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Wonderful Women of Golf 65: Lauren Stadel
Lancaster Country Club is hosting five USGA women's championships in the next 17 years. President Lauren Stadel shares how the club is preparing for the pros…
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Let Me Know! 8: Paul Richmond
Paul Richmond has traveled from an Arkansas catfish farm to the shadow of Washington, D.C., then back to Arkansas, then back to Virginia ... and now he's a…
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Tartan Talks 124: Forrest Richardson
What’s the most sustainable sport on the planet? Well, that’s an easy one, according to Forrest Richardson. In fact, he just released a book on the topic…
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Reel Turf Techs: Austin Wright
Austin Wright returns to chat with Trent about his role as equipment manager at Minnesota puncher Hazeltine National Golf Club and other trendy topics in the…
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Bunker talk
Longtime golf course superintendent and SandSave director of market development Rick Pagett, Wildwood Country Club superintendent Tom Fisher, and SandSave…
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Beyond the Page 86: The most important superintendent
Who is the most important golf course superintendent or turf pro in history? Who is the most underrated golf course superintendent or turf pro in history? What…
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Beyond the Page 85: Let's read another book!
Golf course architect Andrew Green and Golf Course Industry senior contributor Lee Carr have a new book geared for teens and perfect for anyone who loves the…
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Let Me Know! 7: Chad Allen and Thad Thompson
Double the guests means double the fun — and double the information, double the agronomic kvetching, and double the absurdity. Chad Allen and Thad Thompson…
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Talking Turf Weeds 19: Why formulation matters
What is formulation? Why does it matter? How has it evolved over the last couple decades? What factors into whether scientists use liquids, powders or…
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Tartan Talks 123: David Whelchel
What makes a golf course great? David Whelchel has seen “in the neighborhood of 1,000” in his more than four decades working in the industry. He expands on one…
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USGA Tech Talk 3: Regional agronomists
What do USGA Green Section regional agronomists really do? How do they prepare for course visits? What happens during those course visits? What part do they…
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Beyond the Page 84: Let's read some books!
A trio of Golf Course Industry contributors have new books out now or soon, including Bradley S. Klein, whose "Re-discovering Donald Ross" updates his classic…
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Reel Turf Techs: Bryan Epland
Trent revisits with Bryan Epland, CTEM, who has transitioned from an established 18-hole club to a new 36-hole facility since his 2022 podcast appearance. Get…
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Wonderful Women of Golf 63: Lauren Crownover
Cascade Hills Country Club lead assistant superintendent Lauren Crownover has become a strong advocate for other assistants in the industry. She sits down with…
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Let Me Know! 6: Dr. Ben McGraw
Before he was a top entomologist at Penn State, Rutgers or SUNY Delhi, before he figured out his own college experience the second time around, before he…
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Let Me Know! 6: Dr. Ben McGraw
Before he was a top entomologist at Penn State, Rutgers or SUNY Delhi, before he figured out his own college experience the second time around, before he…
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Tartan Talks 122: Joel Hornickel
Joel Hornickel’s career is a story of persistence and patience. He’s now enjoying the results of demonstrating those desirable characteristics through his role…
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Reel Turf Techs: Jeff Gustafson
What do you remember about the first time you used a grease gun? Oakland Hills Country Club equipment manager Jeff Gustafson has vivid memories of this…
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Beyond the Page 83: A 20-year-old's perspective
How can golf course superintendents attract more young seasonal team members? Free golf helps, but you have to find teens and 20somethings who can wake up…
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Let Me Know! 5: Jeff Thompson
Charlie discusses a higher calling on the latest episode of Let Me Know! — and it has nothing to do with elevation change. How did Jeff Thompson, the man who…
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Tartan Talks 121: Damian Pascuzzo and Kurtis Wolford
Architect Damian Pascuzzo and superintendent Kurtis Wolford were key parts of a team involved with renovating one of America’s most welcoming courses. They…
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Reel Turf Techs July 2026: Tyler Lewellyn
The “Land of 10,000 Lakes” is also the land of insightful equipment managers. Trent visits with Spring Hill (Minnesota) Golf Club’s Tyler Lewellyn to learn…
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Beyond the Page 82: Preserving historic land
Just outside Philadelphia, a growing group is fighting to preserve the land that was once home to the first Black-owned 18-hole golf course in the country.
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Let Me Know! 4: Dr. Mike Goatley
Think you know Dr. Mike Goatley? So did Charlie. Then he talked with the longtime Virginia Tech icon ... and he learned plenty. From Kentucky tobacco fields…
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Talking Turfs Weeds 18: Industry careers roundtable
So many turf journeys start with the dream of becoming a golf course superintendent. But the industry features plenty of alternate paths. David Hillger, Yusif…
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Tartan Talks 120: Brandon Johnson
Year-round play, unprecedented demand and volatile weather create unique challenges when renovating golf courses in the Southeast. Brandon Johnson describes…
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Reel Turf Techs: Chris Brumley
Chris Brumley’s boss at Colonie (New York) Golf & Country Club is somebody he knows well. He chats with Trent about his early introduction to the industry and…
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Beyond the Page 81: Rankin and Grillin'
Time to rack up some frequent flyer miles: Travel with us to West Texas to meet Rankin Golf Course superintendent Branden Phillips, across the Pond to spend…
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Wonderful Women of Golf 60: Brandi Merrick
Variety is the spice of life. It also sprinkles every day for Brandi Merrick, who has studied under Dr. Jim Kerns, worked as a maintenance foreman at Pinehurst…
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Let Me Know! 3: Ralph Kepple
Are you ready for The Ralph Kepple Story? So much is about all those years at East Lake, of course, but there is far more to the man than his legendary run in…
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Tartan Talks 119: Tim Gerrish
The only ASGCA member from Maine has some outdoorsy stories — and terrific golf industry perspective — to share.
