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467 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsTurfNet personalities Frank Rossi, Dave Wilber, Randy Wilson, John Reitman, Jon Kiger and Peter McCormick interview a variety of turfies on a multitude of subjects... or just pontificate upon occasion.
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Emerging Trends | Frankly Speaking with Dr. Ross Braun
April 18, 2024 22:00 - 45 minutes - 40.3 MBOur 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 autho...
Rising Star of Turf: Andrew Mallick
April 15, 2024 19:30 - 18 minutes - 16.1 MBAndy 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 gr...
Rockbottum Radio: Tell it all, Brother, tell it all...
March 27, 2024 15:00 - 16 minutes - 14.3 MBIn this sensitive and revealing episode of Rockbottum Radio, the entire crew tells it all, aided by literary inspiration from Matt Jones and Peter McCormick... and Momma's Mushroom Truth Serum. Learn what really happened on Ludell's honeymoon and how Rockbottum plans to handle the ball rollback and Golf A.I. Buddy returns from working on Science Interfusional National, an A.I. course, and then RW screws everything up by telling why he's been deliberately provoking the Imperials for 50 years.
Training the Next Generation | Frankly Speaking with Pam Sherratt
February 29, 2024 12:00 - 41 minutes - 36.8 MBFrank sits down with Pamela Sherratt, Turfgrass Specialist in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science at THE Ohio State Unniversity. She has a BSc (Honors) in Horticulture from The University of Central Lancashire in England and her MS in Turfgrass Science from The Ohio State University. In April Pam received the 2022-2023 CFAES Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer Award that recognizes her expertise as an educator. Frank and Pam cover a wide range of topics related to training the n...
All Stars of Turf: Steve Ehrbar, CGCS, Panther National Golf Club
February 27, 2024 10:30 - 40 minutes - 36.1 MBTurfNet’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 p...
Rising Star of Turf: Jeremiah Mincey
February 24, 2024 15:30 - 19 minutes - 17.3 MBOur 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 manag...
Patrick H. Sisk, CGCS, All Star of Turf: Open, Honest and Humble
February 16, 2024 00:30 - 1 hour - 64 MBOur 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 ...
The Future of Herbicides | Frankly Speaking with Dr. Jim Brosnan
February 15, 2024 12:30 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBFrank sits down with frequent guest and Professor of Weed Science at the University of Tennessee, Jim Brosnan. Jim and Frank cover a wide range of topics that turfgrass managers must be aware of as we confront the lack of new herbicides, the pressure of increasing resistance in weeds, and finish up discussing the recent herbicide restrictions associated with EPA re-registration of Oxadiazon (Ronstar and Andersons Goose and Crabgrass control).
Mastering the employee and member experience
February 13, 2024 00:30 - 44 minutes - 40 MBBradley S. Klein, Ph.D., talks with Marcie Mills of the executive search and consulting firm of Kopplin, Kuebler & Wallace about the evolving role of golf course superintendents, matching the right candidate with the proper opportunity and how the best customer experience first depends on delivering the best employee experience. Their discussion includes a review of the skills clubs are looking for in superintendents, the responsibility of head greenkeepers to help tream members develop tho...
Rockbottum Radio: How to live a calm, peaceful life as a GCS
February 12, 2024 21:00 - 13 minutes - 11.4 MBIn 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.
Frankly Speaking: World Cup 2026 with Dr. John Sorochan
February 09, 2024 11:30 - 41 minutes - 37.2 MBFrank has a great conversation with old friend and repeat guest John Sorochan, Distinguished Professor of Turfgrass Science at the University of Tennessee. John has been involved with sports turf since his early days at Michigan State University. He was a key participant with the 1994 World Cup games held in the Pontiac Silverdome where the concept of maintaining grass inside a dome began. Fast forward 30 years later and he is LEADING the effort for the multiple locations and fields in North...
