, CGCS Profile
Matt Devine, CGCS

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CGCS, Superintendent at the University of Alabama Golf Course and Practice Facility. Buffalo, NY native @psuturf alum 2005

Tuscaloosa, AL
Joined August 2014
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Matt Devine, CGCS
3 years
Nearly 8” of rain in a single day and 17.5” for the month will expose weak spots in 40 year old drainage systems.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
4 years
Had a little reminder pop up in my calendar.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
4 months
Had to make the tough decision and say goodbye to my little golf course buddy yesterday. She was a great dog and will be missed. Thanks Bailey, it was a fun 14 years.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
1 year
Nice trip to Orlando for the @GCSAAConference and I come into work to find this. Thanks to everyone who has supported me along the way. Jim Simmons @jamey_davis0 @jd10135 @LeeMcLemore1 @cookerac @BobKelly1021 @MaryEllenDevi12 @turfservpro @Troon @SheliaGCSAA @PSUTurf
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Matt Devine, CGCS
8 months
Ophelia arriving in Belhaven NC. Might be late to the wedding tonight. @spann @NWSNHC
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Matt Devine, CGCS
4 years
pretty extensive damage at NorthRiver Yacht Club. @spann @NorthRiverYC
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Matt Devine, CGCS
2 years
Member guest 2022. Almost to the finish line. Great prep by the guys.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
2 months
So far we’ve only hit 1 rock for the whole project. It just happened to be 100ft long.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
3 months
Prepping for hydroseed. Some spots starting to look like a golf course. @Love3GolfDesign @wadsworth_golf @AlabamaMGolf @AlabamaWGolf
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Matt Devine, CGCS
4 months
Filling greens with mix. Looking back from behind 4 green. Getting a little close to grass time.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
3 months
Figured it was time for an aerial shot Grass is right around the corner @AlabamaMGolf @AlabamaWGolf @Love3GolfDesign @wadsworth_golf
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Matt Devine, CGCS
10 days
Progressing towards the finish.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
2 years
I don’t think I’ve ever seen fairways this green in January.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
2 months
Finally made it to the next step. First of many sod trucks down. @winsteadturf @WadsworthGolf @AlabamaMGolf @AlabamaWGolf
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Matt Devine, CGCS
3 months
Coach @jcwellbamagolf brought some guests today to help put the practice area together. @AlabamaMGolf @JustinThomas34 @htmullinax
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Matt Devine, CGCS
7 years
Just a regular Sunday evening
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Matt Devine, CGCS
4 years
Thanks to everyone for the support the last couple days. Ive gotten countless texts and calls of well wishes and offers for help from all over. Luckily there were no injuries. This giant set of lincoln logs will be a golf course again soon.Thank you. @tuscaloosacity @WaltMaddox
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
@turfnet ⁩ ⁦ @Syngenta ⁩ thanks for the mug. The snooty expression is directly related to her new found celebrity status as a calendar girl.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
7 years
Really can't ever have enough azaleas
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Matt Devine, CGCS
2 years
Renovation day. New fairway on 15 and road repair off in the distance.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
Shockwave demo day. Anything to help 16 fairway. @CampeyTurfCare @Proturfserv @AquaAid
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Matt Devine, CGCS
3 years
8.5” of rain over 6 days. Not exactly where we’d like to be, but the crew did a great job getting ready for the member-guest.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Welcome back to Alabama. @GCImagazine @GCSAA
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Double cut and roll today. Greens are coming out of dormancy nicely.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Sprayer mishaps don’t go unrewarded around here. #atleastwehavebackups . #wasntreallyhisfault
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Matt Devine, CGCS
11 months
Lightning strike in 8 fairway. Now we play “how many solenoids and fuses are blown”
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Matt Devine, CGCS
4 years
It’s nice to have a second fairway mower back in the fleet and dry (ish) conditions. Trying to knock down 1 week of growth. @JerryPateCo @ToroGolf
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
Wait... that has to be a typo, I don’t think I’m old enough for 17 years @SheliaGCSAA @gcsaa
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Good day for a photo shoot. Too bad she always looks like she’s in a shadow. ⁦ @DogsOfTurf ⁩ ⁦ @GCSAA ⁩ ⁦ @SheliaGCSAA
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
Weather stats for 2018 at @NorthRiverYC .... High temp 101° (9/19), low temp 7° (1/17). 104 days of 90° or warmer, 3 days over 100°. 75.36” of precipitation (59.67” average) and 157 days with measurable precipitation. Let’s chalk this one up to hot and wet. @spann
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
After being under covers for 8 days and lows in the teens it looks like the covers helped. Soil temps 37°.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
What a lovely September day. Fall is in the air...
