Shows
Turf TalkE60- Curt Geron and John Gruneisen- Foliar PakThis week Ty and Rob were joined by Curt Geron (X/@EnPCurt) and John Gruneisen (X/@Thegreeniron) of Foliar Pak and learn about the company and about amino acids and how they help turf managers everywhere.
2026-01-191h 02Turf TalkE59- Philip Turturro- Gator National GCPhillip Turturro (x/@chompchomp15) joins us and talks about the journey of building and designing Gator National Golf Club (x/@GatorNational), a 4 hole short course in his backyard near San Antonio, Texas.
2025-12-081h 00Turf TalkE58- Tanner Coffman- Director of Turf at TGLTanner Coffman (x/@TannerCoffman2) Director of Turf at TGL joins us and updates us on some new happenings at TGL and how the 1st season unfolded.
2025-11-101h 15Turf TalkE57- Nathan Florian- Turf SolutionsNathan Florian (x/@TurfsolutionsFL) joins us and covers the beginnings of his company and the innovations they are doing now.
2025-11-031h 12Turf TalkE56- Allyn Hane- The Lawn Care NutAllyn Hane (x/@AllynPaul) joins us and covers his start in the lawn care industry and how he has continued to grow in the industry.
2025-10-2059 minTurf TalkE55- Dr. Mike FidanzaDr. Mike (x/@MikeFidanza) joins us and covers his career and the famous fairy ring from his #FriskyFairyRingFriday
2025-10-081h 06Turf TalkE54-Mike Hamilton- Turf DieticianMike Hamilton (x/@TurfDietitian) joins us and covers his career and his company Turf Dietician. Also we cover new advances in the turf health industry.
2025-09-291h 01Turf TalkE53- EOP SpotlightTy and Rob are joined by some industry partners- Shane Wright of SiteOne, Cole McNally of Harrells, Kevin Wasilewski of Syngenta, David Wells of NuFarm, and Paul Hurst of GreensPro. We talked EOP processes and the beginnings of the program.
2025-09-151h 09
Turf TalkE52- Ryan Dillinger- Tacit GolfRyan Dillinger (x/@usatacit) joins us as we cover accessories on our courses and some ways Tacit products differ from others in the industry.
2025-09-0857 min
Turf TalkE51- Jordan Netzel- The Lawn ToolsJordan Netzel (x/@thelawntools) ,an optometrist, and half of the Youtube sensation of The Lawn Tools joins us and talks about his love of turf.
2025-08-251h 11
Turf TalkE50- Matt ShafferLegendary golf course superintendent Matt Shaffer (x/@MattSha20619144) joins Ty and Rob and talks about his journey, stories from along the way and advice to current and future superintendents.
2025-08-041h 55
Turf TalkE49- John Rowland, Ph. DJohn Rowland, Ph. D. (x/@1Rowland1) in soil and water science joins us and talks about his article that was in GCM Magazine on managing off type bermuda grasses in bermuda greens. We also talked some nematodes and other issues we see on South Florida Courses.
2025-07-2858 min
Turf TalkE48- Dr. Travis Shaddox- Turfgrass EpistemologyDr. Travis Shaddox (x/@TravisShaddox) joins us and covers his background and starting his Turfgrass Epistemology YouTube channel.
2025-07-211h 34
Turf TalkE47- Stephen Tucker, Four Seasons Resort, Orlando, FLStephen Tucker (x/@StephenTucker7) the Senior Director of Golf Maintenance & Landscape at Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club in Orlando & Naples Florida joins us and takes us on his journey from equipment manager side to the agronomy side.
2025-07-031h 23
Turf TalkE46- Equipment Roundup with Corey KimballCorey Kimball (x/@coreykimball345 ) ,President of Elite Turf Solutions among other things, joins us and covers some unique equipment used by courses for renovations, summer maintenance or projects.
2025-07-011h 18
Turf TalkE45- Matt Gourlay- CGCS,MG,AGSTy and Rob are joined form the course by Matt Gourlay, CGCS, MG, AGS (x/@mattgourlaycgcs). Matt is the superintendent at Hillcrest County Club in Boise, Idaho, and the recipient of the2025 GCSAA President’s Award for Environmental Stewardship.
