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Reel Turf Techs: Erin Miller
Erin Miller started working on the tennis courts at TPC Piper Glen and now has a promising future maintaining turf equipment. She shares her story with Trent.
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Trails, marinas, lions, tigers and golf
Cleveland Metroparks CEO Brian Zimmerman oversees 24,000 acres, 800 employees, a zoo and eight (and counting) golf courses. He joins Superintendent Radio…
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Beyond the Page 44: Eddie Garibay
Eddie Garibay is the new assistant superintendent at John’s Island Club in Vero Beach, Florida. Growing up, he and his brother Nicolas worked alongside their…
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Disease Discussion: Protecting the big investment
Owners, operators and memberships are spending significant money to renovate golf courses. BASF senior technical specialist Kyle Miller explains how to ensure…
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Wonderful Women of Golf 24: Dottie Pepper
Longtime LPGA star and television commentator Dottie Pepper dials in to discuss agronomy, Augusta, and more.
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Tartan Talks 83: Rick Phelps
Rick Phelps has received a terrific seat to witness and help guide golf development in his native Colorado. Embarking on a career as a golf course architect…
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Talking Turf Weeds 6: Virginia buttonweed with Phil Bruner
Virginia buttonweed is a menace on turf. If you have it, you know it. If you don't have it, be glad. Phil Bruner joins the podcast with advice on how to handle…
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Reel Turf Techs: Mitch Hunt
Mitch Hunt was a retired marine dealership owner enjoying the northern Michigan outdoors. He’s now the equipment manager at Traverse City Country Club. He…
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Beyond the Page 43: Overseeding in the desert
How did overseeding start out in the Coachella Valley? And how is the practice still so successful? Judd Spicer returns to discuss his latest feature: Overseed…
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Greens with Envy 49: Massachusetts and Maine
Guy landed in Boston and started driving north to learn what makes the golf and turf scene lovely in a pair of New England states. Courses visited include…
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Disease Discussion: Why getting ahead matters and anthracnose answers
Rutgers University professor Dr. Bruce Clarke and BASF senior technical specialist Kyle Miller describe what it takes to develop a successful cool-season…
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Wonderful Women of Golf 23: Sue Spahr returns
Longtime Illinois superintendent Sue Spahr returns to the podcast — her first appearance was on the first episode, back in January 2021 — to discuss the…
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Tartan Talks 82: Gary Browning
How do you even begin rebuilding a golf course after a massive flood? And how do you describe the views and golf in the Canadian Rockies? Gary Browning…
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Reel Turf Techs: Jason Fontana
7 courses. 126 holes. 14 equipment technicians. Trent learns how Jason Fontana, CTEM, handles daily work life at Arizona’s gigantic Desert Mountain Club.
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Greens with Envy 48: The Masters and Virginia are for lovers
Matt and senior contributing writer Lee Carr made their second Masters visits and toured a pair of splendid Virginia courses. What did they see? Who did they…
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Wonderful Women of Golf 22: Noel Popoli
Perhaps no one has been affected by the Women in Turf movement than Noel Popoli: After volunteering for the 2021 U.S. Women's Open at The Olympic Club, she…
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Beyond the Page 42: Maintenance and ownership on the Erie Canal
Old Erie Golf Club superintendent and owner Matthew Woodcock calls in to discuss his course’s lack of fairway irrigation, his decades-long relationship with…
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Tartan Talks 81: Kevin Norby
From North Dakota to California, Kevin Norby has worked all over the country since his first Tartan Talks appearance in 2018. He rejoins the podcast to discuss…
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Greens with Envy 47: Greater Zion’s great golf scene
Guy visits superintendents and courses in a fast-growing, golf-loving part of the country where stunning views are omnipresent.
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Talking Turf Weeds 5: Spring broadleaf weed control with Dr. Jared Hoyle
Dr. Jared Hoyle is back to open the second season of the podcast and discuss one of the more annoying weeds — and how you might be able to contain it.
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Beyond the Page 41: Coaches and retirees
Rick Woelfel dials in to discuss his new story about a trio of industry professionals who moonlight as high school golf coaches and Tim Moraghan shares his…
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Wonderful Women of Golf 21: Andi Meadows
Andi Meadows has gone from sleeping in a FEMA trailer after Hurricane Katrina, to raising three daughters on her own, to now climbing the industry ladder as an…
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Tartan Talks 80: Drainage
Jeff Blume and Greg Martin go beneath (and on) the surface to help listeners understand the huge role drainage occupies in getting a golf course to play as…
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Beyond the Page 40: New year, new jobs
Less than two months into 2023, both Tanner Schoenfelder and Greg Brandriet have landed new jobs — Tanner heading from Nevada back closer to home in Minnesota…
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Reel Turf Techs: Daniel Heinze
Trent chats with former assistant superintendent Daniel Heinze, CTEM, about career evolution, magnet fishing (really?!?!), being a father, BBQ and finding a…
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Greens with Envy 46: The Florida follow-up
Guy and Matt (and the rest of the Golf Course Industry team) are back from Orlando and have some thoughts … about the show and what it means to the industry…
Superintendent Radio NetworkGreens with Envy 45: A week at Pinehurst
Lee Carr returns to the studio after a tremendous week at Green Start Academy on the grounds of the incomparable Pinehurst Resort. (She had a great time, in…
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Disease Discussion: Intrinsic value of promoting plant health
Clemson University professor emeritus Dr. Bruce Martin and BASF senior technical specialist Dr. Emma Lookabaugh return to the podcast to describe why a disease…
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Tartan Talks 79: John LaFoy
John LaFoy started focusing on renovations decades before many of his golf course architecture peers. What convinced him to establish a firm around renovation…
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Beyond the Page 39: Tim Moraghan dials in for 500!
