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GCSAA Podcast

62 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratings

The official podcast of the Golf Course Superintendent Association of America turns a spotlight on the stories of GCSAA's members and the vital role they play in the game of golf's overall success. The podcast is also a vehicle to showcase association products and services that can help members do their jobs better, faster and more cost-effectively.

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Episodes

60. Amy and Joe Bockerstette, Recorded Live at the 2024 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show

February 19, 2024 20:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MB

Amy Bockerstette caught the attention of the golf world in 2019 after getting the opportunity to play the famed 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale with professional golfer Gary Woodland during a practice round for the Waste Management Open. On this episode of the GCSAA Podcast — recorded live during the 2024 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show in Phoenix — we set down with Amy and her father Joe to discuss her journey in golf, the I Got This Foundation, ways golf courses can become more accessible to a...

59. GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans

January 09, 2024 21:00 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MB

On this episode of the GCSAA Podcast, we take a look back at the year that was in 2023 and a look ahead to what's ahead in 2024 with association CEO Rhett Evans.  We review high points from the year that was, including the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show in Orlando (7:30), Rounds 4 Research (11:30), First Green (20:55) and the Women's Leadership Academy, (30:00) before turning our attention to 2024 and the upcoming Conference and Trade Show in Phoenix (35:25) and Evans' attempt to summit Mt....

58. A conversation with Don Hearn, CGCS Retired

December 18, 2023 20:00 - 53 minutes - 74 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast features another in our occasional "Legends of Turf" series as we sit down with Don Hearn, CGCS Retired. Hearn is the current executive director of the GCSA of New England, but his influence extends well past that role. He spent nearly 40 years as a working superintendent in New England, including a 29-year stay at Weston (Mass.) Golf Club, and served as GCSAA's president in 1987. Our guest host for this episode is Howard Richman, GCM's associate editor. Th...

57. Emily Casey and Andy Huber on Javelinas, Going Viral and Life at Seven Canyons Golf Club

November 27, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 96.5 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast dives into the wild kingdom that has been Seven Canyons Golf Club in Sedona, Ariz., this fall with two folks responsible for the care of that property — Director of Agronomy Andy Huber and Assistant Superintendent Emily Casey (@emcaseyturf). The team at Seven Canyons has been dealing with widespread turf damage caused by javelinas, and a video of the damage that Casey shared on social media went viral — the video has been viewed more than 33 million times on...

56. Surviving Hurricane Ian with Roy Jones and Kyle Sweet, CGCS

October 10, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 98.5 MB

In this episode of the GCSAA Podcast — recorded live from the soon-to-be-opened clubhouse at The Dunes Golf and Tennis Club on Sanibel Island, Fla. — we sit down with Roy Jones and Kyle Sweet, CGCS, to discuss their experiences as golf course superintendents who experienced Hurricane Ian one year ago. Jones oversees The Dunes, while Sweet is in charge of maintenance at The Sanctuary Golf Club. Both facilities sustained significant damage from Ian, so we talk about the storm, its impact on th...

55. Kayla Kipp and Bri Kenny on women in turf and golf's sustainability movement

September 12, 2023 21:00 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MB

On this episode of the GCSAA Podcast, guest host Kayla Kipp, CTEM, the equipment manager at Nemacolin Resort in Farmington, Pa., sits down for a wide-ranging discussion with Bri Kenny, who is the manager for environmental science with Troon. The pair talk about Kenny's career, golf's growing sustainability movement and their experiences in the women-in-turf initiative, including at this past July's U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach, where both served as volunteers. Kipp can be found on X (fo...

54. Zac Reicher, Ph.D., on a year of uncertainty and Envu's Green Solutions Team

August 02, 2023 19:00 - 47 minutes - 65 MB

In this episode of the GCSAA Podcast, we sit down with Zac Reicher, Ph.D., a Green Solutions Team Specialist for Envu, which has sponsored this podcast almost since its inception. We talk with Reicher about his path into a career in turf, his long stint as a member of the academic community, his role with Envu and how he works with golf course superintendents and what he's seeing in the field as the biggest agronomic challenges facing turfgrass managers in 2023. As mentioned, the GCSAA Podc...