Renovation Report: Golf course design that is both fun and strategic
February 02, 2024 09:30 - 47 minutes - 42.5 MBBradley S. Klein, Ph.D., talks with Illinois-based golf course architect Michael Benkusky of Michael J. Benkusky Golf Course Architecture about his start in golf course design and why some consider it the best profession in the golf industry. Benkusky also discusses how his business is one of relationships and the importance of designing golf courses that are fun yet also offer strategic challenges throughout. Finally, they discuss the camaraderie that exists between architects even in the ...
SFMA Conference Special Episode: In the Dirt/On the Turf With Evan Mascitti
January 24, 2024 21:30 - 57 minutes - 51.8 MBFrank Speaks with Dr. Evan Mascitti of Infinite Athlete about his career, MS and Ph.D. at Penn State University, that has led him to be one of the leading thinkers in the study of baseball “dirt”. His pathway had mentors from WI, his role as Manager of Grounds for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and all fostered a keen interest -- bordering on an obsession -- “with the dirt”. You are not going to believe how complex the “dirt” is. Evan’s current position with Infinite Athlete is responsible for test...
SFMA Conference Special Episode: In the Dirt/On the Turf With Evan Mascetti
January 24, 2024 21:30 - 57 minutes - 51.8 MBFrank Speaks with Dr. Evan Mascetti of Infinite Athlete about his career, MS and Ph.D. at Penn State University, that has led him to be one of the leading thinkers in the study of baseball “dirt”. His pathway had mentors from WI, his role as head groundskeeper for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and all fostered a keen interest -- bordering on an obsession -- “with the dirt”. You are not going to believe how complex the “dirt” is. Evan’s current position with Infinite Athlete is responsible for test...
#WrongAgain | Frankly Speaking with John Reilly
January 22, 2024 18:30 - 46 minutes - 41.4 MBA New York Wiseguy and a Philly Punk walk into a Caddyshack with “ginned-up mobsters”… Frank sits down with the inimitable John Reilly, Director of Agronomy at The Resort at Longboat Key and discusses John’s thinking on managing resort golf in an environmentally sensitive area and why he will sometimes discuss the Kreb’s Cycle. John’s pioneering work on the use of data and his interest in sharing and learning and failing and growing are a model for modern professionals in the golf turf indus...
Robots in the Field | Frankly Speaking with "CharlieRobots" Goode
January 15, 2024 13:30 - 42 minutes - 37.8 MBFrank catches up with Charles Goode (@GoodeTurf), the Southeastern Sales Lead for GreenSight, a provider of digital cloud-based services for turfgrass professionals to manage all aspects of their operation, from mowing and remote sensing to soil monitoring and staff planning. Charles spent his career in the turfgrass industry from landscape and sod to golf and sports fields. A graduate of NC State and Penn State, Charles has been actively promoting the use of autonomous mowers in the turfgras...
Rockbottum Radio: The Two Things You Can Do To Save Your New Year's Resolution
December 29, 2023 20:00 - 17 minutes - 15.2 MBIn this episode, RW reveals one of the key methods behind the success of Rockbottum CC: the proper use of the New Year's Resolution. Also, Buddy gets "tooken" and Ludell, Willy and Momma form a posse to rescue Buddy.
Renovation Report: Recapturing Langford and Moreau at Wakonda Club
December 21, 2023 21:30 - 30 minutes - 26.9 MBAnthony Pioppi chats with Dane Wilson, golf course superintendent at the Wakonda Club in Des Moines, IA, about the ongoing restoration of the 1922 Langford & Moreau design. Tyler Rae is the architect of the restoration.
Rockbottum Radio: A Christmas Miracle or... How We Ended Up In Golf
December 07, 2023 20:30 - 19 minutes - 16.8 MBIn this month's Storytime, learn about the Christmas Miracle that led RW and familty to leave the nomadic military life and transition to the nomadic golf life. Also, we cover a few current news items in golf and maybe some non-golf stuff.
Meeting People Where They Are | Dr. Sara Stricker, Univ. of Guelph, GTI
December 07, 2023 19:30 - 43 minutes - 38.7 MBIn this episode of Frankly Speaking, Frank speaks with Dr. Sara Stricker, the Communications and Outreach Coordinator for the Guelph Turfgrass Institute in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Sara and Frank chat about the people that support the education and research at one of the historically significant turfgrass science programs in the world. Sara expounds upon her wealth of experience in plant pathology, teaching and research that has shaped her perspective on her current role communicating scienc...
