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TurfNet PodcastsWilber and McCormick, Tag Team #17Dave and Peter are back in the saddle after a three-month hiatus, mostly due to Peter's life-stage paring down, rehoming and restructuring of his life. The lesson there is, just like doing major surgery to a golf green, to do it when you're healthy and can do it. All this leads to Peter's announcement of his pending retirement at the end of January. Dave and Peter reflect on the myriad ways that TurfNet has changed the industry over the past 32 years, from community building to jobs, used equipment, education... and touch on some of the "agents of change" who...
2025-12-101h 06
TurfNet PodcastsRising Star of Turf: Moe RobinsonIn this episode of Rising Stars of Turf, the spotlight is on Moe Robinson, arguably one of the most recognizable personalities in golf turf management today. Originally from Ontario and now residing in British Columbia, Moe recently tied the knot with Paul Robertson, longtime golf course superintendent at Victoria Golf Club. They are planning a larger ceremony -- to be officiated by Dave Wilber -- in the fall in back in Ontario with family and friends. She reflects on her journey in a male-dominated industry, highlighting the support from her mentors and her transition to a customer support role...
2025-06-2620 min
TurfNet PodcastsRockbottum Radio: How To Protect Your Time OffIn this episode of Rockbottum Radio, we offer our top two secrets for protecting time off. Also, a brilliant Chuck Barber quote supporting our position is ripped from the TurfNet Forum and tossed about with little concern for any digital collateral damage.
2025-03-1108 min
The EarthWorks PodcastThe EW Podcast - Kevin Hicks with Jon KigerIn this engaging podcast interview, Jon Kiger shares his diverse background and his journey to becoming a key figure at TurfNet. From an early age, Jon was immersed in publicity and promotion—starting as a magician at age 12 and later developing a passion for media at Phillips Exeter Academy, where he managed the campus radio station. His experience in journalism and advertising shaped his approach to media sales and content creation.Jon discusses TurfNet’s transition from print to digital, a pivotal shift in the early 2000s when the company moved its advertising focus online. This led...
2025-03-061h 09
TurfNet PodcastsWilber and McCormick, with the FireFly Automatix brain trust podcastIn this special Tag Team event, Peter and Dave check in with the brain trust at FireFly Automatix, manufacturers of the AMP L-100 autonomous fairway mower first seen at the Black Desert Championship PGA event in October. Steve Aposhian, co-founder and CTO, and Mark LeBlanc, lead designer of the AMP mower, provide some fascinating insight into the company history and design and development of the AMP mower.
2025-01-311h 21
TurfNet PodcastsWilber and McCormick, Tag Team Unscripted #9 podcastIt's been a few weeks since the last episode, but life has a habit of intervening and sometimes throwing a monkey wrench into the works. Peter and Dave offer some health updates and an introduction to Kobe, Peter's new dog recently rehomed from Georgia. Topics include Paul MacCormack's current Mindful Superintendent Leadership series and a new turfRad Advisory Guild that Dave has formed to help guide future development of the turfRad soil moisture management system.Dave talks about using ChatGPT with some of his music gear, and that leads to a broader conversation about AI and the...
2025-01-3052 min
TurfNet PodcastsThe Breeding Pipeline w/ Dr. Susana Milla-LewisFrank speaks with Dr. Susana Milla-Lewis, Professor of Turfgrass Breeding & Genetics at North Carolina State University about her career progression from Peanuts and Tobacco to Turfgrass breeding. Dr. Milla-Lewis discusses how her study of these other crops has informed her process to produce improved turfgrass varieties through the “breeding pipeline”. She elaborates on the challenges that the Transition Zone will be facing as the climate continues to change and how breeders will collaborate nationally to address our most pressing challenges.
2025-01-3050 min
TurfNet PodcastsRenovation Report — Chad Goetz, Nicklaus DesignIn this episode of the Renovation Report, sponsored by Golf Preservations, Chad Goetz, senior design associate with Nicklaus Design, talks with John Reitman about a recent restoration of the Cochise Course at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Goetz talks about the history of this Nicklaus Signature Course that was the original site of The Tradition on the PGA Champions Tour, and the thought process that led to this restoration.
Goetz also discusses some of the historic design features of the layout, the work that went into retaining them and turf choices then went into the restoration.
2025-01-2117 min
TurfNet PodcastsLifelong Education | with Dr. Mike GoatleyIn this episode Frank speaks with Dr. Michael J. Goatley Jr., Professor and Turfgrass Extension Specialist at Virginia Tech. His contributions to sports turf management and turfgrass science have earned him numerous honors, including the 2023 PGMS Gold Medal Award and election as an American Society of Agronomy Fellow in 2018.
Dr. Goatley and Frank do their best to not sound like the OG Muppets, covering topics such as nutrient management and training the next generation of turf professionals.
2025-01-0952 min
TurfNet PodcastsRockbottum Radio: Our Annual Prediction ShowIn this episode, we forecast what lies ahead for golf operations in 2025. As with all Rockbottum CC intel briefings, it's in code, discernible only by a certain IQ level. (Not too high, not too low.)
In a bonus segment, Ludell gets to the bottum of this whole mysterious drone issue.
2025-01-0708 min
TurfNet PodcastsWilber and McCormick, Tag Team Unscripted, Round #8Prior to delving into holiday glimmers, Dave provides a Walter update and Peter anticipates the arrival of his new rescue dog, Kobe, inbound from Georgia. One of Peter's glimmers involved a family horse-drawn sleigh ride experience for Patty's birthday, two days after Christmas.
Peter laments a catastrophic moment of stupidity with a home project that cost him dearly.
Foodie talk prevails with Dave's first pizza foray with his new Ooni oven while Peter waxes poetic about his marinated tenderloin for Christmas and his better-late-than-never discovery of the virtues of finishing salt, as a result of a gift of a tub...
2025-01-061h 07
TurfNet PodcastsRenovation Report: Tony Pioppi with Eric Morrison, Shennecossett GCTony Pioppi chats with Eric Morrison, CGCS at Shennecossett Golf Course in Groton, CT, about the seemingly perpetual (since 2009) gradual renovation of the 125 year old Donald Ross designed municipal course located on Long Island Sound. Many of the 100+ bunkers are being renovated for the first time, funded with non-traditional financing within a municipal setting. Plenty at "Royal Shenny" for fans of golf course architecture and history.
2024-12-2435 min
TurfNet PodcastsWilber and McCormick, Tag Team Unscripted #7In this pre-holiday episode, Dave introduces his new puppy, Walter, named after Walter Woods, venerable course manager at the St. Andrews Links. Peter laments a depressive nosedive since he lost his dog, Frosty... coupled with short day length and the upcoming holidays, both of which can be emotionally problematic for many people. He relates his challenges with Christmas tree stands this year, in particular.
Moving on to turf, the talk ranges from Toro's newly introduced autonomous fairway mower all the way back to F-10s, HF-15s and Parkmasters. Dave recalls being considered a rebel when topdressing before aerating, and...