53. Bubba Wright on the 2023 U.S. Women's Open and Life at Pebble Beach

June 28, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MB

This episode features a conversation with Bubba Wright, the GCSAA Class A superintendent at Pebble Beach Golf Links, as he and his team prepare for the 2023 U.S. Women's Open, July 3-9. We talk about what's gone into readying the course for the first women's professional event to be contested at Pebble Beach since the 1940s, Wright's long affiliation with the Pebble Beach Companies, and what it's like to maintain turf at one of America's great golf destinations. The GCSAA Podcast is present...

52. A conversation about women in turf on Women's Golf Day 2023

May 30, 2023 15:00 - 55 minutes - 76.8 MB

As a part of a partnership between GCM and John Deere, this episode of the GCSAA Podcast celebrates Women's Golf Day 2023 — which runs an entire week this year, May 31-June 6 — with a panel discussion among five women working in or pursuing careers in turfgrass management about the state of the women-in-turf movement. Kayla Kipp, CTEM, the equipment manager at the Nemacolin Resort in Farmington, Pa., serves as the guest host for this episode and is joined by Devon Carrol, solution developmen...

51. Chris Tritabaugh on Communications, the Ryder Cup and F1

May 12, 2023 11:00 - 58 minutes - 79.9 MB

In this episode of the GCSAA Podcast, we sit down with Chris Tritabaugh from Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., to discuss a wide variety of topics, most notably his foray into blogs, social media, podcasts and his new Substack newsletter as a way to communicate with golfers and his colleagues around the industry. You can find him at @CT_Turf on Twitter and Instagram, and his podcasts and newsletter are available at https://ctunderscoreturf.substack.com. We also dive into his car...

50. Matt Muhlenbruch, CGCS, on Technology and Golf Course Management

April 03, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 91.3 MB

On the 50th episode of the GCSAA Podcast, we dive into the ways technology is affecting the business of golf course management by talking with Matt Muhlenbruch, CGCS, from Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles. Following a recent major renovation, Hillcrest has adopted a number of high-tech tools in the management of the property — from soil sensors to drones to autonomous mowers — that have had a dramatic effect on the club's ability to better manage water use and provide significant labor ...

49: Live from CTS 2023: Golf Magazine's Josh Sens

February 10, 2023 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

Recorded live at the 2023 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show in Orlando, this episode features Josh Sens from Golf Magazine, who was among the media members who covered CTS. We talk about the popular Super Secrets column he produces for Golf.com, some of the favorite stories he's written during his career (hint: it includes an unauthorized trip to North Korea) and the book he wrote with the Red Rocker himself, Sammy Hagar. The GCSAA Podcast is presented in partnership with Envu.

48. Live from CTS 2023: USGA's Matt Pringle

February 09, 2023 12:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

Recorded live at the 2023 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show in Orlando, this episode features Matt Pringle, Ph.D., the managing director of the USGA Green Section. We discuss his unique path to his current role with the Green Section, the launch of the new GS3 greens management tool and the role Green Section agronomists play in the preparation for the USGA's championships. The GCSAA Podcast is presented in partnership with Envu.

47. Goodbye Bayer, hello Envu: A conversation with Envu CEO Gilles Gaillou

February 01, 2023 14:00 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast features a conversation with Gilles Gaillou, the CEO of Envu, the newest company to enter the golf course management business. Born from Bayer Environmental Science and featuring all the same products from that company that superintendents will be familiar with, Envu is nonetheless an all-new entity that launched in October of last year. We talk with Gaillou about the process of bringing a new company into the industry, what superintendents can expect from t...

46. Inside the 2023 GCSAA Conference and Trade show

January 16, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 88.9 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast takes a deep dive into the upcoming GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, Feb. 6-9 in Orlando, with some of the GCSAA staff members leading efforts to put together an interactive experience you won't fine anywhere else. We talk with Ed Several, chief marketing officer, about noteworthy hands-on opportunities and the main events in Orlando; Jim Cummins, business development manager, about the GCSAA Golf Championships; Kelli Norwood, senior manager, curriculum, abo...

45. Equipment management with Hector Velazquez and Howard Whitcomb

November 09, 2022 18:00 - 54 minutes - 75.3 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast goes into the state of equipment management in golf with guest host Hector Velazquez (@HectorsShop on Twitter) chatting with Howard Whitcomb. Both have long histories working as equipment managers on golf courses, and both have found alternate paths following their days working in the industry. This episode features their conversation, along with a brief interview with Velazquez, who is serving as the first guest host of the GCSAA Podcast. The GCSAA Podcast...