Renovation Report with Nick Mazzella: The Mazzella Partnership
December 06, 2023 17:00 - 45 minutes - 40.9 MBBradley S. Klein talks with Nick Mazzella about consulting on golf course projects, including renovation projects as well as new construction jobs spurred by the resurgent golf economy. The discussion includes the increased need for a project manager as projects increase in complexity due to the many facets of each job.
Frankly Speaking: The Power of Cooperation, with Amy Fouty, The Motz Group
November 22, 2023 20:30 - 49 minutes - 44 MBIn this episode Franks speaks with Amy Fouty, CSFM with The Motz Group as a Natural Grass Field Consultant. She was formerly at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, but before that in the golf industry. Amy speaks with great candor and professionalism about her career path, working in very high profile situations, and dealing with coaches and administrators. She shares her experience working with her mentors and building a network that helped her face some big challenges...
All Star of Turf: Fred Taylor, CGCS, Mankato Golf Club
October 26, 2023 22:00 - 36 minutes - 32.4 MBFred 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...
Driven by Creativity: Frankly Speaking with Jim Wagner of Hanse Design
October 26, 2023 13:30 - 48 minutes - 43.5 MBIn this episode Vice President of Hanse Design Jim Wagner has a chat with Frank about the creative process in designing golf courses. Jim and Frank discuss how the renewed excitement for golf, climate change and a good owner are all impacting golf course architecture.
Rising Star of Turf: Sam Moynihan, Detroit Golf Club
October 15, 2023 20:00 - 21 minutes - 18.7 MBSam 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...
Rockbottum Radio: Positivity Defeats Adversity
September 29, 2023 11:30 - 13 minutes - 11.6 MBIn 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.
Rising Star of Turf: James Morgan, Wicker Point Golf Club
September 29, 2023 09:00 - 26 minutes - 23.6 MBJames 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 Alab...
Rising Star of Turf: Rob Munro, Cabot Cliffs
September 14, 2023 19:00 - 39 minutes - 35.1 MBRob 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...
Renovation Report: Dan Hixson on golf course design in the Pacific Northwest
September 13, 2023 14:00 - 43 minutes - 39.3 MBBradley S. Klein, Ph.D., talks with golf course architect Dan Hixson on his career in the Pacific Northwest. Hixson's career started as a golf pro, from competing on mini tours to attempting to qualify for the PGA Tour. With a nose for good golf course design, he studied golf course design and eventually shifted his career to that of a golf course architect. After 23 years in the business, he has built a reputation for restoring and designing courses throughout the Oregon and Washington on ti...
All Star of Turf: Jason Haines
September 10, 2023 14:30 - 36 minutes - 32.7 MBOur 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...
Frankly Speaking: Ryder Cup Preview with Lara Arias
September 07, 2023 15:30 - 44 minutes - 39.7 MBLara Arias, golf course superintendent at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, speaks with Frank about her career and what led to her current position. She explains in one of the five languages she speaks how she grew as a professional both in the US and then returning to Europe. Lara has worked on crews at RTJ in VA, TPC Scottsdale, Congressional, and Quail Hollow and developed her expertise in tournament golf that she applied at Le Golf National in 2018 for the last Ryder Cup on Euro...
Understanding Nitrogen: Frankly Speaking with Bruce Branham
August 18, 2023 08:30 - 52 minutes - 47.2 MBFrank is joined by his old friend, mentor, colleague and gourmet eating buddy Professor Bruce Branham from the University of Illinois- Champaign-Urbana. Bruce is a chemist by his original academic training and has conducted, been involved, and reviewed many important studies focused on understanding Nitrogen and its use in turfgrass systems. Frank does all he can do to keep up with Bruce’s depth of knowledge in this area. This is the closest we’ll get to a Master Class on Nitrogen.
Rockbottum Radio: A New Plan for Golf...