2024-12-2158 min
TurfNet PodcastsFrankly Speaking | The First Green, Then and NowIn this special episode of Frankly Speaking highlighting the The First Green program, Frank revisits his conversation with jeff Gullickson, the “Godfather” of the First Green program. The passion that Jeff discusses lays the foundation for the current program managed by Leann Cooper, the Director of First Green And Workforce Development at the GCSAA.
Finally Frank catches up with Muhammed Ali, the former GC Superintendent at Morton Golf and now the Parks manager at Southgate Recreation and Park District in Sacramento, CA. Muhammed discusses his background in centuries of farming in Pakistan and bringing the First Green program to Pakistan, wher...
2024-12-1931 min
TurfNet PodcastsWilber & McCormick, Tag Team Unscripted, #6After each experiencing the recent death of a beloved dog, both Dave and Peter look forward to the arrival of new puppies. Glimmers include Peter's hearing from many old friends about his written tribute to Frosty, and a barred owl on a nightime "business trip". They touch on triggers for depression, anger, and the state of social media and YouTube. Lastly, a taste test trial of Everyday Dose mushroom coffee.
2024-12-101h 00
TurfNet PodcastsAll Star of Turf: Bill Kreuser, Ph.D.The latest TurfNet All Star of Turf is Bill Kreuser, Ph.D., of TurfGrade LLC of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Kreuser has a wide range of experience in the turf industry. He is a former golf course superintendent and professor at the University of Nebraska, and along with Doug Soldat, Ph.D., of the University of Wisconsin, is the founder of TurfGrade LLC.
TurfGrade is a multi-platform entity that offers science-based information to turfgrass managers in golf, sports turf, lawn care and sod production.
Those offerings include Greenkeeper App, which helps turf managers schedule spray programs; Greenkeeper CIS that creates sprayer maps...
2024-12-0930 min
TurfNet PodcastsBallpark in a Box | Frankly Speaking with Murray CookFrank speaks with Murray Cook, Head of Sports Turf Division at Brightview Sports and a 2025 Inductee into the Virgina Sports Hall of Fame. Murray and Frank discuss three decades of experience, in field construction and renovation for multiple MLB stadiums, Olympic venues, and World Baseball Classic facilities. His expertise spans from the major leagues to emerging baseball markets across Asia and Latin America, where he's helped develop both professional and grassroots facilities. Frank and Murray chat about prep for Field of Dreams, Rickwood Field and Next year at NASCARS Bristol Raceway!
2024-12-0642 min
TurfNet PodcastsRising Stars of Turf: Carson Letot, Ph.D., USGAListen in as Carson Letot, Ph.D., joins TurfNet's John Reitman to discuss his less-than-traditional route from an intern on a golf course to becoming a school teacher to finally being named program coordinator of the USGA Greenkeeper Apprenticeship Program.
A former TurfNet intern in Ireland, Letot fills us in on how the one-year GAP program works as it helps prepare non-traditional students in the North Carolina Sandhills area for careers in golf turf maintenance. He also addresses how he personalizes it to meet the needs of each participant based on their schedule, needs and previous experience.
Finally, Letot talks...
2024-11-2649 min
TurfNet PodcastsWilber & McCormick, Unscripted: Round #5Glimmers galore in this somewhat music-themed show. Peter kicks it off with a glimmer about a hand truck and his mother-in-law, while Dave follows up with a nice reach out from Emily Casey about dear, departed Bruce. Stuck in a loneliness funk after being home alone (with two geriatric dogs) for a couple weeks, Peter's day is brightened by a package from an old friend.
Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen and the unifying joy of live music round out this show.
Presented by turfRad.
2024-11-2456 min
TurfNet PodcastsThroughlines: Organic Matter and Nutrient Management | with Dr. Chas SchmidFrank speaks with Dr. Chas Schmid from Oregon State University on the evolution of his thinking on organic matter and nutrient management from early days meeting in Nebraska, a stint for Chas Ph.D. at Rutgers University and now as part of the thriving OSU Turfgrass Program. An in-depth discussion of modern-day organic matter management with particular reference to the new 5 yr project underway at OSU investigating cultivation and topdressing on Poa annua greens in the PNW is followed by the same throughline from Rutgers to OSU on nutrient management.
If you are looking for a deeper understanding of organic a...
2024-11-2148 min
TurfNet PodcastsRenovation Report: Brad Klein with Emily Casey, Seven Canyons Golf ClubIn this episode of Renovation Report Emily Casey, assistant superintendent at Seven Canyons Golf Club in Sedona, Arizona, talks with Brad Klein about her non-traditional route into the turf business from the corporate world.
Casey, who has been chosen to attend next year's BTME conference as part of the Links to Success program, never played golf before moving from the Midwest to Arizona, and discusses learning through on-the-job training and getting valuable renovation experience under superintendent Andy Huber.
Casey also discusses how her dog Barley has become the darling of the golf course, the presence of javelinas on the property a...
2024-11-1542 min
TurfNet PodcastsWilber & McCormick | Tag Team Unscripted #4In this post-election -- nah -- episode, Dave and Peter share some glimmers, chat about methods for dealing with unwelcome news and limiting the inroads allowed to stressors, talk about sore winners, and dump out the mailbag for comments and feedback. There's a bit of election rehash, the first Lesson from the Bus, and a reaffirmation of why we're doing this.
2024-11-1349 min
TurfNet PodcastsHoban's Digital Ball Secrets | Rockbottum RadioThis episode is a hybridized Podcast/Radio Show starring Mark Hoban, the Jedi Master of golf turf. He forced his way into our studio and demanded we tell the truth about his USGA Metrics Ball methods and results. We managed to trick him into going to lunch early so we could complete the show and slip in a bonus Story Time.
2024-11-1114 min
TurfNet Podcasts“Reel” Solid Professional | Frankly Speaking with Kayla Kipp, CTEMFrank visits with Kayla Kipp, Certified Turfgrass Equipment Manager at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in western Pennsylvania. Kayla takes us through her journey as the daughter of a handyman-Dad to her current leadership role at Nemacolin as well her support of Equipment Managers and Technicians benefiting from her involvement in the GCSAA’s education program. The conversation included a good ole’ deep dive into Reel Theory, her approach to mower set-up and how data informs her decisions. If you are involved in producing golf playing surfaces with reel mowers, you don’t want to miss this episode.
2024-11-0733 min
TurfNet PodcastsWilber & McCormick, Tag Team Unscripted, Round 3Dave and Peter ponder the passing of Dave's dog Bruce, touch on the US election, debate the value of social media participation, and answer the question of whether Turf Twitter is dead.
2024-11-061h 03
TurfNet PodcastsRising Stars of Turf: Scott Lambert, Atlanta Country ClubScott Lambert's career in golf began like that of many superintendents — working on a golf course as a summer job.
