Superintendent Radio Network

The decorated golf course architect has been around — and loved — the game since she was a girl, and has ideas about how to make it even better for everyone.

Working in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic means opportunities to help modernize the golf amenities at enduring clubs. Joel Weiman explains the methodology he uses to maximize confined spaces.

Pinehurst! The Gulf side of Florida! The Monterey Peninsula! Matt and Guy recap their recent travels to some golf-rich places.

How does fixing golf maintenance equipment compare to working on $40 million fighter jets? Jeff Lumaquin reveals the answer to Trent and explains how a Craigslist ad led to a career at one of the West’s most revered clubs.

We asked hundreds of golf course superintendents 30 questions and the answers are in: How much are courses spending on maintenance? How much are they spending on people? How many people are stressed?

Shelby DuBois started working on machines with her dad when she was still a kid. Now she focuses more on golf maintenance equipment — and she does a great job as assistant equipment manager at The Resort at Longboat Key Club in Florida.

Big projects are common these days. Ray Hearn describes what it takes to get one done and provides details about a big effort in suburban Detroit. Plus, just how magical are the greens at a Willie Park Jr. design in western New York?

What a year for Ty Robb: He started his run as assistant superintendent at Grove XXIII last December, then became a father just six months later. Talk about clustering major life events.

Equipment maintenance with a view! Trent goes inside the shop of a place with spectacular outdoor scenes by having a conversation with Pebble Beach Golf Links equipment manager Michael Henderson. Stick around until the end for an inspiring turnaround story.

Golf course architect Kari Haug approaches her work with the women's game in mind, but her design philosophies benefit all golfers, regardless of gender or age.

Who is Jimmy Clark? What was he doing in South Carolina? And what does a “player” think about when traversing a few headliners in the Myrtle Beach golf market? Plus, the Carolinas GCSA Conference and Trade Show establishes more records.

Who says you can’t go back to your home county and buy a charming golf course? That’s exactly what Jim Cervone did to begin 2023. Jim introduces listeners to Venango Valley Inn & Golf Course and explains how he’s balancing owning a course with his architecture career.

How can you land the job you really want? John Reilly shares his journey to becoming director of agronomy at Longboat Key Club and relays some advice you might want to consider before your next interview.

Trent brings his first Wyoming guest onto the podcast as he chats with Wapika Ranch’s Justin Wilkerson about his route to the industry and the intricacies of maintaining equipment at a secluded 9-hole course situated on a 6,000-acre ranch.

Matt is back from a road trip with loads of practical advice from top turf pros about landing that top job (or that first head job). Who did he talk with and, more important, what tips did they share?

How does Heather Schapals deal with the day-to-day responsibilities of maintaining a public golf course near the Pacific coast with a small team and no shortage of local competition? “It’s a balancing act. It changes every day.”

Will Bolin is from Texas. Alex Loesch is from southern New Jersey. In side-by-side trucks, they are taking an industry journey of a lifetime between internships at Union League National and PGA WEST. They stopped by our headquarters to discuss their adventure.

Drew Rogers and Mike Gogel delve into the mindset, methodology and execution required to evaluate and enhance the most intricate features of a golf course.

What has America's Greenkeeper, Matthew Wharton, been up to since he last dialed in to the podcast? He moved to a new course and a new state, he finished a remodel (on his home, not on the course), and he fell in love with another chapter of golf history. Great to have him back on BTP.

Chris Hyman worked as a caddie, greenskeeper, assistant superintendent, superintendent, soft goods sales pro, turf equipment sales pro, field aerator, dealer mechanic and branch coordinator before settling into the equipment manager role at Cobblestone Creek Country Club in his hometown of Rochester, New York. He opens to Trent about his wild career journey.

As Matt heads to the road to collect future content, Guy chats with another Matt about the time they spent scurrying to courses in central New York.

Need some inspiration? Joselyn Kent was born with a club foot and abandoned by her parents before turning 2. She survived on the streets of Honduras through grit and the grace of others. And today? She's an assistant superintendent at Duke University Golf Course with dreams of spreading the game to third-world countries.

Fall is here. (When did that happen?!) Are you and the course ready for the weeds that come with the new season and the changing weather? Phil Bruner and Dr. Jared Hoyle share their perspective on how to handle anything that might pop up.

Golf course architect Todd Clark discusses Barn Hollow at Hawk's View in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin — his only 18-hole, par-3 design — and Dr. Carson Robertson recalls his years helping grow in and maintain Judith Shadows in Lewistown, Montana.

Kipp Schulties is one of the busiest architects in perhaps the world’s busiest golf course renovation market. He’s the ideal person to describe the business and logistics behind executing projects in South Florida.