Superintendent Radio Network

Crabgrass is among the banes of turf pros and homeowners alike. Corteva turf & ornamental territory manager Raymond Miller shares his perspective from more than 50(!) years in the industry.

The 27-year-old turf leader joins the podcast to discuss the Brentsville District High School turfgrass program — now more than 200 students strong — how to build, how to brand, and more. (Just don't call him the Great Uniter.)

Arizona-based Gary Brawley reveals what it takes to execute projects in the heavy-play era and explains why water must be on everybody’s mind these days.

Rochester turf pro Don Bloom talks grilling, trail running, finding good fishing holes and more in a wide-ranging conversation about wide open spaces.

Trent talks about fixing equipment – and fixing dirt bikes – with Saginaw (Michigan) Country Club equipment manager Aaron Kirsch.

The Precision Laboratories technical product manager discusses his first full year in the industry, his current research, what's next, and more.

Guy recaps visits to two stunning courses — Newport Country Club in Rhode Island and Pete Dye Golf Club in West Virginia — that opened exactly 100 years apart and prove that plenty of interesting, incredible courses were designed outside the Golden Age.

Georgia Clingerman was all set for a career in physical therapy. She had even earned a degree in kinesiology. The lure of the outdoors and working on the golf course, though, proved too strong.

Corteva Agriscience Midwest turf & ornamental territory manager Dr. Jared Hoyle returns to dive into dandelions — well, not literally. You want to contain and eliminate them, after all.

Few golf course architects are as committed to or as involved with short courses as Beau Welling, whose more compact recent designs opened in 2019 and 2022, with two more slated for 2023 premieres. He discusses those courses, the modern short course boom, and more.

Don Garrett, longtime superintendent at The Walker Course at Clemson University, has experienced nearly every turfgrass variety, species and disease one can encounter in the Carolinas. Scott Waltz sees nearly everything in the golf-rich region in his role with BASF. Their combined wisdom makes for an enlightening podcast.

What do concepts such as quirk, mystery and simplicity have to do with golf? Richard Mandell returns to the podcast to explain the methodology behind his recently released “Principles of Golf Architecture.”

What does it take to keep the equipment functioning properly at a high-end, 36-hole public facility? Trent chats with Pinehills Golf Club’s Kevin Bauer about what he experiences by the Massachusetts sea.

America’s Greenkeeper Matthew Wharton recaps his recent trip to the Scottish Highlands, a hidden gem of a course, a new favorite(?) architect, reading recommendations, and more.

After visiting dozens of golf courses throughout the summer and early fall, Guy and Matt are finally in the studio again. What did they see? Who did they meet? How impressed were they with what superintendents and their teams are doing? They each reveal three intriguing stories from their journeys.

Sally Jones is both the superintendent and the GM at Benson Golf Club in Minnesota. She also worked through severe mental health issues, including anxiety and depression, that altered her approach to work and life.

For more than four years now, Mike LeCavalier has lived completely sober. The longtime Kanawaki Golf Club superintendent worked as a functioning alcoholic for years. Now, he's living his best life.

Brian Costello started his career as a landscape architect. He then started traveling the world helping design massive outdoor spaces. What has he learned in his journeys as a golf course architect?

You can never be too comfortable. Outside the Ropes columnist Tim Moraghan explains why you always update your résumé, why you should always be ready with questions — and why all interviews should be family road trips.

Three courses at three different locations. Trent learns how Mike Elliott landed at one of the country’s fastest-growing golf operations and the logistical effort it takes to keep The Union League of Philadelphia’s equipment in excellent condition.

Anthony L. Williams worked through both the Great Recession and the first two-plus years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Which was more challenging for turf pros? And what can you learn from them for future society-shaking moments?

It can get hot, sticky, dry and really soggy in Waller, Texas. Sand Hill Farm superintendent/general Brian Johnson explains how his team produces tidy turf and BASF senior sales specialist Scott Dunham adds perspective from his travels in a tough growing region.

Poa seems to be everywhere — and now it seems to be sprouting up more frequently than ever. Corteva Agriscience Southeast T&O territory manager Kaelyn Knoche joins us to discuss the pesky weed.

Jakob Scales is the rare turf pro who works simultaneously on both golf courses (at Flint Hills National in Andover, Kansas) *and* on sports fields (for the Double-A Wichita Wind Surge). He's also only 17 years old.

Don Knott has been designing and improving golf courses since the 1970s – and he’s still finding ways to create energy wherever he works. He describes his decades of travel and provides candid insight on every imaginable topic.