His career shifted onto the fast track after nearly 10 years prepping under William Shirley at Peachtree Golf Club in Brookhaven, Georgia, Lambert ventured 10 miles up the road to Atlanta Country Club, a 1965 William C. Byrd design, where he has been head superintendent since 2019.
Although he has been a head superintendent for a short period, Lambert's leadership and professional skills have been recognized by his colleagues, who voted to make him a member of the Georgia GCSA board of directors.
In th...
2024-10-2924 min
TurfNet PodcastsWilber & McCormick | Tag Team Round 2Striking while the iron is hot, Dave and Peter mix it up again with a convo on loneliness at the top and the value of regular face-to-face "safety meetings". Glimmers of the week are shared, as are updates on Bruce and Frosty. Good stuff.
Presented by TurfRad.
2024-10-2844 min
TurfNet PodcastsGolf Business Analytics with Jim Koppenhaver and Stuart LindsayFrank got the band back together for their annual conversation about the business of golf. Jim Koppenhaver of Pellucid Golf and Stuart Lindsay of Edgehill Consulting join Frank for a lively chat about the 20 percent growth in golf since the Pandemic, the lower supply of courses, changing golf playing patterns due to remote work and a vibrant economy stimulating the golfing demographic. Always something new to learn about how golf performs as a business.
2024-10-2548 min
TurfNet PodcastsWilber & McCormick: Tag Team, Unscripted | Round 1Dave Wilber and Peter McCormick launch a new unscripted podcast series with an impromptu conversation between two old friends, riffing on Life and Health with a little Turf thrown in for good measure. Topics range from Dave's recent weight loss and new job with turfRad to glimmers, positive energy with aging dogs, food noise, mushroom coffee and the gut microbiome. All good stuff. The first round of hopefully many.
2024-10-201h 00
TurfNet PodcastsRockbottum Radio: Dad's Turf Secret Stolen by (REDACTED)In this episode, old Boof hijacks the radio show and skillfully forces RW to answer questions he has long avoided, like Dad's most guarded turf secret. Storytime features one of Momma's favorite stories, specially adapted to the season we find ourselves in now.
2024-09-1113 min
TurfNet PodcastsSports, Education, and Biologicals | Frankly Speaking with Dr. Chrissie SegarsFrank speaks in this episode with PBI-Gordon’s West Research Scientist, Dr. Chrissie Segars. Dr. Segars received a BS at Clemson University, spent a short time as Grad Assistant at LSU “watching Les Miles eating grass”, then an MS and Ph.D. at Oklahoma State University under the tutelage of Dr. Dennis Martin. Short stints in academic life ultimately led to Dr. Segar’s current role exploring Biological Control products as West Research Scientist for PBI-Gordon.
This is a lively conversation with a passionate professional committed to educating, encouraging and doing some exploring for the next generation of turfgrass professionals.
2024-09-1042 min
Reel Turf Techs PodcastEpisode 124: Paul MacCormack and Wyatt HarrisSend us a textWelcome to the Reel Turf Techs Podcast, Episode 124!Today, we’re joined by Paul MacCormack, Golf Course Superintendent and General Manager at Fox Meadow Golf Course on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Fox Meadow, a public 18-hole course designed by Rob Heaslip, is where Paul, also known as the Mindful Superintendent, has been blogging for 12 years on TurfNet, promoting mindfulness in golf course maintenance. As a certified mindfulness meditation teacher and international speaker, Paul brings invaluable insights to our discussion.Returning to the podcast is Wy...
2024-08-071h 48
TurfNet PodcastsRenovation Report: Bradley Klein with Scott Ramsay, CGCS, of U.S. PitchcareBrad Klein talks with Scott Ramsay, CGCS, about his career as a golf course superintendent as well as his new position as an ambassador for U.S. Pitchcare, a consulting service started by a trio of golf course superintendents to help other greenkeepers and sports turf managers find solutions to common turfgrass challenges.
Ramsay, the 2006 TurfNet Superintendent of the Year and a past president of the Connecticut GCSA, talks about his career managing a union operation at Yale Golf Club, his decision to retire as a superintendent and what led him to U.S. Pitchcare.
Their discussion looks at how t...
2024-07-3137 min
TurfNet PodcastsRockbottum Radio: Attack of the ScreenagersThings get a little touchy at Rockbottum Country Club as all sorts of factors converge to create a divisive, unstable golf course environment. Economic pressures mount, new regulations choke the workflow and another screenager joins the crew, driving Momma to the point of madness. Okay, maybe it's just a short putt.
2024-07-3011 min
TurfNet PodcastsTurfgrass for the People | Frankly Speaking with Dr. Becky BowlingThis episode, with Dr. Becky Bowling, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist at the University of Tennesee, focuses on the emerging need for working with people when studying and managing turfgrass systems.
Dr. Bowling receved her MS at Texas Tech and Ph.D. at University of Georgia with Dr. Gerald Henry. Her research and extension efforts have focused on evaluating and communicating turfgrass best management practices to promote water efficiency, water capture, and water quality in turfgrass systems and related urban greenspaces.
2024-07-2643 min
TurfNet PodcastsThe Virtuous Circle of Golf Club Service | with Jim Croxton, BIGGA CEOFrank catches up with Jim Croxton, CEO of the British and international Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) to discuss their recent visit to join in the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Icelandic Greenkeepers Association.
Jim is a keen observer and insightful leader of one of the great employee organizations in golf. Lots of fun in this listen and lots to learn about advocating for greenkeeping around the globe!
2024-07-1152 min
TurfNet PodcastsEnvironmentally OZ | Frankly Speaking with Kate TorgersenKate Torgersen is the owner and founder of Environmental Golf Solutions Australia and now the Torgersen Gilbey partnership, a new company Kate is founding (with Monina Gilbey of Green Gecko Studios) to address emerging needs in golf course environmental stewardship.
Frank and Kate speak about the challenges and opportunities for expanding naturalized/native vegetation on your golf course working across staff, members, community groups, government, and anti-golf groups. Kate is a refreshing voice for the golf industry with other leaders such as Brianne Kenny nurturing a culture of environmental stewardship.
2024-06-2038 min
TurfNet PodcastsGrass, Trains and Service | Frankly Speaking with Brian Stiehler, CGCS MGFrank has a lively conversation with Brian Stiehler, CGCS MG, the golf course superintendent at Highlands (NC) Country Club and Past President of the Carolinas GCSA.
Brian discusses his beginnings in Pennsylvania, his years with the late Dr. George Hamilton at Penn State, and a stint at the Old Course in St. Andrews.
The conversation makes its way to his passion for model trains and public service in his local community.
2024-06-1340 min
On Our TurfEpisode 20 - On Our TurfNetIn our 20th(!) episode, Natalie and Kassidy break down their favorite job postings on TurfNet! They discuss points of interest, perks, drawback and more of 6 assistant superintendent positions currently open.