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
Phew... looks like we’ve survived another winter storm.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Trying to wrap up our fairway aerification and verticutting.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
2 years
Supersized the A this year. Thanks ⁦ @DrewCharcandy ⁩ and ⁦ @witt10_de
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
Our new toys have arrived. Time to let the sand fly. @JerryPateCo @ToroGolf
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
Wrapping up evening prep before the final day of the Trident Member-Guest. Great job by the guys. Despite 2.28 inches of rain over the past 3 days, they made the course better and better. @Northriver_YC
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
At least I’ll have a reason why my calendar is still on February next September... @SyngentaTurf @turfnet @DogsOfTurf
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
I’d say this pipe was beyond its useful years.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
Well that ended up being a good Wednesday... ⁦ @standardkev
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
7.13” of rain since yesterday morning. It’s going to be a little soggy and clean up is going to take a little time.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
4 months
Assistant Golf Course Superintendent in Tuscaloosa, AL for University of Alabama Golf Facility
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Matt Devine, CGCS
7 years
Forget summer, fall is perfect for tifeagle. @Bvallison @USGA #tifeagle @GCSAA
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
Up to almost 7.5”. Bunkers still in pretty good shape. For the most part the course has held up well. ⁦ @Billy_Bunker ⁩ ⁦ @TDI_Golf
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Matt Devine, CGCS
1 year
Can’t remember having fairways this filled in on March 1. This isn’t April is it?
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
It always amazes me how much color is lost outside the protection of covers.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
2x verticut, topdress, drag, water, fertilize. Summer is in full swing. ⁦ @NorthRiverYC
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
What could be more fun on a Saturday morning? @NorthRiverYC @standardkev
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Must be 3:00 on Friday. @grumpysuper
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
Great week at fallen oak for the ⁦ @RapiscanClassic ⁩. Nice work by Matt Hughes and the team.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
2 years
First truck down. 3 to go. ⁦ @Proturfserv ⁩ ⁦ @ThompsonCat
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
Another great week at the GIS. Great to see everyone. Now, back to crummy weather. @GCSAA
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Final day of the Women’s Southern Am and Mid-Am. A lot of good golf and a lot of hard work from the crew. ⁦ @NorthRiverYC ⁩ ⁦ @WSGAWomensGolf ⁩ ⁦ @ToroGolf ⁩ ⁦ @Troon ⁩ ⁦ @HonoursGolf
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Matt Devine, CGCS
4 years
The first mow on rye is always a fun day.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
3 years
Not the bird I expected to see on the first day of golf after aerification week.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Greens mower brushes laying down some bold stripes today. @TheToroCompany
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Matt Devine, CGCS
7 years
Out of 181 days this year, we've had rain on 82 of them. 10 more than all of 2016. @NorthRiverYC @spann
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Matt Devine, CGCS
4 years
Another hat being assigned to superintendents. ⁦ @GCSAA ⁩ ⁦ @GeorgiaGCSA
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Uncovering 6 green
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
I swear this hole was clean yesterday. We’ll blow as much as possible but 0.75” of rain will make some areas hard to get.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
1 year
Quick fairway spray the night before the member-guest.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
Lousy smarch weather... goodbye green fairways.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
I don’t know how many times I’ve driven by this tree and thought about how screwed we’d be if it ever came down. Well, it happened.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Did a little exploring yesterday
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Matt Devine, CGCS
7 years
@spann decent day to fish on the lake
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Matt Devine, CGCS
2 years
