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62. Reflecting on a Legacy: A Journey Through Golf Management with Scott Hollister

GCSAA Podcast - April 15, 2024 16:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
This episode turns the tables on the longtime host of this podcast, Scott Hollister, as he prepares to depart GCSAA after 26 years on the job. Scott offers us a candid look into his long tenure with GCSAA and GCM , from the adrenaline of the 2000 U.S. Open to the solidarity felt during the indus...

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61. Jason Sfire on Breaking Barriers in Golf for Adaptive Athletes

GCSAA Podcast - March 25, 2024 19:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
When life throws a curveball, how do you swing back? In this episode of the GCSAA Podcast, Jason Sfire, an incredible advocate for adaptive athletics, opens up about his journey as an adaptive athlete in golf — a narrative that's as much about his own conquests as it is a beacon for inclusivity ...

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

GCSAA Podcast - February 19, 2024 20:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 th...

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59. GCSAA CEO Rhett Evans

GCSAA Podcast - January 09, 2024 21:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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:...

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58. A conversation with Don Hearn, CGCS Retired

GCSAA Podcast - December 18, 2023 20:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 supe...

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

GCSAA Podcast - November 27, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 Ca...

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

GCSAA Podcast - October 10, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 yea...

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

GCSAA Podcast - September 12, 2023 21:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 sus...

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

GCSAA Podcast - August 02, 2023 19:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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...

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

GCSAA Podcast - June 28, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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...

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

GCSAA Podcast - May 30, 2023 15:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 ...

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

GCSAA Podcast - May 12, 2023 11:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 ...

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

GCSAA Podcast - April 03, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 tool...

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

GCSAA Podcast - February 10, 2023 13:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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...

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

GCSAA Podcast - February 09, 2023 12:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 G...

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

GCSAA Podcast - February 01, 2023 14:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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,...

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46. Inside the 2023 GCSAA Conference and Trade show

GCSAA Podcast - January 16, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 office...

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45. Equipment management with Hector Velazquez and Howard Whitcomb

GCSAA Podcast - November 09, 2022 18:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 th...

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

GCSAA Podcast - September 15, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 Bas...

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

GCSAA Podcast - August 25, 2022 16:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 T...

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42. A conversation with Mel Lucas, CGCS Retired

GCSAA Podcast - July 10, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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...

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41. Lorabeth Catterson on Women's Golf Day 2022

GCSAA Podcast - June 05, 2022 14:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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...

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

GCSAA Podcast - May 09, 2022 20:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 ...

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39. 2022 GCSAA President Kevin Breen, CGCS

GCSAA Podcast - April 07, 2022 14:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 ...

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

GCSAA Podcast - February 20, 2022 14:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 i...

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

GCSAA Podcast - February 10, 2022 22:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 renova...

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

GCSAA Podcast - January 13, 2022 22:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 exciti...

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35. A conversation with Paul R. Latshaw

GCSAA Podcast - December 16, 2021 15:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 so...

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34. A conversation with Trent Manning

GCSAA Podcast - November 10, 2021 13:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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 manage...

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33. A Very Special GCSAA Golf Championship

GCSAA Podcast - October 03, 2021 15:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratings
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...

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