2024-06-0445 min
TurfNet PodcastsEmerging Equipment Managers | Frankly Speaking with Trent Manning, CTEMIn this episode Frank speaks with Trent Manning, Certified Turfgrass Equipment Manager and host of the Reel Turf Techs Podcast. Trent is the equipment manager at Ansley Golf Club at Settindown Creek in Roswell, Ga, and recipient of the 2022 Edwin Budding Award from the GCSAA, recognizing an equipment manager who has made a significant impact on the golf course and turf industry.
This is a far-reaching conversation that reviews the perceptions and stereotypes of the EM position and how real expertise contributes to the success of an operation. Trent clarifies some of the technical aspects of turf equipment and the vit...
2024-05-3044 min
TurfNet PodcastsSalinity stress, pigments and paints | Frankly Speaking w/ Dr. Manual ChavarriaIn this episode, Frank speaks with Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist of Turfgrass Stress Physiology at Texas A&M, Dr. Manuel Chavarria. Manuel and Frank discuss his progression from Forest Systems in Mexico through his years of study at Texas and brief stint at the former Prairie Turfgrass Research Center in Canada, to his current position at Texas A&M. Manuel and Frank discuss research on salinity stress, pigments and paints and his pioneering effort to provide turfgrass education in Spanish!
2024-05-1641 min
TurfNet PodcastsAll Star of Turf: Jim Pavonetti, CGCS, Fairview Country Club, Greenwich, CTThe latest TurfNet All Star of Turf is Jim Pavonetti, CGCS, of Fairview Country Club in Greenwich, Connecticut.
A graduate of the Rutgers University turfgrass program, Pavonetti has developed a reputation for providing exceptional playing conditions while also being recognized for his efforts at producing an environmentally friendly landscape.
In his 17th season at Fairview, Pavonetti previously was superintendent at the Edison Club and the West Point Golf Course at the U.S. Military Academy.
In this episode of All Stars of Turf, Pavonetti discusses the importance of his work in government relations and how it benefits the turf industry...
2024-05-1044 min
TurfNet PodcastsEmerging Trends | Frankly Speaking with Dr. Ross BraunOur 11th season of Frankly Speaking begins with a conversation with Professor Ross Braun, one of the great young minds in turfgrass science from Kansas State University. Director of the Rocky Ford Turfgrass Research Center, Ross received his MS and Ph.D. in Turfgrass Science with previous guest Professor Dale Bremer. After Kansas State Ross spent four years as a Research Scholar at Purdue University where he studied the family of fine fescues. Ross does a lot of teaching and is also the author of Decode 6, a blog of the Crop Science Society of America on the role of carbon in...
2024-04-1944 min
TurfNet PodcastsRising Star of Turf: Andrew MallickAndy Mallick's trajectory as a Rising Star of Turf has been a long one, entailing stops at four golf courses over 14 years before landing his first head superintendent position. Now in his fifth season as superintendent (and 11th overall) at Metedeconk National Golf Club (Jackson, NJ), Mallick had interim stops at Pine Valley Golf Club, Country Club of Darien and Southward Ho Golf Club on Long Island, picking up valuable experience at each one.
Mallick credits his girlfriend, Rachel, with grounding his peripatetic instincts and helping him settle down and find a home at Metedeconk. He looks forward to hosting...
2024-04-1517 min
TurfNet PodcastsAll Stars of Turf: Steve Ehrbar, CGCS, Panther National Golf ClubTurfNet’s latest All Star of Turf is Steve Ehrbar, CGCS at Panther National Golf Club, a private, single-owner facility in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
A graduate of the two-year program at Ohio State, Ehrbar has been a legendary fixture in South Florida for years.
His career includes stops at Jupiter Hills Golf Club in Tequesta, Old Marsh Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens and Lost Tree in North Palm Beach, the home course of Jack Nicklaus.
Ehrbar has been involved in multiple construction projects and his career has been heavily influenced by names like Nicklaus and Pete Dye.
In thi...
2024-02-2739 min
TurfNet PodcastsRising Star of Turf: Jeremiah MinceyOur first Rising Star of Turf for 2024 is Jeremiah Mincey, first assistant superintendent at Savannah Quarters Country Club in Pooler, Georgia. Many might recognize Jeremiah from his activity on TurfTwitter/X and as a recent recipient of a GCI/Aquatrols Super Social Media Award.
Jeremiah, 26, graduated from Georgia Southern University with a BS in business management and then took the certificate program in turfgrass management from the University of Georgia. His first exposure to turf management was when he applied for a student job on the maintenance crew at the Georgia Southern U golf course, under then-superintendent Patrick Reinhardt. From...
2024-02-2418 min
TurfNet PodcastsPatrick H. Sisk, CGCS, All Star of Turf: Open, Honest and HumbleOur latest All Star of Turf is Patrick H. Sisk, CGCS, career superintendent, athlete, marathoner, inventor, entrepreneur and family man. Pat guides us through his path from a college transition to early adventures in Colorado and Arizona, then a career that took him from his native coastal Connecticut to 18 years in Milwaukee and recently back to western Massachusetts. It hasn't always been a cakewalk. Early on he fell into substance abuse but clawed his way to sobriety... and has been sober for 36 years.
While Pat describes himself as a highly competitive achiever who has always looked for the next mountain...
2024-02-161h 09
TurfNet PodcastsRockbottum Radio: How to live a calm, peaceful life as a GCSIn this episode of Rockbottum Radio, learn RW's secret for living a calm and peaceful life on the golf course, regardless of the challenges we face in the years ahead.
*Note: This is not your daddy's podcast. It's more like your grandpappy's radio show from 1937.
2024-02-1212 min
TurfNet PodcastsAll Star of Turf: Fred Taylor, CGCS, Mankato Golf ClubFred Taylor, CGCS, retired in early October, 2023, after a 43-year stint working exclusively at Mankato Golf Club in his hometown of Mankato, Minnesota. Fred followed in the "bootsteps" of Boots Fuller in 1992, becoming who would wind up as only the third superintendent at MGC in almost 100 years.
Fred takes credit for all that goes wrong and give his staff credit for all that is right on the golf course. He has over the years served as a buffer between the staff and club membership,"running interference" for his staff and allowing them to do their jobs unhindered by the inevitable...
2023-10-2735 min
TurfNet PodcastsRising Star of Turf: Sam Moynihan, Detroit Golf ClubSam Moynihan took over the reins at Detroit Golf Club this spring just 90 days prior to hosting the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Soon thereafter vandals painted two greens with Roundup as a "welcome" present. The challenge for Sam was on.
A graduate of West Virginia Univiersity with a degree in agriculture, Sam kicked off his turf career with a stint at Muirfield Village Golf Club, first under Paul B Latshaw and then Chad Mark. He then moved over to Caves Valley Golf Club for the next five years as first assistant, including hosting the BMW Championship in 2021.
Listen in as Sam...
