1.   Closely held Softspikes, meanwhile, targets course owners, golf shop operators and grounds keepers.

2.   Homeowners may give up, but professional grounds keepers have to replace sod several times a season.

3.   The list included people with jobs as disparate as White House grounds keepers and the chief of staff.

4.   A strike by grounds keepers at state-owned stadiums over the weekend led to the postponement of two first division matches.