44. All About the Weather with Herb Stevens and Garrett Bastardi

September 15, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 92 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast goes deep into every superintendent's favorite topic — the weather — with Herb Stevens and Garrett Bastardi. Stevens is the founder of Grass Roots Weather, a service that offers personalized weather forecasting for golf course superintendents. He teamed with Bastardi to create the Turf Threat Tracker — or T3 — which is a subscription service that offers specific, localized hour-by-hour weather forecasts designed specifically for turfgrass managers. We talk a...

43. A conversation with TPC Deere Run's Alex Stuedemann, CGCS

August 25, 2022 16:00 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MB

Recorded live from TPC Deere Run during the week of the PGA Tour's John Deere Classic, this episode features Alex Stuedemann, CGCS, the longtime director of golf course operations at the Quad City standout, who is transitioning into a new position as the director of agronomy for the PGA Tour's TPC network of courses. We talk about his time in the Quad Cities, what his new role will entail and introduce you to his replacement at TPC Deere Run, Jonathan Graham. Read more about Stuedemann, Gra...

42. A conversation with Mel Lucas, CGCS Retired

July 10, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 99.2 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast continues our occasional series of conversations with some of the most influential figures in golf course management as we chat with Mel Lucas, CGCS Retired. Lucas is a 60-year GCSAA member, served as the association's national president in 1980 and has played a vital role in supporting turfgrass management beyond the borders of the U.S. with his work with greenkeepers around the world, most notably in the European country of Slovenia.  The GCSAA Podcast is...

41. Lorabeth Catterson on Women's Golf Day 2022

June 05, 2022 14:00 - 50 minutes - 69.8 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast tips its cap to Women's Golf Day by talking with Lorabeth Catterson, the assistant director of agronomy at Hillcrest Country Club in Los Angeles. The five-year GCSAA member talks about her career, what first drew her to the profession and the trials and triumphs she's experienced along the way. You can read more about Catterson in this story on the GCM website, GCMOnline.com, that is presented in partnership with John Deere. The GCSAA Podcast is presented i...

40. From Holey Moley to Diversity in Golf: A conversation with Craig Kirby

May 09, 2022 20:00 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MB

In this episode of the GCSAA Podcast, we sit down for a conversation with Craig Kirby, the founder and CEO of Golf. My Future. My Game., which is an effort to create educational and career opportunities in the game for women, millennials, communities of color and children. We talk about Kirby's long career in politics, his role in diversity efforts throughout the game of golf — including as a member of GCSAA's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Council — and his star turn on the ABC sh...

39. 2022 GCSAA President Kevin Breen, CGCS

April 07, 2022 14:00 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MB

In this episode of the GCSAA Podcast, we sit down with newly elected GCSAA President Kevin Breen, CGCS , who is the golf course superintendent at La Rinconada Country Club in Los Gatos, Calif. We talk about his career in golf course management, his passion for industry service and what he hopes to see the association accomplish during his year in office. For more on Breen and his goals for 2022, see the March issue of GCM ("Peak performer: Kevin Breen, CGCS"). The GCSAA Podcast is presented...

38. Live from the 2022 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show: Bob Farren, CGCS

February 20, 2022 14:00 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MB

Pinehurst Resort's Bob Farren, CGCS, is the guest on this episode of the GCSAA Podcast, the second that was recorded live at the 2022 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show in San Diego. We talk with Farren about his long, storied career in golf course management, why mentoring others in the business is so important to him, and what it meant to him to be the first recipient of GCSAA's Col. John Morley Award for distinguished industry service. The GCSAA Podcast is presented in partnership with Bayer.

37. Live from the 2022 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show: Chad Mark

February 10, 2022 22:00 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MB

In this episode, recorded live at the 2022 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show in San Diego, we sit down the Chad Mark, the GCSAA Class A superintendent at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.  We talk with Chad about his journey into a career in golf course management, the full-scale renovation of Muirfield Village, what went into hosting back-to-back PGA Tour events in 2020 and what it's like to work for the club's founder and designer, golf legend Jack Nicklaus. The GCSAA Podcast is ...

