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

GCSAA Podcast

English - January 05, 2020 17:00 - 52 minutes - 72.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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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.

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