Latest Turfnet Podcast Episodes
Renovation Report: Anthony Pioppi with Paul Jamrog, Met Links
TurfNet RADIO - April 24, 2024 21:30 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsPaul Jamrog has returned "home" to oversee the transformation of the former Metacomet Country Club in East Providence, RI, into Met Links, an innovative 9-hole public golf course on a portion of the 90 acre Metacomet property. Jamrog was the golf course superintendent at Metacomet Country Club f...
Emerging Trends | Frankly Speaking with Dr. Ross Braun
TurfNet RADIO - April 18, 2024 22:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsOur 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 P...
Rising Star of Turf: Andrew Mallick
TurfNet RADIO - April 15, 2024 19:30 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsAndy 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 ha...
Rockbottum Radio: Tell it all, Brother, tell it all...
TurfNet RADIO - March 27, 2024 15:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn 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 ...
Training the Next Generation | Frankly Speaking with Pam Sherratt
TurfNet RADIO - February 29, 2024 12:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFrank 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. ...
All Stars of Turf: Steve Ehrbar, CGCS, Panther National Golf Club
TurfNet RADIO - February 27, 2024 10:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsTurfNet’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 ...
Rising Star of Turf: Jeremiah Mincey
TurfNet RADIO - February 24, 2024 15:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsOur 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, gr...
Patrick H. Sisk, CGCS, All Star of Turf: Open, Honest and Humble
TurfNet RADIO - February 16, 2024 00:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsOur 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 Connec...
The Future of Herbicides | Frankly Speaking with Dr. Jim Brosnan
TurfNet RADIO - February 15, 2024 12:30 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFrank 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 ...
Mastering the employee and member experience
TurfNet RADIO - February 13, 2024 00:30 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsBradley 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 deliver...
Rockbottum Radio: How to live a calm, peaceful life as a GCS
TurfNet RADIO - February 12, 2024 21:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn 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
TurfNet RADIO - February 09, 2024 11:30 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFrank 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 g...
Renovation Report: Golf course design that is both fun and strategic
TurfNet RADIO - February 02, 2024 09:30 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsBradley 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 re...
SFMA Conference Special Episode: In the Dirt/On the Turf With Evan Mascetti
TurfNet RADIO - January 24, 2024 21:30 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFrank 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 ...
SFMA Conference Special Episode: In the Dirt/On the Turf With Evan Mascitti
TurfNet RADIO - January 24, 2024 21:30 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFrank 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 ...
#WrongAgain | Frankly Speaking with John Reilly
TurfNet RADIO - January 22, 2024 18:30 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsA 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 som...
Robots in the Field | Frankly Speaking with "CharlieRobots" Goode
TurfNet RADIO - January 15, 2024 13:30 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFrank 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 ca...
Rockbottum Radio: The Two Things You Can Do To Save Your New Year's Resolution
TurfNet RADIO - December 29, 2023 20:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn 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
TurfNet RADIO - December 21, 2023 21:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsAnthony 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
TurfNet RADIO - December 07, 2023 20:30 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn 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
TurfNet RADIO - December 07, 2023 19:30 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn 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...
Renovation Report with Nick Mazzella: The Mazzella Partnership
TurfNet RADIO - December 06, 2023 17:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsBradley 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 ...
Frankly Speaking: The Power of Cooperation, with Amy Fouty, The Motz Group
TurfNet RADIO - November 22, 2023 20:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn 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, ...
All Star of Turf: Fred Taylor, CGCS, Mankato Golf Club
TurfNet RADIO - October 26, 2023 22:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsFred 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...
Driven by Creativity: Frankly Speaking with Jim Wagner of Hanse Design
TurfNet RADIO - October 26, 2023 13:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn 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
TurfNet RADIO - October 15, 2023 20:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsSam 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 agri...
Rockbottum Radio: Positivity Defeats Adversity
TurfNet RADIO - September 29, 2023 11:30 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsIn 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...
Rising Star of Turf: James Morgan, Wicker Point Golf Club
TurfNet RADIO - September 29, 2023 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsJames 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 ...
Rising Star of Turf: Rob Munro, Cabot Cliffs
TurfNet RADIO - September 14, 2023 19:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsRob 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. ...
Renovation Report: Dan Hixson on golf course design in the Pacific Northwest
TurfNet RADIO - September 13, 2023 14:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsBradley 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 ev...
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