August 14, 2023 14:00 - 15 minutes - 13.4 MBIn this episode of Rockbottum Radio, a serious discussion breaks out amidst the usual goofiness, pointing out how golf is about to enter The Fourth Turning. The Rockbottum gang attempts to prepare for the onset of anti-logic perpetrated upon golf by the Rad-Greens and other irrational, oxygen-starved attention seekers. Join us for the brilliance of Ludell, Momma, Willy and Boof as they duel with a carpetbagger from out west somewhere.
Frankly Speaking with the founder of First Green, Jeff Gullickson, CGCS
August 02, 2023 14:30 - 46 minutes - 41.3 MBThe founder of the First Green Program, Jeff Gullickson, CGCS, golf course superintendent at Kalispel Golf and Country Club (Spokane, WA) joins Frankly Speaking to discuss how a simple idea and a love of the game of golf led to the ground breaking program, now being practiced around the world! Jeff provides some excellent insight from the formation of the idea to the current excitement around using golf courses as STEM education tools, working with FFA and promoting local golf programs to mak...
Exploring the Bermuda and Zoysiagrasses | Frankly Speaking with Brian Schwartz
July 19, 2023 13:00 - 49 minutes - 44.2 MBDr. Brian Schwartz joins Frankly Speaking to discuss the challenges and opportunities of Bermudagrass and Zoysiagrass breeding at the Tifton, GA Experiment Station. Frank and Brian discuss the history of the station and the giants (Drs. Burton and Hanna) he has replaced. This is an excellent primer to understanding the modern Bermudagrasses and Zoysiagrasses that are available as well the strengths that they bring to the market. A must listen for warm season grass growers, but also great in...
A Measure of Success: Frankly Speaking with Josh Lewis
July 06, 2023 12:30 - 48 minutes - 43.4 MBJosh Lewis joins this episode of Frankly Speaking to discuss his career and the challenges and opportunities he has had from his early days at Bandon Dunes to Chambers Bay and now in Project Management as a partner in Gradoville and Hertzing Management Group. Josh reflects on his journey to becoming a golf course superintendent and the many relationships he has had and has nurtured along the way. Of course, homage is paid to Professor Tom Cook at Oregon State University who views his student ...
Renovation Report w/ Jeff Sexton, CGCS: Campus-wide Renovation at Evansville CC
June 30, 2023 09:30 - 30 minutes - 26.6 MBAnthony Pioppi chats with Jeff Sexton, CGCS, about the recently opened 10-1/2 month campus-wide renovation of Evansville (IN) Country Club. ECC brought in Beau Welling Design for the architecture and Heritage Links as the construction contractor. Sexton said the membership at ECC was patient and understanding throughout the project, and is ecstatic with the results. The golf course reopened on Memorial Day, with a new driving range and short-game area opening July 1. Jeff touts the contribu...
Water-Repellant Soils | Frankly Speaking with Stan Kostka
June 22, 2023 13:00 - 44 minutes - 39.9 MBDr. Stan Kostka joins Frank on this episode of Frankly Speaking to explore the important and timely topic of water repellent soils, the use of surfactants and the potential role of surfactants on critical soil water and rooting relationships. Stan and Frank discuss different surfactant chemistries and their potential use to mitigate localized dry spots, enhance seed establishment and manage certain soil borne diseases and insects. This is a classic “deep dive” (no pun intended) into soil wate...
Frankly Speaking with Brad Klein: No Opinions Here!
June 09, 2023 10:30 - 46 minutes - 41.5 MBA long-awaited conversation with Frank and his old friend and mentor Brad Klein. Brad and Frank talk about their relationship dating back to GolfWeek's Superintendent News, caddying for Bernhard Langer, translating complicated science to golfers and a variety of opinions on golf course architecture and what it has been like to speak truth to power. Brad takes on living and dead golf architects, challenges our conventional wisdom about the golf industry , best ways to help superintendents wor...
GC Supt, Artist, Entrepreneur: Frankly Speaking with Josh Smith
May 30, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 36.2 MBIn this episode of Frankly Speaking, Frank chats with Josh Smith, the golf course superintendent of Orinda CC in Northern CA. As usual, Frank and Josh cover a lot of ground from his early days in golf course construction and having his paintings commissioned by the likes of Weiskopf and Doak, to his current role as GC Superintendent and the founding and operation of Flag Bag Inc., specializing in custom golf bags made from used golf flags. Josh might be one of the most interesting people in ...