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Reel Turf Techs: Dan Haxton
Dan Haxton's first golf job as a 14-year old included five eight-hour shifts each week filling divots. He's now the equipment manager at a famed club. He takes…
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Reel Turf Techs: Dan Haxton
Dan Haxton entered the golf industry as a 14-year-old working five eight-hour shifts per week filling divots. He’s now the equipment manager at a famed club…
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Reel Turf Techs: Dan Haxton
Dan Haxton’s first golf job as a 14-year-old included five eight-hour shifts each week filling divots. He’s now the equipment manager at a famed club. He takes…
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Disease Discussion 28: Now trending and always planning
BASF technical market manager Trevor Stacy strives to help superintendents overcome disease challenges on every turfgrass species in every possible…
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Beyond the Page 80: A Texas two-step
Welcome to West Texas, where the towns are small, the drives are long and the golf courses (and golf course superintendents) are fantastic. This month, Matt…
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Wonderful Women of Golf 59: Aurora Amend
Aurora Amend has packed plenty into her young turf career — from growing up and working in Wisconsin, to studying in North Dakota, to heading south as a second…
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Let Me Know! 2: Jeremiah Mincey
Charlie is back and talking with the talented young turf pro Jeremiah Mincey — about gaining experience, building name recognition, getting fired, and more.
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USGA Tech Talk 2: The Moisture Meter
In its first full season on golf courses across the country and around the world, the USGA Moisture Meter is already helping turf pros better manage water —…
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Tartan Talks 118: Brian Curley
Pelican Hill Golf Club occupies a dramatic site along the Southern California coast. Brian Curley takes listeners inside the 50-week project occurring at the…
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Using enzymes to decrease thatch
From innovative origins to on-course applications, we go inside the ThatchZyme story with ZymeCO founder and CTO Dr. Tad Huber, vice president of sales and…
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Disease Discussion 27: Lessons from a challenging year
What made 2025 so trying on the disease front? And what can be done to ensure the same issues don’t arise in 2026? BASF senior technical specialist Dr. Emma…
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Reel Turf Techs: Chris Minton
24 elite soccer pitches, plus a 9-hole golf course. Trent learns how workshop manager Chris Minton guides the equipment maintenance efforts for Leicester City…
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Reel Turf Techs: Chris Minton
24 elite soccer pitches, plus a 9-hole golf course. Trent learns how workshop manager Chris Minton guides the equipment maintenance efforts for Leicester City…
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Beyond the Page 79: The Dye is cast
Casa de Campo director of agronomy Damon Di Giorgio and director of golf Robert Birtel share details about the recently wrapped renovation of Teeth of the Dog…
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Let Me Know! 1: Paul Hurst
A new podcast?! You bet! Longtime golf course superintendent (and general manager) Charlie Fultz tees off his entertaining and irreverent new series with…
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Wonderful Women of Golf 58: Joselyn Kent returns
Duke University Golf Course assistant superintendent Joselyn Kent is back — and talking all about how she got through a challenging winter. (Consider this a…
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Tartan Talks 117: Mark Mungeam
The demand to play golf is outpacing course supply in many densely populated parts of the country. ASGCA President Mark Mungeam explores the conundrum and…
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Reel Turf Techs: TJ Vollmar
Perhaps no equipment manager on the planet oversees an operation at a scale like the one TJ Vollmar experiences daily. He opens up to Trent about working at…
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Talking Turf Weeds 17: Waking up your course after winter with Yusif Jaouni and Matt Herrmann
After months of temperature swings and, in some spots, record snowfall, winter finally seems to be yielding to spring. What should you be doing to prep turf…
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Beyond the Page 78: Labor solutions, AI talk and mayhem
Welcome to the Audio Magazine Era of BTP: The debut of 3 Minutes of Mayhem columnist Ryan McClannon, the USGA's Greenkeeper Apprentice Program opens its fourth…
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Wonderful Women of Golf 57: Shania Lancour
Sand Valley equipment technician Shania Lancour followed her father, who worked on the agronomy team, to the Wisconsin resort when she was just 14 years old…
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Tartan Talks 116: Doug Smith
Helping improve golf courses in the morning. Coaching an NCAA Division I golf team in the afternoons and evenings. Doug Smith describes balancing varied roles…
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Reel Turf Techs: Louis Weems
The transition from tractors to reel mowers, relief grinding, bass fishing and autonomous equipment. Trent covers plenty of topics with Bellerive (Missouri)…
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Beyond the Page 77: Sixty-five minutes of mayhem with Ryan McClannon
The Birkdale Golf Club superintendent (and Golf Course Industry audio columnist) joins the podcast to talk about his new job, first-full-season goals, his…
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Wonderful Women 56: Grace Allen
The up-and-coming turf pro started her career whacking weeds in wet shoes. Now she's a second assistant at a California destination.
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Tartan Talks 115: Chris Wilczynski
We meander around homes and surge past misconceptions involving residential golf course design in a philosophical and practical discussion with Chris…
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Reel Turf Techs: Bruce Alexander
Industry veteran Bruce Alexander of Ransomes Jacobsen joins Trent for a comprehensive conversation spanning two continents about equipment, cutting units and…
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Beyond the Page 76: Life saver
Judd Spicer was attending a zoysiagrass presentation when he saw a man collapse, die and be brought back to life. He recounts that near-fatal day on the…