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Episodes
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Tartan Talks No. 26
Putting the answers in the architect’s hands. Art Schaupeter answers questions about the opening of TPC Colorado, revetted bunkers and how to incorporate…
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PODCAST: Human resolve and Harvey
A year after dealing with another natural disaster, Blayne Sparks, the superintendent at KemperSports-managed The Wilderness at Lake Jackson, describes the…
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Mayhem in Missouri
A brutal growing season, major championship buzz and zoysiagrass. Dr. Lee Miller (@MUturfpath) discusses wild times in the Transition Zone.
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Money In The Bank Season
Tony Goldsby, agronomist for The Andersons, offers key insight for more impactful fairway nutrition.
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Tartan Talks No. 25
Todd Quitno (@LohmannQuitno) injects a mid-summer dose of positivity into the podcast as he discusses “saving the world one golf course at a time.”
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PODCAST: ‘It’s a special place’
What is life like as a superintendent on Hawaii’s Big Island? Kohanaiki’s Luke Bennett explains.
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Tartan Talks No. 24
Andy Staples (@buildsmartrgolf) returns to celebrate the two-year anniversary of Tartan Talks. We promise the milestone podcast is better than the first one!
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PODCAST: ‘I was treated as Christie’
The Glen Club’s Christie Paich explains her route to becoming the first female general manager at a KemperSports facility and shares lessons from her…
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Tartan Talks No. 23
Hail to the new chief! ASGCA President Jeff Blume discusses managing stormwater and makes a plea for promoting the economic benefits of golf to the masses.
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Tartan Talks No. 22
Golf in emerging markets, legends of the game and venomous snakes. Jeff Lawrence discusses his work as a senior designer/vice president with Gary Player Design.
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The Importance of Balance
Lead Researcher and University of Florida Assistant Professor of Turfgrass Dr. Travis Shaddox discusses the Balanced Approach Program and how it benefits…
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An urban golf anomaly
Kasey Kauff explains why Trinity Forest Golf Club is unlike anything in the Dallas market – and the effort it took to turn dozens of dogs into calendar…
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Podcast: ‘Never done striving’
Bellerive's Carlos Arraya reveals his passion for personnel management and describes the pride associated with hosting the 100th PGA Championship.
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Growth rate managers
The U of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Dr. Bill Kreuser discusses how to start a PGR program and describes his journey into the science behind regulating growth rates.
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Tartan Talks No. 21
From his experiences in the military to designing numerous facilities for The First Tee, Lester George shares stories and lessons from a fascinating life and…
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Podcast: ‘It doesn’t take that much’
Eagles, wild turkey and golfers. Bear Trace at Harrison Bay superintendent Paul Carter reveals tactics for promoting wildlife on the course.
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Handling winter injury
What happens if winter causes issues for cold- and warm-weather turf ready to leave dormancy? Syngenta’s Dr. Mike Agnew offers guidance for enduring slippery…
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Doing the right thing
What happens when a beloved boss suffers a terminal illness? Aldarra Golf Club superintendent Sean Reehoorn describes the coping, grieving and enduring…
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Tartan Talks No. 20
Boomer Sooner! Oklahoma-based Tripp Davis discusses working on Texas sites, zoysiagrass, course length and establishing relationships with superintendents…
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Tartan Talks No. 19
Bulkheads, coquina and a pair of golf legends. A conversation with Scot Sherman flows in numerous directions.
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Taking the "Longue Vue"
Josh Saunders discusses how his career shaped his agronomic philosophy, and his experience with biological soil management and the EarthWorks approach.
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Making The Super Leap
EarthWorks regional agronomist Kevin Hicks disucss his history in the turf industry, as well as his recent leap from turf to sales.
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Podcast: Telling the Old Course story
The St. Andrews Links team is being honored at #GCITweetUp18 for its communication successes. Director of greenkeeping Gordon Moir describes the benefits of…
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A real candid grass killer
How did a superintendent of a 9-hole course in British Columbia become a GIS attraction? You will understand why after listening to Pender Harbor Golf Club's…
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Tartan Talks No. 18
Using Upper Midwest ingenuity, Kevin Norby explains how to work around wetlands and creeks, and how to develop a plan for handling floods.
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You can’t make the wind blow
Let’s get it on! Pat Jones and Tim Moraghan analyze a year of transition, construction, storm recovery and business growth in the golf industry.
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Prospecting for white gold
What can you learn from jumping into ponds? Golf ball diver Brett Parker takes us inside the industry’s most dangerous job.
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It helps being an optimist
One of the industry’s great activists is devoting his attention elsewhere. Monroe Miller discusses his final GCI article and shares career guidance.
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Tartan Talks No. 17
Ray Hearn describes his route from assistant superintendent to architect and provides insight into recent projects involving four contrasting courses.
