The Talking Greenkeeper

Christine Fraser, Golf Course Architect, is back for her second stint on the podcast and she helps us to better undertand Master Plans, how swing speeds relate to playing the correct tees, the three priciples of golf course design (penal, heroic & strategic) and does a fourth principle need to be added?   To learn more about Christine and the architectural services she provides please visit her website:

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Sam Schmidt, owner and operator of Above Par Tech, joins me to discuss how his company, Above Par Tech, provides turf tailored GPS sprayers for the golf course industry that help  greenkeepers apply products with improved precision.  

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Daniel Palin is the Golf Course Superintendent at the Cattails at MeadowView located in Kingston, Tennessee.  On this episode, Daniel explains switching to MLSN as his main approach to soil nutrition, managing both cool season and warm season grasses, and how he ended up moving from Australia to work in America.

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On this episode, listeners submitted questions through voicemail & social media DM's which I answered to the best of my ability.  Thanks to everyone who submitted a question!

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Steve McDonald, turfgrass consultant and owner and operator of Turfgrass Disease Solutions joins me in the comfortable confines of the killer brick rancher to discuss all things greenkeepeing!

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Tim Zurybida is the Director of Agronomy for The National Links Trust who manage the public golf courses located in Washington DC.   Tim is also heavily involved with the Super Scratch Foundation, which raises money for those interesnted in pursuing a higher education in turfgrass management.  To learn more about Tim and the National Links Trust please visit: https://www.nationallinkstrust.org

To learn more about The Super Scratch Foundation, please visit: https://www.superscratchfoundation.org/invitational 

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Matt Shaffer, past Golf Course Superintendent of Merion Golf Club joins me to discuss his "minimalist" approach to greenkeeping for the game we all adore.

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Clay Payne is the Golf Course Superintnendnet at Buffalo Dunes Golf Course, located in the southwest corner of Kansas in the town of Garden CIty.  On this episode, Clay explains the unique renovation he and his staff, along with volunteers from the community have accomplished over the past five seasons.

To learn more about Clay & Buffalo Dunes Golf Course please visit: https://buffalodunes.org

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Josh Lewis is a partner with the Gradoville & Hertzing Agronomic Consulting Group and is currently the project manager on the Jay Blasi redesign & rebuild of the Golden Gate Park Golf Course.

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https://www.ghmanagementgroup.com

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Due to a miscommunication with a booked guest, who wasn't able to make it, I went solo and broke down two "chapter factor" moments in my career that changed my approach to the time honored profession of greenkeeping for the game we all adore. Plus....I am joined by a special surprise guest at the end of the episode.

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Micah Woods joins me for our annual holiday special where we discuss stimpmeters, bobble tests, OM246, the grammar of greenkeeping and other topics related and not related to the time honored profession of greenkeeping for the game we all adore.

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Carl Johnson is a shaper who has helped build golf courses all over the world since 1988.  Carl also was a leading participant during the construction of the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort and worked with every architect who designed a course on that property.

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Scott McElroy is a professor and researcher at Auburn University who specializes in weed science for turfgrass management.  Scott also is the owner of Scotsman Turf Robotics which intalls custom robotic mowers at golf courses, athletic fields, residential homes, and commercial properties. 

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John Kaminski PhD who is the Associate Head of the Department of Plant Science and Director of the Golf Course Turfgrass Program at Penn State University joins me to discuss OM246 & how OpenAI/ChatGPT is helping the turfgrass industry.

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Scott Bordner is the Director of Agronomy for the Union League portfolio of golf courses which include Union League National, Torresdale & Liberty Hill.  To learn more about Scott and the Union League courses please visit: https://www.unionleague.org

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Tom Coyne, New York Times best selling author and Senior Editor of The Golfer's Journal joins me to discuss his endeavors as the Owner/Operator of Sullivan County Golf Club, a golden age 9 holer located in the Catskills region of New York State.

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Lee Stutt, Director of Agronomy at Cabot Cape Breton & Jason Haines, Links Superintendent at Cabot Cape Breton join me to discuss greenkeeping for the game we all adore on the majestic coast of Inverness, Nova Scotia.

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Brian Fritz, Golf Course Superintendent at Totteridge Golf Club located in Greensburg, PA & Volunteer Fire Fighter joins me to discuss his career in turfgrass management.

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Giulia Ferroni is a Golf Course Architect Associate who works for Leeds Golf Course Design where Giulia's approach to golf course architecture is influenced heavily by sustainability.  To learn more about Giuilia and her approach to golf course design, please visit the Leeds Golf Course Design website:

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This is an audio diary of my three day excursion to the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort where we played Bandon Trails, Bandon Dunes, Pacific Dunes, The Preserve & Old Macdonald.  Thanks to everyone at Bandon Dunes Golf resort who made our experience so memorable, and as always, thanks to our sponsors!

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