Cover checking morning. Glad they are already in place. 30mph gusts would make covering a wild parachute day.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Day 1 of the Women’s Southern Am and Mid-Am. @NorthRiverYC @WSGAWomensGolf
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Spent the morning learning about negotiating. Great week so far. #sbi17 @SyngentaTurf
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Matt Devine, CGCS
4 years
Getting better every day. Can’t it be October all year? ⁦ @JerryPateCo ⁩ ⁦ @AlabamaMGolf ⁩ ⁦ @AlabamaWGolf
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
A perfect day to host Alabama Athletics @Greg_Byrne
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Matt Devine, CGCS
8 years
Friday, we meet again. @grumpysuper
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Matt Devine, CGCS
7 years
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Matt Devine, CGCS
4 years
Sometimes when the world is in disarray, ice cream is the best remedy. Might as well go with the best. ⁦ @psucreamery ⁩ ⁦ @iTweetTurf
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
Might be the nicest day we’ve ever had to pull covers. Won’t be nice for long....
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
Well, it only took 72 man hours today, but we’ve made it through 10 holes. Here’s to hoping lead season is almost over. @BuffaloTurbine @ToroGolf
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Matt Devine, CGCS
7 years
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Looks like a great day for golf. @NorthRiverYC
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Matt Devine, CGCS
7 years
And all of a sudden it's grass mowing season
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Pretty cool to know after 200 players and 1.20” of rain there won’t be any ruts or trampled grass. #CPO @clubcar @SharkGregNorman @fryoj74
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Matt Devine, CGCS
8 years
3.3 inches of rain over the past 20 hours. These are the worst washes. @Billy_Bunker
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Let’s hope spring is here to stay @NorthRiverYC
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Matt Devine, CGCS
8 years
Rainbow over the WeeLinks. @NorthRiverYC @spann
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Matt Devine, CGCS
2 years
If nothing else, bermuda seedheads provide terrific definition.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Found two selfie pros. ⁦ @TurfBeard ⁩ ⁦ @PatJonesTweets
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Matt Devine, CGCS
4 years
I know this has appeared a couple times, but pic 1 is from Wednesday and about 70 cart rounds. Pic 2 is today. Sometimes I’d rather not know.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
4 years
One benefit of the tornado is a lower tree line, which hopefully results in shorter frost delays. We find out today.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Maggie finally made the cut in a dog calendar. Thanks @KaseyKauff @RainBirdCorp @DogsOfTurf
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Matt Devine, CGCS
4 years
It’s a good day to find the fairway. ⁦ @TheToroCompany ⁩ ⁦ @JerryPateCo
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Matt Devine, CGCS
3 years
End of an era today at NRYC but looking forward to seeing him in his new home.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
There could be worse ways to spend a day. @eastlakegcagro thanks to @Proturfserv and @WDunnivant
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Matt Devine, CGCS
7 years
Baby deer season. Looks like they were just born this morning. @NorthRiverYC
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
About to board the final leg of a great trip. Thanks to @SyngentaTurf and @WakeForest for a great week of education. Lots of info to take home and lots of new friends. #SBI17
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
10 approach sand capped and sodded. Getting th fairway spot ready for sod now that it’s dry enough. @NorthRiverYC
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
New flag, sticks and cups today. Getting ready for the new season. @ParAide @JerryPateCo
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
Fixing the swamp in front of 10 green. Hope weather lets us sod all of the projects on 10 next week
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Matt Devine, CGCS
1 year
I hope it says Hello friends as it’s opened.
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Matt Devine, CGCS
6 years
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
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Matt Devine, CGCS
5 years
The fog is rolling in.
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