Superintendent Radio Network

How did Mendham Golf and Tennis Club manage to turn two acres near the maintenance facility into a truly unique short course? Superintendent Chris Boyle shares his story.

Bradley S. Klein, Ph. D., returns to the podcast to discuss the beloved outgoing superintendent at his local municipal course, the incoming successor, and the *magic* that municipal superintendents seem to manage every season.

Nichole Parker shifted gears early in her school from nursing to agronomy. Evidenced by her run at Ladies’ Golf Club of Toronto and recent move to Cabot Cape Breton, it was a good move.

A delectable short course in rural Virginia. A soothing championship course in rural South Carolina. We visit a pair of courses that blend marvelously with their rustic surroundings.

Views, sketches, short courses and mentors. We visit with a Rocky Mountain-based golf architect to get his perspective on the industry.

Now in his second year of the podcast(?!), Trent talks with Chad Braun of Town & Country Club, a Minnesota institution established in 1888 that was among the first 25 USGA member clubs.

After more than six decades in carpentry, 84-year-old identical twins Ron and Don Wenzel are finally retired ... and working on the maintenance crew at Oneka Ridge Golf Course in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. What do they think of turf life? What do the two trades have in common? And how long can they keep going?

Lee Carr steps into the studio to discuss her three-story environmental cover package (happy early Earth Day!), her first visit to Augusta National, and more. Plus, some poetry.

Wendy O'Brien is the superintendent at Jurmala Golf Club and Hotel, one of just two 18-hole facilities in all of Latvia. How did she wind up there?

From Chicago to New England, Guy visits a few courses with extensive histories, inspiring superintendents and promising futures. Matt interjects some Chicago and New England trivia along the way.

Bunker renovations, restorations, enhancements, improvements. Whatever you want to call them, there’s plenty to consider. We turn to a pair of architects who work with a variety of facilities for bunker-related answers.

For the last four years, Paul Sermersheim has been the superintendent at Danville Country Club in Illinois — the same course where he started his turf career in the 1980s. But for more than 25 years, he volunteered in Panama and Mexico, worked for Habitat for Humanity, and so much more. His is an incredible story.

Trent celebrates the one-year anniversary of his podcast by chatting with Glens Falls (New York) Country Club equipment manager Brandon Hoag about the transition from the fabrication business to the turf industry, the outdoors and cat psychics.

America's Greenkeeper Matthew Wharton dials in to discuss what golf means to him — and why the game contains multitudes and can mean so many different things to so many different people.

Guy recaps a week in Las Vegas and Mesquite, Nevada — highlighting some great people, explaining why new courses might be a thing of the past, the perilous future of water, and more.

During 13 years in the turf industry, Lauren Lasocha has traveled from her home in Vancouver, to Australia, back to Vancouver, to Massachusetts, and now to Bel-Air Country Club, where she is the senior agronomist.

Jim Boeheim, Herbert Warren Wind, Lady Bird Johnson, tree removal and golf course restorations all get discussed in the same podcast.

Chris Michaelson of Oneka Ridge Golf Course in Minnesota is an enthusiastic enough outdoorsman to make his own arrows — and, soon, his own bows. What are the meditative overlaps between bows, arrows and agronomy?

More than three decades at the same job … and still relishing every minute of it. Gary Bogdanski tells Trent why working at The Sharon Golf Club is an equipment technician’s dream. Plus, plenty of sage advice from somebody who is always willing to help others.

Matt goes show-hopping in sunny places and Guy just sits back and listens to what Matt learned and experienced.

Our February cover package includes three stories about how Gen Z workers can help the industry — and already are helping us. Matt Gourlay of Colbert Hills discusses the turf pro perspective, and Brentsville District High School seniors Barrett Butler and Franco Allegro provide a student update.

Just 21 years old, Madison Rudsinski is the assistant superintendent at Paradise Valley Country Club outside Phoenix. Her path to that position has been less than traditional.

Tripp and Bill join us from the road. Tom joins us from an office receiving an abundance of phone calls. Three architects describe how they are handling the frenzy of design and construction activity. They also help you prepare for when your bosses tell you it’s time to pursue big work.

Reno Aces head groundskeeper Leah Withrow takes some time after the SFMA Conference and Exhibition in Savannah to talk about her cap collection, her shop cat, and how she uses TikTok to shine a light on the field and recruit for her crew.

The debut episode of Reel Turf Techs on Superintendent Radio Network features Trent’s terrific conversation with Buckinghamshire Golf Club equipment technician James Wilkinson. The pair also offers practical guidance for enhancing the relationship between equipment technicians and equipment operators.