Rockbottum Radio: Solving The AI Threat to Golf
May 25, 2023 17:00 - 8 minutes - 7.07 MBIn this episode, the Rockbottum CC gang gets tangled up in AI golf, but Momma figures out how to neutralize the situation.
Frankly Speaking with Tyler Bloom: Golf Labor 2023
April 28, 2023 12:30 - 30 minutes - 27.3 MBFrank has a conversation with Tyler Bloom about the current and future labor issues facing the golf industry. Tyler outlines the value of investing in recruiting and retaining talent at every level of your organization. As usual Frank and Tyler cover a lot of ground in a short period of time, but still have time to talk about the impact of automation and technology on the workforce of tomorrow. Always an interesting conversation.
Rockbottum Radio: The Hornswogglin' Turf Consultant
April 19, 2023 19:00 - 13 minutes - 11.5 MBIn this episode, Willy and the gang struggle to complete the radio show while running the golf course and finally just give up and go straight to Storytime for a tale about an Alphabetic Turf Consultationist . . . who hated Rockbottum CC.
Frankly Speaking: Organic Matters with Dr. Roch Gaussoin
April 07, 2023 11:30 - 51 minutes - 46.1 MBFrank had a chance to catch up with an old friend and renowned turfgrass scientist Dr. Roch Gaussoin on the eve of his recent USGA Green Section Award. Roch and Frank catch up about his storied career that led to him receiving the USGA award. The conversation eventually leads to some fascinating information about organic matter testing and development, precision agriculture and the field of turfgrass science at the national and international level.
For A Mindful Season | Frankly Speaking with Paul MacCormack
March 16, 2023 17:00 - 37 minutes - 33.2 MBFrank reconnects with Paul MacCormack, The Mindful Superintendent, to reflect on 10 years of mindfulness practice and living life in a more intentional way. Frank and Paul discuss unlearning, and letting things go as means for offering yourself permission to be present and be human. This wonderful conversation ranges from vulnerability and failure, to how to navigate the path out of the pandemic using mindfulness skills with practice. Paul ends the program guiding us through some box breathin...
Randy Wilson: Old Boof Fails a Gender Test - or - The Ugly Americans
March 16, 2023 12:30 - 12 minutes - 10.2 MBIn this episode, Ludell is accused of embarrassing behavior at BIGGA, Boof tries to win a women's golf tournament and RW discusses modern tournament cup-changing methods. Presented by DryJect
Renovation Report: Building a Golf Course Construction Business | Matt Staffieri
February 27, 2023 15:00 - 16 minutes - 14 MBIn this episode of the TurfNet Renovation Report, host Anthony Pioppi chats with Matthew Staffieri of MAS Golf Construction (Hopkinton, MA) about building a successful golf course construction business from scratch. Staffieri graduated from UCONN with a degree in agronomy and then worked at The Country Club for the 1999 Ryder Cup, where he became intrigued with the idea of shifting careers from golf course maintenance to construction. Teaming up with golf course architects is part of the proc...
All Star of Turf: Michael Maffei, CGCS
February 26, 2023 17:30 - 33 minutes - 30 MBSo 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," qu...
Frankly Speaking: Studying Firm Greens & Amino Acids with Dr. Adam Thoms
February 19, 2023 19:30 - 37 minutes - 33.8 MBIn this episode, Frank has an in-depth conversation with Dr. Adam Thoms at Iowa State University about his research on soil management for putting surfaces, use of waste products like amino acids, and other potential biostimulants effects on golf turfgrass performance. Expect some deep dives on how amino acids and glycerin from bio-diesel can improve turfgrass performance. Dr. Thoms is exploring some fascinating nutrient and biostimulant compounds. This is a great listen for a general overview!
All Star of Turf: Michael Morris, CGCS
February 19, 2023 19:00 - 45 minutes - 40.6 MBOur 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 internationa...