The Talking Greenkeeper

Steve McDonald is the owner and operator of Turfgrass Disease Solutions.  Steve is also an instructor for The Rutgers Professional Turf Management School and a contributing researcher for Syngenta's Weeviltrack.  To hire, Steve check out his website.  http://www.turfgrassdiseasesolutions.com/public/default.asp

Steve McDonald is the owner and operator of Turfgrass Disease Solutions.  Steve is also an instructor for The Rutgers Professional Turf Management School and a contributing researcher for Syngenta's Weeviltrack.  To hire Steve check out his website  http://www.turfgrassdiseasesolutions.com/public/default.asp

Jim Kelley is an ex-Certified Golf Course Superintendent.  He is no longer in the business, and currently does Solar Panel repairs and also  manages a non profit recycled plastic plant that employees persons with intellectual or cognitive disabilities.  He is also my mentor in greenkeeping.

Jimmy Aguirre is a Golf Course Superintendent for the Essex County Parks department in northern New Jersey.  He manages the Hendrix Field Golf Course a public track that receives nearly 40,000 rounds a year.  

Albert Bancroft is the Golf Course Superintendent of the Camp Zama Golf course located near Tokyo, Japan.   In this episode we discuss what it's like to be an American born superintendent managing turf in Japan for over ten years.

Wally Gresham is an ex golf course superintendent who is now the Senior Sales Rep at Bulk Aggregate located in Atlanta, Georgia.  Wally loves his wife, dog and life!  If you live in the Georgia area and require some sand or any other type of aggregate, check out Wally's company website.  http://www.bulkagg.com

Chris Tritabaugh, Golf Course Superintendent of Hazeltine National Golf Club, joins me to discuss numerous topics going down in the turfgrass industry today.   

Jason Haines is a golf course superintendent on the sunshine coast of British Columbia, Canada.  He is one of the most progressive greenskeepers in the industry of golf course turf management, and is a proponent of precision based greenkeeping techniques.  Check out his blog  https://www.turfhacker.com  to learn more about his unique approach to greenkeeping.

Evan Mascitti was the manager of grounds at PNC Park which is the home stadium of the Pittsburg Pirates (the buccos).  We discuss his life as a groundkeeper for a ball team, and his upcoming gig of pursuing his PhD at Penn State University.

Episode 11 was recorded live from the Water Club at the Borgata Hotel & Casino during the 2018 New Jersey Green Expo.  Ben McGraw, Ph. D, the Turfgrass Entomologist at Penn State University, and Bill Kreuser, Ph. D an Extension Turfgrass Specialist at the University of Nebraska were my guests.

Moe Robinson is the golf course superintendent of two golf courses in Little Britain, Ontario.  Moe explains what it's like being a woman in turf, the power of mindfulness, her unique spray rig, and how she manages water with perhaps the most ghetto irrigation system of all time.  

Joel Weiman is a golf course architect that works for McDonald & Sons Golf Course Builders.  He has been involved with many golf course renovations at some of the most renowned golf course properties in America, and has designed and built 4 different courses. Check out his bio and work at  http://www.mcdonaldgolfinc.com

In episode 8, Editor in Chief of Golfdom Magazine, Seth Jones and Assistant Superintendent and contributing columnist to Golfdom, Matt Neff join me to break down the season that was 2018.

In this episode, Mike Lewis and I discuss his transition from being a Golf Course Superintendent to one of the lead managers of grounds at Xavier University.

In episode 6 I sit down and talk with Micah Woods.  Micah is the Chief Scientist of the Asian Turfgrass Center located in Thailand.  He is co-developer of MLSN soil nutrition guidelines and is generally really into grass. Check out Micah's website  https://www.asianturfgrass.com

Chuck Barber is the Head Superintendent of St. Charles Country Club which is located just outside of Chicago in St. Charles Illinois.  In this episode, Chuck and I break down what is currently happening in our industry.  Follow Chuck on twitter @chuck_stccc.

Edwin Roald is a golf course architect from Iceland.  In this episode we discuss his, "Why 18 Holes" philosophy pertaining to golf course design.  You can check out Edwin's website at  http://www.edwinroald.com  

Rich Buckley is the Director of the Plant Diagnostic Lab and also an  Instructor at Rutgers University.  In this episode, we discuss what he does at the lab, the hellacious season of 2018, his teaching style, the Grateful Dead, and his health conscious approach to life.

Mark McGreevy and I discuss nitrogen, his alternative aeration schedule, pyromania and what lucky soul will score one of the most coveted superintendent positions on the East Coast.