Superintendent Radio Network

So much technology entering the golf maintenance market. So many questions. Syngenta Digital Platforms marketing manager Scott White is our first guest on a new podcast series exploring emerging tools designed to elevate operations and course conditions.

Three days, three courses, three very different experiences: We recap our recent sojourn south for a First Green educational event, a practice day at the Masters, and an all-encompassing construction project outside Charlotte.

Plant Fitness vice president of technology Steve Loveday joins Guy Cipriano in studio to debut a new podcast series focusing on boosting turfgrass performance and personal wellness.

Trent and Long Island equipment manager David Gummo, CTEM, engage in a conversation with a powerful message extending well beyond what happens around a golf course.

Season No. 2 of the most tactical podcast in the golf industry begins with a thorough lesson from somebody who relishes improving the game’s playing fields: The Club at Wynstone superintendent of grounds & greens Stephen Hope.

No one blends golf and weather better than legendary meteorologist Herb Stevens — from his 1980s run on the then-nascent Weather Channel to his work today with Flash Weather AI. Listen in as he looks ahead to 2025 summer weather, predicting lightning strikes, and more.

New year, new course, new challenges for Heather Schapals, who recently moved from Southern California to Santa Fe, New Mexico, for a superintendent position at The Club at Las Campanas. She discusses the differences between working at sea level and 7,000 feet, acclimating to a new crew, and more.

Temperatures are warming up and spring is finally starting to arrive in full force. What do you need to know to keep your turf healthy as the seasons change? A pair of agronomic experts weigh in.

Dave Delsandro and Jeff Corcoran are well known within the golf course maintenance world, but they are still new in the magazine — just three columns into their back-page run. How do they translate their philosophy into 700 words every month?

One lives in Mississippi. The other lives in the Chicago suburbs. Nathan Crace and Todd Quitno reveal how they became fast friends who are now collaborating on multiple projects.

A LOT happens on golf courses once spring commences. BASF senior technical specialist Kyle Miller offers essential guidance to point your disease control program in a solid direction.

Carl Michael’s family owns a Pennsylvania golf course. So, how did Michael land in Florida as the equipment manager at The Concession Golf Club? He opens up to Trent about his lifetime around the industry.

Alexa Moncada dreams about — and is working toward — a career in golf course architecture. After internships at Pinehursts in both Colorado and North Carolina and at Spanish Bay, and with encouragement from Tom Doak and Angela Moser, she's well on her way.

Golf is still primarily an outdoor game. Alex Hay loves the outdoors. We learn about his transition from the United Kingdom to North America — and how he’s making golf a better game amid beautiful surroundings.

Anthony D’Onofrio initially pursued a legal career. He’s now the equipment manager at a venerable British Columbia club. He describes how he found a golf career fit. He also chats with Trent about the difference between an equipment manager and equipment technician.

More than 19 million people played golf last year ... but never stepped foot on a golf course. How can on- and off-course golf work together? And how many of those 19 million might ever move over to play on green grass? Outside the Ropes columnist Tim Moraghan checks in with his unique perspective.

Hannah Orr has worked on both ballfields and golf courses, in a variety of professional positions. Now in her second year as superintendent at Shadow Ridge CC in Omaha, she's all in golf — and leading her team.

How does an architect fix problem holes? Plus, a nine-phase project. A job as the lead designer for McDonald Design Group satisfies Logan Thompson’s vast golf course architecture curiosity.

Ron McCall is an Air Force veteran, golf enthusiast, once owned a landscaping company, entered the golf industry later than almost every one of his peers, maintains equipment at an 81-hole facility, and melds throwback business practices with a penchant to innovate. Trent leans back and intently listens as the Michigan equipment manager reveals lessons from a fascinating life and career.

Laurelwood Golf Course superintendent Will Benson has taken a different approach to hiring and onboarding new maintenance team members over the last five years — first out of necessity, and now because it works. Plus, Guy Cipriano discusses some key figures from our annual Numbers to Know survey.