2025-06-181h 10
Turf TalkE44- Open Mic- 6/5/2025Open mic Turf Talk... What was on our minds and posting some pictures from our phones of things going on on our courses.
2025-06-161h 16
Turf TalkE43- First GreenTy and Rob are joined by Ryan Kraushofer, CGCS (X/@GolfSuper2GM) and Trevor Ploetz (X/@TheCrestKeeper) both of whom, along with Ty and Rob, have been a part of GCSAA First Green Field Trips. The GCSAA began managing First Green in the summer of 2018. Since then 21,379 students participated . There has been field trips in 44 states. Looking at you Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Vermont and West Virginia.
2025-06-021h 10
Turf TalkE42- Scott O'Brien- Horticulture Manager at Busch Gardens Tampa, FLScott (X/@scottobrienturf) joins us and takes us on his journey thru the golf maintenance world and how he ended up at Busch Gardens with his unique position.
2025-05-191h 10
Turf TalkE41- Josh Fleisher- Addison Reserve Country ClubJosh Fleisher (X/@Molecricket09) joins the space and we cover his renovation to paspalum and some of his board service is South Florida.
2025-05-1555 min
Turf TalkE41- Ron Pote- NanoOxygen SystemsRon Pote of NanoOxygen Systems (X/@NanoOxygenSys) joins the show and introduces us to his oxygen systems.
2025-05-121h 01
Turf TalkE40- Nick Pappas-Field Director, NFLWe are joined by Nick Pappas (X/@NPappas23) Field Director for the NFL and we go thru his career from building stadiums to being on the field in some of the biggest games in sports.
2025-04-291h 19
Turf TalkE39- Tom Vlach, CGCS- Triumph GroupTom Vlach, CGCS (x/@TomVlach ) is the founder of Triumph Group, a search and placement firm specializing in country clubs. He has been at some amazing clubs over the years and talks about his journey to where he is today.
2025-04-211h 07
Turf TalkE38- Sean O'Rielly- Decisive Design and Environmental ServicesSean O'Rielly (x/SeanDecisiveFL) President of Decisive Design and Environmental Services joins us and bring his knowledge of all things drones and drone spraying. Its been around a lot longer than we think it has. This Episode is in partnership with FIRM and 100th Monkey Enterprises. This ain't no hobby.
2025-04-071h 16
Turf TalkE37- Dr. Patrick McCulloughDr. Patrick McCullough (x/@PMcCullough_) joins us and discusses his background and covers some ways to control stubborn weeds.
2025-03-311h 13Turf TalkE36- Dave Ragan- Ragan Technical SolutionsDave Ragan of Ragan Technical Solutions (@ragantechnical/X) joins us to talk about his beginnings in the industry, irrigation design, mapping, programming and life experiences along the way.
2025-03-241h 13Turf TalkE35- College Admissions Round TableTy is joined by a number of college professors and others to address the hurdles of college admissions to 4 year turf programs
2025-03-111h 30Turf TalkE34- Tim Gavrich, Golf Pass Senior WriterTim Gavrich, Golf Pass Senior Writer (x/@TimGavrich) joins us and discusses courses hes played, the state of golf, and changes he's seen in the industry.
2025-03-101h 20Turf TalkE33- Tanner Coffman- Director of Turf for TGLTanner Coffman, (X/@TannerCoffman2) joins us and gives the scoop on TGL and about the agronomic processes it takes to grow the turf trays and keep the fake turf in top playing condition. Also we touch on the technology used there and innovations hopefully coming in the future.
2025-02-241h 24Turf TalkE32- 2025 CGSAA CTS Recap and friendsTy recaps his trip to the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show in San Diego. We had lots of friends stop in and talk about their experience.