2023-10-1520 min
TurfNet PodcastsRockbottum Radio: Positivity Defeats AdversityIn this episode, RW hands out the coveted Rockbottum Major Award for the best TurfNet Forum Topic ever. Momma has a lively discussion with a government official who mistakenly believes Social Security is an "Entitlement" while helping him realize the folks north of Richmond need to improve their listening skills. Also, RW explains how to achieve positivity on the golf course by being positive, not just sounding positive.
2023-09-2912 min
TurfNet PodcastsRising Star of Turf: James Morgan, Wicker Point Golf ClubJames Morgan was fresh out of Lake City Community College (now Florida Gateway College) and a summer/part-time stint at the Country Club of Orlando when he followed CCO superintendent Kasey Kauff to build Trinity Forest in Dallas. Morgan started as an assistant and was promoted to superintendent during his 5+ year stay at the Coore/Crenshaw layout. That Coore/Crenshaw connection led him to being selected to grow in Wicker Point Golf Club on Lake Martin, the first new golf construction in Alabama since 2004.
Wicker Point opened for play last week, culminating Morgan's efforts since he arrived there in March, 2021...
2023-09-2925 min
TurfNet PodcastsRising Star of Turf: Rob Munro, Cabot CliffsRob Munro is finishing up his third season at Cabot Cliffs in Inverness, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, the #1 rated golf course in Canada. Rob landed there with a turf degree from Olds College in Alberta and Poa-and-bentgrass experience at Capilano Golf & Country Club on Vancouver Island, BC. This winter he will travel to New Zealand to satisfy both his yearning for travel and to also put another bullet in his agronomic holster. Have a listen and see why Lee Strutt, Director of Agronomy at Cabot Cape Breton, described Rob as "a leading superintendent of the future for all the...
2023-09-1438 min
TurfNet PodcastsAll Star of Turf: Jason HainesOur latest All Star of Turf is Jason Haines, whom many in the industry will remember for his high profile social media presence (as @PenderSuper) that suddenly went dark several years ago. As the golf course superintendent at Pender Harbour Golf Club and later Sunshine Coast Golf Club in British Columbia, Jason developed (by necessity) a low-input, minimalist turf maintenance strategy that he shared and brainstormed with his Twitter following of 8,000+ before deciding to step away from social media entirely. In the interim he was invited to speak at turf conferences in the US, Canada and internationally.
In April of 2023 J...
2023-09-1035 min
TurfNet PodcastsAll Star of Turf: Michael Maffei, CGCSSo who graduates from UMass in 1971 with a BS in Plant and Soil Science, takes an assistant job at a very private/secretive 500 acre facility on the NY/CT border, gets promoted to superintendent three months later, grows in a new back nine... and then stays for 51 years? We'll tell you who: Mike Maffei, CGCS, recently retired golf course superintendent at Morefar in Brewster, NY.
Google "Morefar" and you won't come up with much. "A lot of newcomers to Brewster don't even know it's there," quipped Maffei. "We keep a low profile." Only two months into retirement, Maffei still says "...
2023-02-2632 min
TurfNet PodcastsAll Star of Turf: Michael Morris, CGCSOur latest All Star of Turf is Michael Morris, CGCS, 36-year Director of Buildings and Grounds at Crystal Downs Country Club in Frankfort, Michigan. A native of Frankfort, Mike is one of the few golf course property managers who has spent his entire career at one course, in his hometown. He is also a rarity in obtaining a BA and MS in English and film studies at Michigan State before realizing that life on the golf course spoke to him more than a future in academia.
He is known internationally for his work with Dr. Thom Nikolai in quantifying the e...
2023-02-1944 min
TurfNet PodcastsAll Stars of Turf: Scott Dodson and John Taylor | Golf Course Hockey ChallengeIn this first "It's not just about growing grass" segment of TurfNet All Stars of Turf, we recognize Scott Dodson, CGCS, and John Taylor. Both career superintendents but perhaps better known as the founders of the Golf Course Hockey Challenge, an annual 2-day/4-game tournament that attracted as many as 16 teams of hockey playing superintendents, assistants and suppliers over a 25+ year run.
Dodson has been at the Park Country Club in Williamsville (Buffalo) NY for 30 years. Taylor is the property manager at the Grand Niagara Golf Club near Niagara Falls, Ontario.
TurfNet fielded a team in the Hockey Challenge for 22...
2023-01-3053 min
TurfNet PodcastsRising Star of Turf: Jordon Bowling, Biltmore Forest Country ClubJordon Bowling found his calling into turfgrass management a little later than most, at 22 with a six-month old son to boot. His brother-in-law, Chad Kuzawa, was an NC State turf grad making the rounds of some clubs in the southeast and convinced Jordon to visit from his home in Michigan and shadow him for a couple of days. That set things in motion.
He enrolled in the turf management program at Wayne Community College in NC and worked at Wedgewood GC, then Country Club of Virginia, Carolina Country Club and Wade Hampton Golf Club before signing on as the first...
2023-01-2617 min
TurfNet PodcastsRising Star of Turf: Chad Allen, Club at Chatham HillsChad Allen, finishing up his first year as golf course superintendent at the Club at Chatham Hills near Indianapolis, IN, has a unique background and training as a substance abuse and addiction counselor prior to shifting to turf management. A recent attendee of both Green Start and the Syngenta Business Institute, Chad employs a "bottom up" management style that centers on listening to and engaging his staff in the processes of managing the golf course.
2023-01-1819 min
TurfNet PodcastsAll Stars of Turf: Jared Viarengo, Applebrook Golf ClubJared Viarengo of Applebrook Golf Club in Malvern, Pennsylvania, bucked a trend early in his career by also becoming general manager at the club in eastern Pennsylvania. Since then, Viarengo's role has expanded as the club's director of grounds and director of club operations.
In this broadcast, Viarengo discusses how his career started in the field of psychology and how he eventually returned his roots on the golf course, where he had worked during summers since high school.
He also talks about those who helped him forge his career and his role mentoring others. Finally, Viarengo talks about how the i...
2022-12-1232 min
TurfNet PodcastsRising Star of Turf: J. Richard Brown, Florence Country ClubOur latest Rising Star of Turf is J. Richard Brown, newly minted golf course superintendent at Florence (SC) Country Club. Richard got the nod for the Florence job after ten years "apprenticeship" in the South Carolina golf market, starting with five years at various courses in Myrtle Beach before becoming the senior assistant at Orangeburg Country Club, where he remained for the ensuing five years.
Richard participated in one of our Assistant Situation roundtable conversations earlier this year, indicating that he was ready for a head superintendent job but just waiting for the right opportunity to open up. In the...