36. Rhett Evans on the 2022 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show

January 13, 2022 22:00 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MB

In this episode of the GCSAA Podcast, we sit down with GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans to discuss the association's upcoming Conference and Trade Show in San Diego. We go over the latest Covid protocols in California, the reasoning behind the new name and the new schedule for the event, and all the exciting new events and sessions that will be available for attendees. For more information about the event or to register to attend, go to the GCSAA Conference and Trade Show website. The GCSAA Podcast is...

35. A conversation with Paul R. Latshaw

December 16, 2021 15:00 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast features a conversation with a true legend of golf course management, Paul R. Latshaw.  A 56-year member of the association and the winner of the 2014 Old Tom Morris Award, Latshaw shares stories and insights from his long career in the business, his stops at some of golf's most revered properties — Augusta, Winged Foot, Congressional — and his role in influencing and mentoring a whole new generation of golf course superintendents. The interview was conducte...

34. A conversation with Trent Manning

November 10, 2021 13:00 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MB

On this episode of the GCSAA Podcast, we sit down with Trent Manning, the equipment manager at Ansley Golf Club in suburban Atlanta, the winner of GCM's 2018 Most Valuable Technician Award and the host of his own podcast, Reel Turf Techs. We talk about Manning's long career in golf course management, how he's seen the job of the equipment manager change over the years, the civic work that he's so dedicated to and why he decided it was time to launch his own podcast. The GCSAA Podcast is pre...

33. A Very Special GCSAA Golf Championship

October 03, 2021 15:00 - 20 minutes - 28 MB

The 2021 GCSAA Golf Championships will be remembered for a variety of reasons, most notably the fact that they had to be postponed from their traditional late-January/early-February slot because of the pandemic. That's why GCSAA is heading to Palm Springs for a stand-alone event this October, so this episode examines this special event, what it took to pull off and a sneak preview of the 2022 tournament in San Diego with GCSAA's Jim Cummins, tournament director.

32. Chris Zugel, CGCS, and the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits

September 08, 2021 13:00 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast gets you ready for the 2021 Ryder Cup with a conversation with Chris Zugel, CGCS, the director of golf course maintenance for the Kohler Co. and Whistling Straits. We talk about how the maintenance team worked past the postponement of the competition in 2020, how his staff and volunteers will navigate the ongoing pandemic while preparing for the event, and the challenge the Straits Course will present to the U.S. and European teams.

31. Career reflections with Dennis Lyon, CGCS

July 21, 2021 20:00 - 47 minutes - 64.8 MB

On this episode of the GCSAA Podcast, we chat with former GCSAA president Dennis Lyon, CGCS, about his long career in golf course management, his service to GCSAA and why retirement planning for superintendents is as important to long-term success  as growing good turf. This episode is presented in partnership with Bayer Environmental Science.

30. Troy Flanagan on a very special U.S. Women's Open at The Olympic Club

May 28, 2021 00:00 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast features Troy Flanagan, the director of golf maintenance at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, the host course for this month's U.S. Women's Open. This will be a groundbreaking major championship for golf course maintenance as the volunteer crew will be made up largely of women turfgrass professionals, so we talk with Troy about this effort, overall preparations for the event and the club's new maintenance facility.

29. Brent LeBlanc and the Long Road Back from Hurricanes Laura and Delta

April 27, 2021 20:00 - 37 minutes - 51.9 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast features a conversation with Brent LeBlanc, the GCSAA Class A superintendent at the Country Club at the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles, La., who helped lead recovery efforts at not just one, but two golf courses following the devastating impacts of Hurricanes Laura and Delta last year.  LeBlanc spent a month working double duty at both the CC at the Golden Nugget and his previous course, Koasatti Pines Golf Course in Kinder, La., during clean-up from the stor...

28. A Conversation with GCSAA President, Mark F. Jordan, CGCS

March 12, 2021 03:00 - 52 minutes - 71.9 MB

The latest episode of the GCSAA Podcast features a conversation with GCSAA's 85th president, Mark F. Jordan, CGCS, the natural resource leader at Westfield Country Club in Westfield Center, Ohio. We talk about Jordan's path to a career in golf course management, his views on the state of the association and the golf course management industry, and his goals for the coming year as GCSAA and society maneuver their way through the waning days of the coronavirus pandemic. You can read more abou...