2025-02-171h 28Turf TalkE31- Steven Spatafore, Contra Costa Country ClubSteven Spatafore (@spattyspat/x) stops by to cover his background and career thus far. Also cover the Golf Course Superintendents of Northern California Chapters (GCSANC) assistant superintendent boot camp that is in a couple of weeks. Rob finds out it is not Stevens birthday.
2025-01-291h 16Turf TalkE30- Ryan Swilley, CGCS- DOA Dye Preserve, FGCSA Vice PresidentRyan Swilley, CGCS (@RLSwilley/x) who is the DOA at Dye Preserve in Jupiter Florida and FGCSA Vice President joins us and talks his background and we also cover some state and national topics with the golf course industry.
2025-01-271h 26Turf TalkE29- Dr. Drew Miller- Brentsville Turf Toro Grounds AcademyDr. Drew Miller (x/@Turf_Cowboy) of Brentsville Turf Toro Grounds Academy (x/@TurfgrassTiger) joins us and talks about the program at his high school and the exciting things that are coming to his new facility.
2025-01-131h 32Turf TalkE28- Mike Platt- Professor/Director of Sports Turf and Landscape at Indian River State CollegeMike Platt (x/@PlattMikeTurf) joins us and talks about his program and its beginning and where its headed.
2024-12-261h 14Turf TalkE27-Jeff White, CGCS, GCSAA President, Indian Hills CCJeff White (@White70L/x) joins us towards the end of his tenure as the GCSAA President and talked about how he got to where he is and his 9 year journey on the board.
2024-12-161h 19Turf TalkE26- Benton Hodges- Mountain West Turf TechnologiesBenton Hodges (x/@BPHTurf, @turf2050) joins us and talks autonomous technologies
2024-11-261h 10Turf TalkE25- Kevin Sunderman, CGCS, GCSAA COOKevin Sunderman (x/@kevinsunderman) joins Ty and Rob and talks with them about his backround, some GCSAA happenings, and his role with the GCSAA as its Chief Operating Officer.
2024-11-191h 27Turf TalkE24-Chad Allen- Chatham Hills Country Club2025 GCSAA Emerging Leader Award winner Chad Allen (x/@bentgrasswizard) joins us and talks some turf and leadership
2024-10-281h 16Turf TalkE23- Chris Neff- USGA Green Section Consulting AgronomistChris Neff (@chrisneffgolf/x) joins us and talks some GS3 ball and other topics related to the USGA Green Section
2024-10-2257 minTurf TalkE22- Justin Carlton and Lee Marshall- Carlton Marshall Golf DesignJustin Carlton (x/@justCLW) and Lee Marshall (x/@cmgolfdesign) of Carlton Marshall Golf Design join us and talk their company, individual backgrounds, and projects past, now, and future.
2024-10-071h 23Turf TalkE21- Open Mic-Todd Lowe and friendsOpen mic night and we were joined by a cast of characters including but not limited to Todd Lowe, John Reilly, and Chris Johnson where we talked some soils and equipment managers.
2024-09-261h 49Turf TalkE20- John Kaminski, Ph.D.John Kaminski Ph.D. (x/@itweetturf) of Penn State University joins us and covers his career, interns, and is turf twitter dead?
2024-09-231h 28Turf TalkE19- Dave WilberDave Wilbur (@TurfgrassZealot/x) joins us and we talk some turf and mental well being within the industry.
2024-09-091h 17Turf TalkE18- Thomas Bastis- Olympic Golf RecapThomas Bastis joins us for a short update how the 2024 Olympic golf events went now that he is back from Paris.
2024-08-2227 minTurf TalkE17- Mike RollinsMike Rollins (x/mikerollinsSIP) joins us to talk some cutting units, Cutline is King remember, but mostly talk about the industry.
2024-08-191h 32Turf TalkE16- Adam Garr/Open MicSo something that routinely happens on Turf Talk, someone joins the space and we start great conversations. Adam Garr (@coursecares) opened his mic and he started talking with us about labor issues, recruiting and unique ways of promoting your club.
2024-08-051h 09Turf TalkE15- Nathan WhitakerNathan Whitaker (x/@NathanWhitaker) #1 New York Times bestselling author, International speaker, Previously NFL Exec (Bucs & Jags), Super Bowl Champ (Bucs) joins us and talks with us about leadership.