2022-11-0319 min
The ATC Doublecut with Micah WoodsCoring (hollow-tine cultivation) as a growth stimulator, plus estimated N mineralization from SOMIs growth stimulation the real benefit of coring turfgrass? https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/coring-maybe-real-benefit-is-something-else/Organic matter reduction calculations from coring: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/hollow-tine-solid-topdress-organic-matter/ How much nitrogen mineralization is reasonable to expect from soil organic matter? https://www.asianturfgrass.com/post/estimated-n-mineralization-soil-organic-matter/ Understanding carbon podcast with Frank Rossi: https://www.turfnet.com/podcasts/rossi/understanding_carbon/ Watch this episode at https://youtu.be/fhDsaTnTuTARead more about all kinds of turfgrass topics at https://www.asianturfgrass.com/ Find turfgrass information and decision-making tools at https://www.paceturf.org/ See the PACE Turf YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/u...
2022-11-0333 min
TurfNet PodcastsAll Star of Turf | John Carlone, CGCS: Surviving and Thriving in a Tough MarketSome career superintendents make their marks by hosting major tournaments or pushing the agronomic envelope, while others quietly go about their business of growing great grass while also navigating the potholes and pitfalls that invariably spring up over time. John Carlone, CGCS, has done that over 37 years as a golf course superintendent at two clubs in one of the toughest markets in the industry: Long Island, NY.
Fresh out of the University of Rhode Island (where he had a notable roommate, Frank Rossi), Carlone went to work for Scott Niven at the Stanwich Club in 1983 before taking over the reins...
2022-10-2734 min
TurfNet PodcastsAll Stars of Turf: Sean Tully, Meadow Club, Fairfax, CaliforniaSean Tully of the Meadow Club in Fairfax, California, has made a name for himself as a fan and ultimately an expert on classic-era golf course architecture, particularly Alister MacKenzie designs.
The Meadow Club, where Tully is director of grounds maintenance, is in fact the first course in North America designed by MacKenzie and one of several in Northern California. Tully's expertise in the field has resulted in many opportunities to speak at other golf courses in the region, often to educate members about the history of their own respective clubs.
In this broadcast, he discusses his affinity for classic-era...
2022-10-0454 min
TurfNet PodcastsMe Maintenance with Zach Bauer: Finding Respite in a Trout StreamIn this episode of Me Maintenance, Peter McCormick chats with Zach Bauer, golf course superintendent at the Valley Country Club in Centennial, Colorado, just southeast of Denver. Zach had gone into this year on the heels of myriad construction/renovation projects (both golf course and clubhouse) with depleted groundwater, very dry soils and dessicated turf. Coupled with the short staffing and increased play prevalent within the industry, he started waving the white flag of desperation on Twitter as early as May 4.
With the encouragement of his wife, Karen, Zach made a point of taking time for himself and spending one...
2022-09-2022 min
The EarthWorks PodcastEW Podcast - Joel Simmons with Peter McCormick Part 2This is the second of a two part podcast series with Joel Simmons and Peter McCormick, founder and maestro of TurfNet. Peter talks about his challenges, over the years, with depression, alcohol and other mental health considerations. He shares some of the warning signs and coping strategies that turf managers should be aware of. In Part 1, the topics ranged from McCormick's background in the greenhouse and turf industries, his rebounding from various terminations and the beginning of TurfNet. They also discuss COVID and its repercussions for TurfNet and throughout the industry, now and moving forward. Peter touches on...
2022-09-151h 02
TurfNet PodcastsMe Maintenance with Stuart Butler, Head GreenkeeperIn this episode of Me Maintenance, Peter McCormick chats with Stuart Butler, host of HWOM the Podcast and newly minted Head Greenkeeper at Westgate and Birchington Golf Club on the southeast coast of England.
Leaving a 20-odd year stint as a senior greenkeeper at Royal St. Georges Golf Club and with it the type of work/life balance that many in the industry crave, Stu took over a job that until recently he thought he'd never want. Just six weeks in, Stu says it’s the best decision he has ever made in his professional career.
"I will certainly have le...
2022-09-1038 min
The Talking GreenkeeperFrank RossiFrank Rossi PhD is the Associate Professor at the School of Integrative Plant Science Horticulture Section at Cornell University. Dr. Rossi is the host of the Cornell Turfgrass Turf Show Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cornell-turfgrass-turf-show-podcast/id313398419 And The Frankly Speaking Podcast which is available on Turfnet Radio https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/turfnet-radio/id1039214964 Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ & https://www.dryject.com Email questions & inquires to: th...
2022-09-101h 14
The EarthWorks PodcastEW Podcast - Joel Simmons with Peter McCormick Part 1If you have been in the turf industry during the past 30 years you are familiar with the online platform TurfNet. This week we start a two part series with TurfNet Founder Peter McCormick. TurfNet has been, as their tag line, says “Rooted In Innovation Since 1994. They have built a powerful online community for “TurfHeads” all across the world. In the TurfNet Forum they have helped many people find new employees and sell used equipment. In part one Peter talks about the history and building of TurfNet and his experience in the turf industry from the greenhouse to selling iron.
2022-09-091h 05
TurfNet PodcastsAll Star of Turf: David Fruchte, Pine Needles and Mid-Pines ResortsFor more than 30 years, David Fruchte has been superintendent at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines, North Carolina, the site of this year's U.S. Women's Open, which once was owned by LPGA legend Peggy Kirk Bell. A graduate of the turfgrass program at Purdue, Fruchte learned the trade from the legendary David Stone at the Honors Course in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Since 1990, Pine Needles has become the epitome of resort golf in the highly competitive North Carolina Sandhills region.
In this episode of All Stars of Turf, Fruchte discusses what it takes to enjoy such a lengthy c...
2022-08-2541 min
TurfNet PodcastsRising Stars of Turf: Ryan Moy, Mitch Ronning and Peter Braun at MNUFCThe big question on the turf industry's mind after the epic 2016 Ryder Cup Matches at Hazeltine National Golf Club (Chaska, MN) was, "Where's (senior assistant superintendent) Ryan Moy gonna go?" Turns out the answer was one just about nobody expected: Head Groundskeeper for the Minnesota United Football Club at the still under-construction Allianz Field in St. Paul and their training grounds in Blaine, MN.
Once Ryan settled in there he was followed by former Hazeltine interns Mitch Ronning and Peter Braun to form the core of the MNUFC groundskeeping team. We at TurfNet got to know Peter when he was...
2022-05-2844 min
TurfNet PodcastsAll Star of Turf: Ralph Kepple, CGCS, East Lake Golf ClubFor parts of four decades, Ralph Kepple has been the caretaker for the historic home course of the late Bobby Jones. A graduate of Ohio State, Kepple was named superintendent at East Lake Golf Club in 1992 and since 2018 has been the club’s director of agronomy. During that time, East Lake has been synonymous with the PGA Tour’s season-ending Tour Championship for 21 years.
In this episode of All Stars of Turf, Kepple talks about the keys to career longevity and some of the changes that have occurred at East Lake during its time as the the final stop on the T...
2022-05-2547 min
TurfNet PodcastsConquering Ama Dablam | "Me Maintenance" with Steve Cook, CGCS MGIn this episode of Me Maintenance, Peter McCormick chats with Steve Cook, CGCS MG, Director of Grounds at Medinah Country Club in Chicagoland, about his life-changing experience climbing Ama Dablam, a 22,000' Himalayan peak in Nepal in 2016. Integral to the project was a fund-raising effort for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, for which Steve raised $35,000.