27. Chris Ortmeier and the aftermath of a December major

January 04, 2021 01:00 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MB

In mid-December, Champions Golf Club in Houston played host to the U.S. Women's Open. The event was originally scheduled to be played in June, but was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, making this the latest women's major in history. In this episode of the GCSAA Podcast, we talk with Chris Ortmeier, the director of agronomy at Champions GC, on what went into preparing for this very unusual event, and more importantly, how he and his team were managing the often-overlooked worklo...

26. Women in Golf Course Management

October 30, 2020 16:00 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast examines the growing role of women in the golf course management industry, and the obstacles and opportunities they face in finding a career in the business.  GCMOnline.com editor Megan Hirt talks with guests in three different roles in the industry — Tami Jones, who is the head superintendent at DeSoto Golf Club in Hot Springs, Ark.; Miranda Robinson, the assistant superintendent at Cordova Bay Golf Club in Victoria, BC; and Emily Braithwaite, a faculty re...

25. Christina Kim on life in the LPGA bubble and supporting superintendents

August 28, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 85.2 MB

In this episode of the GCSAA Podcast, we talk with Christina Kim, one of the LPGA Tour's most colorful and outspoken players. We discuss life inside the LPGA's bubble, the steps she's taken to become a better player and a better person, the pluses and minuses of her openness and willingness to interact on social media and her burgeoning interest in agronomy and her respect for golf course superintendents.

24. Superintendent Alan FitzGerald on renovating during a pandemic

August 12, 2020 13:00 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MB

Alan FitzGerald in the only golf course superintendent the members at LedgeRock Golf Club in Mohnton, Pa., have ever known, joining the club during construction 14 years ago. But that encyclopedic knowledge of the property and the club's members couldn't have prepared him for what took place earlier this year — a full renovation of the layout's par-4 17th hole during the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. In this episode of the GCSAA Podcast, we talk with FitzGerald about his career, his ba...

23. Giving back in golf with Justin Daigle and Jason Krogman

June 18, 2020 20:00 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast features stories of giving back in the golf course management industry during the coronavirus pandemic. First, we talk with Justin Daigle from Perry Park Country Club in Larkspur, Colo., who with his family spearheaded an effort to obtain and donate personal protective equipment to first-responders in their part of Colorado (see this related story on GCMOnline.com). Then, we speak to Jason Krogman from Kitsap Golf and Country Club in Bremerton, Wash., who fo...

23. Giving back in golf with Justin Daigle and Jason Krogma

June 18, 2020 20:00 - 51 minutes - 71.4 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast features stories of giving back in the golf course management industry during the coronavirus pandemic. First, we talk with Justin Daigle from Perry Park Country Club in Larkspur, Colo., who with his family spearheaded an effort to obtain and donate personal protective equipment to first-responders in their part of Colorado (see this related story on GCMOnline.com). Then, we speak to Jason Krogman from Kitsap Golf and Country Club in Bremerton, Wash., who fo...

22. Golf writer Gary D'Amato on working with (and for) superintendents

April 28, 2020 14:00 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MB

In this episode of the GCSAA Podcast, we talk with award-winning golf writer Gary D'Amato, senior writer with Killarney Golf Media and the website Wisconsin.golf. A longtime golf journalist who has covered more than 75 majors — including every Masters since 1993 — D'Amato talks about his recent story that chronicled his day volunteering on the maintenance team at The Oaks Golf Course in Cottage Grove, Wisc. ("Feeling super"), golf in the state of Wisconsin and how the coronavirus has impacte...

21. GCSAA's COVID-19 Online Town Hall Meeting

March 31, 2020 00:00 - 1 hour - 102 MB

In this era of concern and uncertainty for both the golf course management industry and society in general, this episode of the GCSAA Podcast shares the audio from an online town hall meeting focused on the impact of the coronavirus on the industry which took place March 23. This is clearly a fluid situation and some information shared here may have changed by the time you listen to this, but we still felt it was important to share this in this format.

20. A Conversation with GCSAA President John R. Fulling, CGCS

March 11, 2020 14:00 - 42 minutes - 58.6 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast features a conversation with 2020 GCSAA President John R. Fulling, CGCS. We discuss his career in golf course management, his volunteer service at both the state and national levels, his goals for his year in office and, of course, his love of music and his role as the drummer for the country rock band The Bronk Brothers. You can read more about Fulling in the cover story for the March issue of GCM magazine, available now. https://www.gcmonline.com/professio...

