The Talking Greenkeeper

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: https://www.leedsgolfdesign.com/about-us/ Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com h...

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! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ email questions & inquires to: th...

John Reilly, Director of Agronomy at The Longboat Key Club, located on the Gulf Coast of Florida is back to discuss how certian data he collects has changed the way he manages putting surfaces. Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ https://www.dryject.com Email questions & inquires to: thetalkinggreenkeeper@gmail.com  

Michael Knoll is the Assistant Superintendent at Pebble Beach Golf Links, and on this episode, Michael talks about his unique path into the profession of greenkeeping, along with discussing how he was able to overcome his struggles with addiction.   Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ Email questions & inquires to: thetalkinggreenkeeper@gm...

Joel Weiman is a golf course architect who is the owner and operator of Weiman Golf Design.    On this episode, we break down Odessa National Golf Club, which is a course that Joel deisgned and built, and a course where I was the Superintendnent.  We recorded this episode after playing a round there, and it was the first time I had been on property since being terminated in 2011.  And it was Joel'...

Ben McGraw PhD is back to discuss earthworms, leatherjackets and his recent trip to Ireland where he played golf and collected samples for his Global Earthworm Survey. Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/index.html https://www.dryject.com Email questions & inquires to: thetalkinggreenkeeper@gmail.com

Bledge, the Links Manager at Royal Liverpool is back for the third time (hat trick!) to discuss his recent experience as being the host Links Manager at the 151st Open Championship.  Thanks to our sponsors: https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/index.html https://www.dryject.com/ https://www.precisionlab.com Check out the Cookie Jar Golf documentary, "Preparing for...

Michael Bekken just received his PhD from Wisconsin University.  On this episode, we discuss his published paper, "The Estimated Energy & Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Golf Course Turfgrass Maintenance in the Northern USA".  Thanks to our sponsors:  https://www.rightlineusa.com   https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/index.html Email questions & inquires to: thetalkinggreenkeeper@gma...

Chuck Connolly is the Director of Golf at the Savannah Lakes Village, which is located in South Carolina.  Chuck is also the current president of the Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association. Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/index.html https://www.dryject.com Email questions & inquires to: thetalkinggreenkeeper@gmail.com

Mike Fagan is the Golf Course Superintendent at Rock Manor Golf Course, which is located in my hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.  A green on Mike's course was recently vandalized where a person on a four wheeler and three of his jerk friends riding dirt bikes did spinouts and doughnuts, thus wrecking the back half of the green.  This crime was caught on video by local golfers and has since gone vi...

Zach Bauer joins me nearly four years after his first appearance on the podcast to discuss why he left Denver to become the Director of Agronomy at Coeur d'Alene National Reserve Golf Club, located in beautiful, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/index.html https://www.precisionlab.com Email questions & inquires to: t...

Bill Kreuser, Turf Management researcher, educator, consultant, inventor of the Greenkeeper App & Superintendent at Ager Junior Golf Club, located in Lincoln, Nebraska is back to discuss all the latest happenings in greenkeepeing for the game we all adore. Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/index.html https://poconoturf.com Email questions...

Matt Plested is the Course Manager at Stoneham Golf Club, located in Southampton, UK. Thanks to our sponsors: https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/index.html https://www.dryject.com https://poconoturf.com Email questions & inquires to: thetalkinggreenkeeper@gmail.com The split grip drill! https://youtube.com/shorts/yefCrJBD1nc?feature=share

My good friend Jim Huntoon joins me again to discuss his new job as the Associate Professor of Golf & Sports Turf Management at Horry Georgetown Technical College. Thanks to our sponsors: https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/index.html https://poconoturf.com Email questions & inquires to: thetalkinggreenkeeper@gmail.com

Bri Kenny is a bioligist who unexpectedly found the game of golf, and is now the Manager of Environmental Science for Troon Golf. Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ https://poconoturf.com Email questions & inquires to: thetalkinggreenkeeper@gmail.com

Steve Rabideau is the Director of Golf at the famed Winged Foot Golf Club located in Mamaroneck, New York. Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/index.html https://www.dryject.com https://www.precisionlab.com Email questions & inquires to: thetalkinggreenkeeper@gmail.com    

Carl Schimenti is an Urban Environmental Scientist at Cornell Univeristy for the school of Integrated Plant Science.  On this episode, we discsuss Open AI's ChatGPT and how this technology will influence turfgrass maintenance for the game of golf. Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/index.html https://www.precisionlab.com Email questions &...

Dan Hershberg, CEO & founder of The Amateur Golf Society of America Tour is back to discuss the tour he created and the current state of the golf industry.  Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/index.html https://www.amateurgolfsociety.com Email questions & inquires to: thetalkinggreenkeeper@gmail.com  

Dan Dinelli who is the Golf Course Superintendent at The North Shore Country Club, located in Glenview, Illinois, is also one of the forward thinkers in the business of greenkeeping when it comes to putting green root zone management. Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/index.html https://www.dryject.com https://www.amateurgolfsociety.com E...

Zach Nicoludis is a USGA Green Section Agronomist based out of Columbus, Ohio who consults on golf courses in the central region of the United States.  To learn more about Zach and the services he provides please visit: https://www.usga.org/course-care/zach-nicoludis.html Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.amateurgolfsociety.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketin...

Greg Bennett was a Golf Course Superintendent in Massachusetts, and is now the District Manager for Precision Laboratories.  Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.precisionlab.com https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ https://www.amateurgolfsociety.com Email questions & Inquires to: thetalkinggreenkeeper@gmail.com

Rick Tegtmeier is a Certified Golf Course Superintendent, Master Greenkeeper and memeber of the Iowa Golf Hall of Fame who is the current Directorof of Grounds at Des Moines Golf and Country Club. Thanks to our sponors: https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ https://www.dryject.com https://www.precisionlab.com https://www.amateurgolfsociety.com

Colin Caulfield is the Golf Course Superintendent at Caboolture Golf Club located near the Gold Coast in Brisbane, Australia. Thanks to our sponsors: https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ Email questions & inquires to: thetalkinggreenkeeper@gmail.com

A traditon like no other, Chris Tritabaugh, GCS of Hazeltine National Golf Club is back to discuss his experince as a volunteer at the 2023 Masters.  To learn more about Chris, please check out: https://ctunderscoreturf.substack.com Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ https://www.precisionlab.com https://www.amateurgolfsociety.com Email qu...

Paul Hurst was a GCS, who went on to become co-owner of Greens Pro, which is a local distributor of plant protective products and fertilizers servicing the greater St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area.  To learn more about Paul follow him on Twitter @GreensPro. Thanks to our sponsors: https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ https://www.dryject.com https://www.precis...