From the three years of mental preparation and physical training to the month-long trek and ascent itself, Steve recounts his motivations, personal desires, triumphs and satisfactions, mistakes made and lessons learned along with his changed worldview and perspective about life and the golf industry.
A fascinating conversation wi...
2022-05-1924 min
TurfNet PodcastsAll Stars of Turf: Mark Hoban, Rivermont Golf Club, Johns Creek, GAFor more than 15 years, Mark Hoban has built a career of promoting a sustainable and minimalist approach of managing golf course turf at Rivermont Golf Club in Johns Creek, Georgia. At age 67, he insists he is only getting started.
Hoban, who prepped under Palmer Maples at the nearby Standard Club, uses biologicals, homemade compost tea and other organic nutrients to promote healthy turf and soils that require very little fungicides and are naturally resistant to disease pressure.
Through the use of several species of native grasses he has eliminated 30 acres of irrigated turf. Those native areas attract wildlife and he m...
2022-04-2035 min
TurfNet PodcastsTyler Guy on The Assistant Situation: "Work/Life Balance... WHAT?"Tyler Guy, golf course superintendent at Signal Mountain Golf & Country Club near Chattanooga, TN, joins Peter McCormick to add his take on "Work/Life Balance" to the ongoing "Assistant Situation" conversation. After speaking in generalities for about half an hour, Tyler went on a tear so we cut right to that.
2022-04-0208 min
Henry westons old mate the podcastHWOM with Jeff Stahman @TurfMend. Risk and Reward.Stu is joined by Jeff on another turf talk episode form the USA. As a former golf course superintendent Jeff talks us through his career and the circumstances that saw him leave the day to day golf course turf maintenance industry and start the ever expanding Divot mix business Turfmend. A real story of success Jeff also offers some thoughts on the current labour shortage within the turf industry and offers up some key components he's felt have allowed him to succeed with Turfmend. Support from family being top of his list.
Links:
https://www.turfmend.com/
https://www.barenbrug...
2022-03-2832 min
TurfNet PodcastsFixing the Assistant Situation: Kevin Ross and Rick TegtmeierThe Assistant Situation conversation continues with "three old bald guys", Kevin Ross, Rick Tegtmeier and (almost bald) Peter McCormick. Both career superintendents and industry veterans, Kevin and Rick discuss points made in previous roundtables and add their own from their experience climbing the career ladder and managing staffs and budgets.
2022-03-2746 min
TurfNet PodcastsThe Assistant Situation: 1:1 with Jordan KitchenPeter McCormick goes 1:1 with Jordan Kitchen, golf course superintendent at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Ancaster, Ontario.
2022-03-2340 min
TurfNet PodcastsThe "Assistant Situation" Roundtable #2 - March 14, 2022The second in a series of roundtable discussions on "the Assistant Situation": a dearth of applicants for open assistant superintendent positions, a lack of upward mobility for existing assistants, and a life/work/compensation imbalance within the industry.
2022-03-1739 min
ATC Office HoursLeaf nutrient analyses (tissue tests) with Doug SoldatDoug Soldat joined me to discuss tissue tests for turfgrass, and how we might make use of them (or not) to make decisions about fertilizer.Frankly Speaking episode with some discussion of tissue testing: https://www.turfnet.com/podcasts/rossi/organic_matters_soldat/ATC website posts tagged "tissue test": https://www.asianturfgrass.com/tag/tissue-test/Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/91uKNFJxGDYDoug's pinned tweet about soil and tissue tests: https://twitter.com/djsoldat/status/1067427174204854277
Turf Without Borders show page: https://turfwb.asianturfgrass.com/ATC soil tests: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/project/soil-tests/...
2022-03-151h 09
TurfNet PodcastsThe "Assistant Situation" Roundtable Discussion #1 - Full VersionIn response to a furor of sorts on Twitter after comments made by Steve Cook, CGCS MG, of Medinah Country Club, were posted, we decided to host a series of roundtable discussions to dig further into the topic. This is the full version of the discussion.
2022-03-141h 22
TurfNet PodcastsThe "Assistant Situation" Roundtable Discussion #1 (condensed)In response to a furor of sorts on Twitter after comments made by Steve Cook, CGCS MG, of Medinah Country Club, were posted, we decided to host a series of roundtable discussions to dig further into the topic. This is the condensed version of the discussion.
2022-03-1430 min
TurfNet PodcastsRising Star of Turf: Nathan McKinniss, Muirfield Village Golf ClubTo say Nate McKinniss is on the career fast track would be an understatement of almost immeasurable proportions.
McKinniss, 27, is the golf course superintendent at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, where Job 1 is keeping the course what he called “Golden Bear ready.” That's a nod to Jack Nicklaus, who designed the course, has a home there and is the host of its biggest event, the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament. McKinniss has worked at the club in suburban Columbus since he graduated from The Ohio State University's four-year turfgrass management program in 2017.
He was promoted into the position of gol...
2022-03-1024 min
TurfNet PodcastsAll Star of Turf: Steve Cook, CGCS MGSteve Cook has had a career laced with high profile tournaments, including two U.S. Amateurs, a Ryder Cup, and a PGA Championship while at Oakland Hills, and a BMW Championship in 2019 at Medinah Country Club. Yet to him, a career should be more about contribution than achievement.
He has mentored and graduated many assistants onto their own successful superintendent careers, and takes great pride and satisfaction in the ongoing relationships with them. His primary criterion for hiring an assistant is character. "I owe it to the rest of the team to not bring in someone who isn't a good f...
2022-03-1030 min
TurfNet PodcastsMeMaintenance | Mike Lecavalier: From a dark place to fit, sober and happyMike Lecavalier has been the golf course superintendent at the Kanawaki Golf Club in Montreal, Quebec for 17 years. For 13 of those years, and quite a few prior, he had a serious alcohol problem. Almost four years ago he looked himself in the mirror and admitted to himself that he needed help, and turned to friends, then AA, and ultimately the gym and a personal trainer.
Here is his story.
2022-02-2629 min
TurfNet PodcastsMeMaintenance: A Visit with Paul B. Hurst, The Most Interesting Man in TurfPeter McCormick visits with Paul B. Hurst, husband of Kristi, father of Nicholas, Madison and Molli, dogfather of Lyla, man of many hats, guitar-playing half of MidLife acoustic duo, instructor in the multi-part So, You Want to Be a Sales Guy video series, honoree of a 2021 TurfNet Jerry Coldiron Positivity Award, and arguably the Most Interesting Man in Turf.
They chat about a recent Tweet of Paul's and how the social media success of his and Kristi's singing and "nitwittery" on Twitter over the past two years have meant to them, and his business. Check it out.