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Podcast: Following the flood
The Greenbrier’s Kelly Shumate and Josh Pope offer strategies for helping a crew and golf courses recover from a natural disaster.
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The turkey sandwich rant
GCI’s Pat Jones and Guy Cipriano discuss assistant superintendents, Internet shopping, robotics, major championship sites and, yes, course cuisine.
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Carolinas Conversations
Keith Wood describes life following a major championship and Adam Charles previews the Carolinas GCSA Conference and Show.
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Say it ain’t happening
Dr. Bruce Martin discusses his nearly three decades at Clemson University, diseases, pests and the future of turfgrass science.
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Tartan Talks No. 16
Offering options besides 9- or 18-holes and how to properly reduce bunkers. A conversation with Michael Benkusky loops in enlightening directions.
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Four years of GPS
One of the early adopters of GPS spraying and fertilization, superintendent Adam Mis explains how the practices are helping Brookfield (N.Y.) Country Club.
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Tartan Talks No. 15
Jim Engh guides us through the creativity needed work on rugged sites and reveals why he avoids following “unwritten” golf course architecture rules.
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From turf to T-shirts
Former assistant superintendent Joseph Coonick describes his route from golf course maintenance to designing attention-grabbing apparel.
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Podcast: Handling the big storm
The Club at Carlton Woods superintendent Tim Huber describes the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey and offers storm prep and recovery insight.
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The view from Washington
The evolution of private clubs, Beltway happenings and labor are among the topics we discuss with National Club Association's Henry Wallmeyer.
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Tartan Talks No. 14
From the son of a Major League Baseball player to ASGCA President, John Sanford discusses a life in golf and his views on strategic design.
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Tartan Talks No. 13
Throwback philosophies, the integration of architecture and maintenance, a special year for their family, and the future. Dr. Michael Hurdzan and Dr…
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Tartan Talks No. 12
What are the three “Rs” of modern golf course architecture? We visited the Hills & Forrest International headquarters to discover Steve Forrest and Shawn…
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Roll, roll acres of turf
Naperville (Ill.) Country Club Steven Biehl reveals what he has learned three years into a fairway and tee rolling program.
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Tartan Talks No. 11
From designing Pow Wow grounds to golf courses, Paul Albanese describes his experiences working with Native Americans.
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Major building
Landscapes Unlimited CEO and founder Bill Kubly tells the golf construction story of 2017 U.S. Open site Erin Hills.
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The charm of dirt and dust
Chatham Hills director of agronomy David Hardesty discusses the construction and opening of a new course in the Indianapolis suburbs.
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Tartan Talks No. 10
Bill Amick started his own golf course architecture practice in 1959. Fifty-eight years later, he’s still devising ways to improve the game. In this episode…
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Worms, bees and compost
We visit Rivermont Golf Club in suburban Atlanta to learn more about the latest natural projects being pursued by bold superintendent Mark Hoban.
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KO'ing Nematodes
Bayer Green Solutions Team member Derek Settle shares what he is seeing in the field with regard to nematode infestations on golf courses, where…
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A spring Poa-cast
Poa annua and other weedy matters are the subject of this early spring conversation with the University of Tennessee’s Dr. Jim Brosnan. The podcast also…
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Tartan Talks No. 9
We welcomed our first guest to the GCI studio. Between work stops in Northeast Ohio, Richard Mandell visited us to record a Tartan Talks episode. Tee shot…
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Moving and shaking
Superintendent shifting at high-profile clubs, association statements, rule changes and trees in Mexico. GCI publisher Pat Jones and associate editor Guy…
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What’s it worth?
Golf Property Analysts President Larry Hirsh join us to provide insight on the relationship between a superintendent’s work and golf course property values…
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Tartan Talks No. 8
Bill Bergin of Bergin Golf Designs joins us for the eighth edition of our Tartan Talks series to discuss the Longleaf Tee Initiative involving the American…
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What to expect at GIS
Nufarm’s Cam Copley joins us to discuss the company’s plans for the Golf Industry Show.
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Tweets with great views
Gull Lake (Mich.) Country Club superintendent Jesse Shaver joins us to discuss the scenic Michigan property he maintains and how quality images can create a…
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Tartan Talks No. 7
Ian Andrew of Ian Andrew Golf Design joins us for the seventh edition of our Tartan Talk series to discuss one of the most debated topics in golf course design…
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"It's about the socks"
In anticipation of the 2017 Golf Industry Show in Orlando, GCI publisher Pat Jones offers guidance and suggestions – and a bit of fashion advice – from his…
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Tartan Talks No. 6
Forrest Richardson of Forrest Richardson & Associates joins us for the sixth edition of our Tartan Talks series to discuss Mountain Shadows, a par-3 course…