2024-07-221h 34Turf TalkE14- FireFly Automatix- Marc LeBlancMarc LeBlanc (x/@markcleblanc) the senior engineer and project manager at FireFly Automatix (x/@FireFlyAuto) joins us and discusses their autonomous fairway mower and the technology they are developing to enhance their products.
2024-07-151h 30Turf TalkE13- Pat Jones/US Womens Open/Old SchoolPat Jones (@patjonestweets/x, patjonesflagstick.com) joins us on a Old School talk. Touch on some US Womens Open stuff and whatever else crosses our minds.
2024-07-021h 28Turf TalkE12- Old School/Open MicIf you've never joined into a live Turf Talk this is what your missing. This is a recorded session where we had peers who participated in National Golf Day up in Washington DC join us, Recapped the PGA Championship with a few guys that had boots on the ground there, and just talked shop like we do almost every week on our X Space. Thanks to all of those joined us that night gave some input.
2024-06-131h 45Turf TalkE11-Ryan Bjorn- Field Superintendent at Gillette Stadium and training facilities for NE Patriots/RevolutionOur talk with Ryan Bjorn (@RyanJBjorn/X) he is the Field Superintendent at Gillette Stadium and training facilities for NE Patriots/Revolution in Foxboro, Massachusetts. He talks about managing sports turf both real and artificial and also the invasion of the Swifties for a multi day event.
2024-06-061h 23Turf TalkE10- Scott McElroy- Professor and Scotsman TurfWe're joined by Scott McElroy (@malherbologist/X) who is a professor at Auburn University but also getting in to the autonomous mower world. He has some interesting research ongoing with them and also so insights into the future of them.
2024-05-291h 36Turf TalkE9-Trent Manning, CTEMWe talked with Trent about the mechanic side of the industry and how he got to where he is today.
2024-05-071h 27Turf TalkE8- John Ballard, CGCS - Valhalla Golf ClubJohn Ballard of Valhalla Golf Club joins us and talks about his career and preparing for the 2024 PGA Championship. Also covers his team at Valhalla and how the new ownership is pushing the club to another level.
2024-05-011h 38Turf TalkE7-Andres Castellanos- GM/Owner- The Shores of North River Golf ClubAndres Castellanos- GM/Owner- The Shores of North River Golf Club in Stuart Florida joins us to talk about golf course ownership and everything involved in the process of buying and running a golf course.
2024-04-161h 20Turf TalkE6- Paul Hurst- Greens ProPaul Hurst (@greenspro/X) joined us to talk about the sales side of the business, his background in the turf industry and also about his online videos that are always great to watch and participate in.
2024-03-201h 29Turf TalkE5- Bryan TweedAvid golfer Bryan Tweed (@bryantweed16 on X) talks with us about the courses he's played and courses he'd like to play. And of course as always with us recording this live, we have a something out of our control happen.
2024-03-081h 07Turf TalkE4- John Reilly- Longboat KeyHeres our talk with @turfmonkeyboy John Reilly of Longboat Key Club in Florida. We talk about data collection, how they use it, and how we can use data better.
2024-03-011h 46Turf TalkE3- Bjarni HannessonBjarni Hannesson is a golf course superintendent in Iceland. We talk about working there and things nature throws at him in that country that most people in the world don't have to deal with.
2024-02-211h 24Turf TalkE2- Carlos Arraya, GM/CEO Bellerive Country ClubOnce we got past the technical difficulties, Ty and Rob talk with Carlos about his journey, the GM/superintendent/team relationships, and he drops some "Truth Serum" on us in the process.
2024-02-011h 12Turf TalkE1- Thomas Bastis- PGA Tour AgronomistE1- Thomas Bastis- Ty Robb and Rob Uzar along with Todd Lowe, interview Thomas Bastis about his professional past and how he became an Agronomist on the PGA Tour. This interview was recorded live on X and others not credited took place in conversations.
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