2022-02-2634 min
Henry westons old mate the podcastHWOM with PETER McCORMICK. DEPRESSION AND SOBRIETY.STU IS JOINED BY PETER McCORMICK. PETER IS THE FOUNDER OF TURFNET IN THE USA AND HAS LONG CAMPAIGNED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF MENATL HEALTH ISSUES WITHIN THE TURF INDUSTRY. PETER CHATS WITH STU ABOUT HIS OWN BATTLES WITH DEPRESSION AND HOW HE HAS DEVELOPED MANY DIFFERENT COPING MECHANISMS OVER THE YEARS INCLUDING USING MUSIC AS A THERAPY TOOL. PETER GAVE UP DRINKING ALCOHOL LATE 2019 AND THIS FORMS AN INTERESTING PART OF THE CHAT. PLEASE SHARE THE PODCAST AND LEAVE US A 5 STAR REVIEW ON YOUR PODCAST PROVIDER.
2022-02-191h 06ATC Office HoursTom Cook on lawn ecology, bentgrass, and climax species in the Pacific NorthwestWatch the video of this conversation: https://youtu.be/Xga9_uA8MBgRead more about Tom Cook in this article: https://www.turfnet.com/blogs/entry/1452-tom-cook-pioneered-the-turf-program-at-oregon-state-university/
Turf Without Borders show page: https://turfwb.asianturfgrass.com/ATC soil tests: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/project/soil-tests/PACE Turf tour: https://www.paceturf.org/tourATC newsletters: https://www.asianturfgrass.com/newsletter/
2021-12-031h 27
Behind The TurfEp 36 John Neylan Turf Agronomist & Shane GreenhillIn todays episode I have 2 guests who I have been wanting to get onto the show. John Neylan is very well known in Australia and worldwide with his research and agronomy services. John has been lead the AGCSA (now ASTMA) for a number of years and also worked independently. He is now with SportEng in developing and designing sportsturf facilities. He also continues to conduct research in turf and lately has been doing work got the VGCSA (Victorian Golf Course Superintendents). My other guest is Shane Greenhill who is the superintendent of Sorrento golf club located on the southern...
2021-11-2448 minBehind The TurfEp 36 John Neylan Turf Agronomist & Shane GreenhillIn todays episode I have 2 guests who I have been wanting to get onto the show. John Neylan is very well known in Australia and worldwide with his research and agronomy services. John has been lead the AGCSA (now ASTMA) for a number of years and also worked independently. He is now with SportEng in developing and designing sportsturf facilities. He also continues to conduct research in turf and lately has been doing work got the VGCSA (Victorian Golf Course Superintendents). My other guest is Shane Greenhill who is the superintendent of Sorrento golf club located on the southern...
2021-11-2448 min
The Lipouts Podcast with Nathan CraceEp. 011 - Mele Kalikimaka (the Merry Christmas Episode) with Dave Wilber from Littleton, CO - December 21, 2020
In what is the last episode of the podcast for 2020, Dave Wilber (@TurfgrassZealot) sits down with Nathan for a one-on-one interview from a snowy Littleton, Colorado (while Landon is away “on assignment”) to talk about the importance of mental wellness, not only during the holidays and a pandemic, but also all year long. Although Dave is a long-time member of the golf turf industry and member of the GCSAA, in recent years he has become an advocate for mental wellness and an article in Golf Digest in the Fall of 2019 placed him squarely in that spotlight on a nat...
2020-12-211h 05
Making The Turn PodcastMTT - "Uncovering the Architectural History of Your Golf Course" with Anthony Pioppi at the 2020 Tennessee Turfgrass Conference and ShowThe latest episode is a recorded seminar from the 2020 Tennessee Turfgrass Conference and Show. The seminar talk was given by Mr. Anthony Pioppi and it was titled "Uncovering the Architectural History of Your Golf Course" Really great talk and lots of good information for clubs out there.
If you have any questions after the episode or want to reach out to me or Anthony please don't hesitate. Anthony can be found at Turfnet as a podcast host and also currently serves as Executive Director for the Seth Raynor Society. You can also find him on Twitter @AnthonyPioppi
2020-02-2458 minThe Talking Greenkeeper#24, Paul MacCormackPaul MacCormack is the superintendent/general manager of the Fox Meadow Golf Course in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Paul is also the author of, "The Mindful Superintendent blog on Turfnet.com https://www.turfnet.com/blogs/blog/8-paul-maccormack-the-mindful-superintendent/https://www.turfnet.com/blogs/blog/8-paul-maccormack-the-mindful-superintendent/
2019-03-312h 42
TurfNet PodcastsFrankly Speaking: Four Influencers and MindfulnessIn this special episode of Frankly Speaking, Frank Rossi chats with four influencers in the golf turf industry about how they manage their lives, health and careers through purposeful mindfulness. Frank's guests include
Peter McCormick, founder of TurfNetDavid Kuypers, Syngenta CanadaPaul MacCormack, Fox Meadow Golf & Country ClubChris Tritabaugh, Hazeltine National Golf Club
Spend an hour and learn how to turn off the noise, focus and prioritize.
Presented by Civitas and DryJect.
2019-03-2054 min
TurfNet PodcastsThe Turfgrass Zealot Project, Special Episode: Celebrating Jerry ColdironA great friend of TurfNet, Jerry Coldiron, needs to be remembered as the wonderful amazing man that he was.
Peter McCormick, Founder and Maestro of TurfNet and Dave Wilber, The Turfgrass Zealot, take time to talk about the passing of a great friend and Turfhead. To so many, Jerry was a light of positive infulence and his untimely and unexpected passing will leave a huge hole in the industry.
We speak candidly about what relationships mean and how the relationships that last are formed and maintained. And we tell some good stories about a good guy.
If you didn't know...
2017-12-041h 23
TurfNet PodcastsRandy Wilson with Mark Hoban: Biochar to RiverJuice, beekeeping, and the Air2G2In this episode of Rockbottum Radio, Randy Wilson chats (seriously) with envelope-pusher Mark Hoban, superintendent at Rivermont Golf Club in John's Creek, GA. One of the true "mad scientists" of the golf course maintenance world, Mark always has new research going on with always a holistic view of soil/plant management.
Mark fills us in on his current delvings into biochar, compost extracts (as opposed to compost tea... which he explains the difference), new applications for the Air2G2 machine, an untraditional take on beekeeping, and growing mushrooms for the club restaurant.
Presented by VinylGuard Golf.
2017-11-0125 min
TurfNet PodcastsThe 60-Hour Work Week, or NOT? Mark Fuller, CGCS, on The LadderThe proverbial "60-hour work week" has been identified as one of the factors responsible for the decline in numbers of people entering the golf turf industry. Peter McCormick, host for this show, chats with Mark Fuller, CGCS, of the Connecticut Golf Club about his staff scheduling and how he avoids working his staff beyond an average of 48 hours each week... and why.
The Ladder is presented by Penn State World Campus.
2016-02-2117 min