19. Live from GIS 2020: Jeff Corcoran

January 30, 2020 19:00 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast — recorded live at the 2020 Golf Industry Show in Orlando — features Jeff Corcoran, the manager of golf courses and grounds at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y. Corcoran talks about his long affiliation with Oak Hill, a club that has hosted 12 previous major championships and will play host to the PGA Championship in 2023, his career path to Rochester and why mentoring future generations of superintendents is so important to him.

18. Live from GIS 2020: Gil Hanse

January 29, 2020 22:00 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast — recorded live at the 2020 Golf Industry Show in Orlando — features golf course architect Gil Hanse. The lead designer on the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, who also oversaw the renovation of the West Course at Winged Foot Golf Club, site of this June's U.S. Open, Hanse talks about how he got into a career as a golf course architect, some of his most notable projects and his working relationship with golf course superintendents. 

17. GIS-apalooza! A Comprehensive Guide to the 2020 Golf Industry Show

January 11, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 104 MB

In this very special, GIS-apalooza episode of the GCSAA Podcast, we go deep into the upcoming 2020 Golf Industry Show in Orlando (Jan. 25-30) with a host of GCSAA staffers closest to all the action. We talk with GCSAA's Jana Brown and Matt Brown about some of the changes and new innovations that will be front-and-center in Orlando (3:29). We dive into the more than 400 hours of educational opportunities with GCSAA's Shari Koehler (24:40). And we talk about the on-course action at the GCSAA G...

16. Thom Nikolai, Ph.D., the "Doctor of Green Speed"

January 05, 2020 17:00 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MB

Thom Nikolai, Ph.D. — the "Doctor of Green Speed" — is our guest on this episode of the GCSAA Podcast. The senior turfgrass academic specialist at Michigan State talks about his career path into golf course management, how he became interested in and established himself as an industry leader in putting green maintenance, green speeds and the benefits of lightweight rolling and his role in the annual Turfgrass Talk Show at the Golf Industry Show. GCSAA members can receive .08 education point...

15. GCSAA's Grassroots Ambassador Program with Michael Lee and Kyle Barton

December 04, 2019 14:00 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MB

GCSAA's Grassroots Ambassador program is striving to match a GCSAA member with all 535 members of Congress (435 in the House, 100 in the Senate), and in this episode of the GCSAA Podcast, we talk about the program and the association's overall government affairs efforts with Michael Lee, GCSAA's manager, government affairs, and Kyle Barton, the GCSAA Class A superintendent at Tam O'Shanter Country Club in West Bloomfield, Mich., who serves as a Grassroots Ambassador.

14. Curtis Tyrrell, CGCS, MG, and Bayer's Mark Clodfelter and Sean McNerney

October 21, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Curtis Tyrrell, CGCS, MG, the longtime head of golf course maintenance at Medinah Country Club, leads off this episode of the GCSAA Podcast. Tyrrell discusses his career, his time at Medinah — which included hosting the 2012 Ryder Cup — and his newest foray into online video and podcasting. Also in this episode is a Partner Profile conversation with Bayer's Mark Clodfelter and Sean McNerney about the company's new FlexSolutions program.

14. Curtis Tyrell, CGCS, MG, and Bayer's Mark Clodfelter and Sean McNerney

October 21, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Curtis Tyrell, CGCS, MG, the longtime head of golf course maintenance at Medinah Country Club, leads off this episode of the GCSAA Podcast. Tyrell discusses his career, his time at Medinah — which included hosting the 2012 Ryder Cup — and his newest foray into online video and podcasting. Also in this episode is a Partner Profile conversation with Bayer's Mark Clodfelter and Sean McNerney about the company's new FlexSolutions program.

13. MVT winner Greg Neill and Bayer's Paul Giordano, Ph.D., and Mike Hirvela

September 26, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 83.4 MB

This episode of the GCSAA Podcast features an interview with the winner of this year's Most Valuable Technician Award — Greg Neill from Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Dallas at Las Colinas. It also features a Partner Profile conversation with Bayer's Paul Giordano, Ph.D., and Mike Hirvela about the company's Signature XTRA Stressgard line of fungicide products and a quick look into the crystal ball to see what superintendents might be facing for the rest of 2019.

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