Superintendent Radio Network

Perhaps no equipment manager on the planet oversees an operation at a scale like the one TJ Vollmar experiences daily. He opens up to Trent about working at Desert Mountain Club and why he moved his family from its Southwest Florida roots across the country for the opportunity.

After months of temperature swings and, in some spots, record snowfall, winter finally seems to be yielding to spring. What should you be doing to prep turf for success this season?

Welcome to the Audio Magazine Era of BTP: The debut of 3 Minutes of Mayhem columnist Ryan McClannon, the USGA's Greenkeeper Apprentice Program opens its fourth year and a new AI tool enters the golf industry.

Sand Valley equipment technician Shania Lancour followed her father, who worked on the agronomy team, to the Wisconsin resort when she was just 14 years old. She's a little older these days and firmly entrenched in the shop.

Helping improve golf courses in the morning. Coaching an NCAA Division I golf team in the afternoons and evenings. Doug Smith describes balancing varied roles in the game and offers ideas for making modern practice areas work in compact spaces.

The transition from tractors to reel mowers, relief grinding, bass fishing and autonomous equipment. Trent covers plenty of topics with Bellerive (Missouri) Country Club equipment Louis Weems.

The Birkdale Golf Club superintendent (and Golf Course Industry audio columnist) joins the podcast to talk about his new job, first-full-season goals, his evolving approach to hiring, how he’s using some fun new tech, his favorite Bill Murray movies, and more.

The up-and-coming turf pro started her career whacking weeds in wet shoes. Now she's a second assistant at a California destination.

We meander around homes and surge past misconceptions involving residential golf course design in a philosophical and practical discussion with Chris Wilczynski about executing new projects where homes border golf holes.

Industry veteran Bruce Alexander of Ransomes Jacobsen joins Trent for a comprehensive conversation spanning two continents about equipment, cutting units and other technical topics.

Judd Spicer was attending a zoysiagrass presentation when he saw a man collapse, die and be brought back to life. He recounts that near-fatal day on the property. Plus, longtime Firestone director Larry Napora looks back on nearly 60 years in the industry.

New Jersey superintendent Jill Seymour tees off the sixth season of Wonderful Women of Golf with a recap of her week volunteering at the Ryder Cup, what it takes to host a First Tee event, and more.

Working along the shores of a lake providing drinking water for a major city provides tremendous opportunity — and brings tremendous responsibility. Ty Butler describes the methodology behind a Texas-sized course revival.

The new year is fast approaching. What might be in store in 2026? New Corteva turf and ornamental market development specialist Yusif Jaouni turns ahead a few pages on the calendar.

What can you learn after 29 years at the same club — and 40 years in the same region? Plenty. Longtime superintendent John Carlone shares some of his favorite lessons and stories from decades on Long Island.

Passion and authenticity define The Country Club equipment and shop manager Toby Christoun’s spectacular career. His high-energy conversation with Trent will send a positive jolt through you.

After a blistering hot summer, winter is here for much of the country. Ledges Golf Club superintendent Amanda Fontaine returns to discuss how she preps the course for the cold, why ice is the worst, and more.

Heavily played golf courses have always been part of Joe Jemsek’s life. He describes the decisions an architect must make when improving layouts that receive little rest.

Trent chats with Twin Cities equipment manager Tanner Knudsen whose team at North Oaks Golf Club moved into a new maintenance facility earlier this year.

Tee-2-Green lead agronomist Lew Sharp spends more than 100 days every year on golf courses across the country and around the world. What project trends has he noticed? What might happen in 2026? What were Pete and Alice Dye like as neighbors? And why does he love miniature golf so much?

Matt Legg understands how tricky winter decisions can be in places where ice, snow and other frosty weather is a distinct possibility. He reveals insights to help take the guesswork out of those decisions. Plus, he explains why he’s bullish on the future of digital agronomy.

What are the elements of a fun golf course? How do technical concepts such as drainage and engineering make golf more enjoyable for the masses? Michael Beebe’s more than four decades of golf course architecture experience produce a fun conversation.

BASF senior technical specialist Dr. Emma Lookabaugh shares practical guidance designed to help golf maintenance professionals better understand two problematic diseases on warm-season turf.

Managing a team of multiple technicians and being the boss man comes with highs and lows. Trent chats with Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando equipment manager Brad Bailey.

From one of Europe’s premier golf resorts to working for a Premier League team, Leicester City F.C. head mechanic Chris Finton has led the workshops at some huge turfgrass operations. He shares insight from his career with Trent.