Outside the Ropes columnist Tim Moraghan recaps the year that was with his Grainys then pivots to the future to provide guidance on what you need to know for…
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Wonderful Women of Golf 19: Bri Kenny
Kenny is the first manager of environmental science for Troon Golf, a position that allows her to help some of the superintendents at the company's many clubs…
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Reel Turf Techs: Midwest Roadshow
Trent visits Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota to study maintenance facilities, tour a few special golf courses and see his friends at Foley Company. Who did…
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Enduring Greatness: Maintenance along the wonderful rocks
In golf-rich Westchester County, New York, superintendent Nick Lerner has quietly found ways to adapt and elevate Bonnie Briar Country Club.
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Greens with Envy 44: Two Carolinas, one Georgia
Guy and Matt return from a trio of very different trips — industry education in North Carolina, course visits in Georgia and a fantastic regional trade show in…
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Wonderful Women of Golf 18: Christine Kane
Christine Kane is the CEO of Audubon International and believes “that golf can certainly play a role or provide opportunities for folks who want work with an…
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Talking Turf Weeds 4: Crabgrass with Raymond Miller
Crabgrass is among the banes of turf pros and homeowners alike. Corteva turf & ornamental territory manager Raymond Miller shares his perspective from more…
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Off the Course 34: Drew Miller
The 27-year-old turf leader joins the podcast to discuss the Brentsville District High School turfgrass program — now more than 200 students strong — how to…
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Tartan Talks 77: Gary Brawley
Arizona-based Gary Brawley reveals what it takes to execute projects in the heavy-play era and explains why water must be on everybody’s mind these days.
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Off the Course 33: Don Bloom
Rochester turf pro Don Bloom talks grilling, trail running, finding good fishing holes and more in a wide-ranging conversation about wide open spaces.
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Reel Turf Techs: Aaron Kirsch
Trent talks about fixing equipment – and fixing dirt bikes – with Saginaw (Michigan) Country Club equipment manager Aaron Kirsch.
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Proven research with Dr. Matt Fleetwood
The Precision Laboratories technical product manager discusses his first full year in the industry, his current research, what's next, and more.
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Greens with Envy 43: Opened a century apart
Guy recaps visits to two stunning courses — Newport Country Club in Rhode Island and Pete Dye Golf Club in West Virginia — that opened exactly 100 years apart…
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Wonderful Women of Golf 17: Georgia Clingerman
Georgia Clingerman was all set for a career in physical therapy. She had even earned a degree in kinesiology. The lure of the outdoors and working on the golf…
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Talking Turf Weeds 3: Dandelions with Dr. Jared Hoyle
Corteva Agriscience Midwest turf & ornamental territory manager Dr. Jared Hoyle returns to dive into dandelions — well, not literally. You want to contain and…
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Beyond the Page 37: Short course conversations with Beau Welling
Few golf course architects are as committed to or as involved with short courses as Beau Welling, whose more compact recent designs opened in 2019 and 2022…
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Disease Discussion: Class and clean Transition Zone turf is in session
Don Garrett, longtime superintendent at The Walker Course at Clemson University, has experienced nearly every turfgrass variety, species and disease one can…
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Tartan Talks 76: Richard Mandell
What do concepts such as quirk, mystery and simplicity have to do with golf? Richard Mandell returns to the podcast to explain the methodology behind his…
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Reel Turf Techs: Kevin Bauer
What does it take to keep the equipment functioning properly at a high-end, 36-hole public facility? Trent chats with Pinehills Golf Club’s Kevin Bauer about…
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Beyond the Page 36: Across the Pond
America’s Greenkeeper Matthew Wharton recaps his recent trip to the Scottish Highlands, a hidden gem of a course, a new favorite(?) architect, reading…
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Greens with Envy 42: We’re back!!!
After visiting dozens of golf courses throughout the summer and early fall, Guy and Matt are finally in the studio again. What did they see? Who did they meet?…
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Wonderful Women of Golf 16: Sally Jones
Sally Jones is both the superintendent and the GM at Benson Golf Club in Minnesota. She also worked through severe mental health issues, including anxiety and…
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Off the Course 32: Mike LeCavalier
For more than four years now, Mike LeCavalier has lived completely sober. The longtime Kanawaki Golf Club superintendent worked as a functioning alcoholic for…
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Tartan Talks 75: Brian Costello
Brian Costello started his career as a landscape architect. He then started traveling the world helping design massive outdoor spaces. What has he learned in…
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Beyond the Page 35: Job hunting 101
You can never be too comfortable. Outside the Ropes columnist Tim Moraghan explains why you always update your résumé, why you should always be ready with…
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Reel Turf Techs: Mike Elliott
Three courses at three different locations. Trent learns how Mike Elliott landed at one of the country’s fastest-growing golf operations and the logistical…
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Beyond the Page 34: Handling tough times
Anthony L. Williams worked through both the Great Recession and the first two-plus years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Which was more challenging for turf pros?…
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Disease Discussion: Disease control deep down in Texas
It can get hot, sticky, dry and really soggy in Waller, Texas. Sand Hill Farm superintendent/general Brian Johnson explains how his team produces tidy turf and…