Shaun Smith
Shaun Smith is an urban landscaper in New York City specializing in green wall landscaping. Shaun is also an avid golfer into golf course architecture, and growing the game in a progressive way.
Oct 12, 2019•2 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 5
The Talking Greenkeeper
A greenkeeper's take on everything that is happening in golf. The Talking Greenkeeper, Joe Gulotti, is having long form discussions with anyone who has an interesting or valid take pertaining to the oldest game in the world. Greenkeepers, golf professionals, players, general managers, consultants, bag room attendants, caddies, professors, agronomists, chefs.....anyone involved or who loves golf will have a say with The Talking Greenkeeper.
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Jay Miller
Jay Miller is a Director of Agronomy in the Bahamas. Jay's life was recently upended as Hurricane Dorian wreaked havoc on his home and the golf course he manages. Jay is also an avid surfer and spent a portion of his career building golf courses and managing turf in Costa Rica. To donate to the Abaco relief effort please visit https://discoverylandcofoundation.org
Oct 05, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 4
3. John Kaminski
John Kaminski Ph.D. is the head of the two year turfgrass management program at Penn State University. John is also the Co-Author of the latest edition of Turfgrass Management which is available to purchase on the Turfpath app.
Sep 29, 2019•2 hr 38 min•Season 2Ep. 3
#2, Michael Stachowicz, Part 2
Michael Stachowicz, the Landscape Preservationist for the National Park Service, joins me in the basement of the killer brick rancher to continue our conversation on turfgrass management and life.
Sep 08, 2019•3 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 2
# 01, Mark McGreevy
Mark McGreevy, GCS of Wyncote Golf Club is back in the basement of the killer brick rancher to kick off the season 2 premier of The Talking Greenkeeper Podcast.
Sep 02, 2019•2 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 1
#35, Andrew Dalton
Andrew Dalton is the Golf Course Superintendent of Metamora Golf and Country Club in Michigan. He has an alternative approach to greenkeeping questioning why we core aerate, along with using fungicides to suppress certain turfgrass diseases.
Aug 23, 2019•2 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 35
#34, The Call In Show
Random greenskeepers call into chat about managing turf. And The Talking Greenskeeper talks with his favorite person on earth at the end.
Jul 29, 2019•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 34
#33, Patrick Husby
Patrick Husby is the Golf Course Superintendent at Navesink Country Club in Monmouth County New Jersey. Pat is also a fitness aficionado and is the secretary of the GCSAANJ Foundation.
Jul 11, 2019•2 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 33
#32, James Huntoon
James Huntoon is the Golf Course Superintendent at The Heritage Golf Club in Pawleys Island, South Carolina.
Jun 21, 2019•2 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 32
#31, A Bettors Guide to The US Open with Bob Bayalis
My greenkeeping pal and degenerate gambler friend, Bob Bayalis joins me to discuss wagering on the US Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Jun 11, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 31
#30, Michael Stachowicz
Michael Stachowicz is the Turfgrass Management Specialist for the National Mall in Washington DC.
Jun 07, 2019•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 30
#29, A Bettors Guide to The PGA Championship with Bob Bayalis
My good pal, Bob Bayalis joins me again to discuss wagering on the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage Black.
May 14, 2019•57 min•Season 1Ep. 29
#28, Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson is the Director of Agronomy at Chambers Bay host of the 2015 U.S. Open. In this episode we discuss that particular major along with Eric's impressive career as a greenkeeper.
May 04, 2019•2 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 28
#27, Brian Grill
Brian Grill was head golf course superintendent that has transitioned into sales. He is the the turf & ornamental sales agronomist for Yara.
Apr 14, 2019•2 hr 43 min•Season 1Ep. 27
#26, A Bettors Guide to the Masters with Bob Bayalis
My good friend, lifelong greenkeeper, and golfing enthusiast joins me to talk about wagering on the 2019 Masters.
Apr 09, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 26
#25 Remastered, Steve Chappell
Steve Chappell is the Golf Course Superintendent of the Royal Bled Golf Club located in Slovenia. Steve was also the host Head Greenkeeper of the PGA Centenary Course at the Gleneagles Resort located in Scotland which hosted the 2014 Ryder Cup.
Apr 07, 2019•2 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 25
# 25, Steve Chappell
Steve Chappell is the Golf Course Superintendent of the Royal Bled Golf Club in Slovenia. Steve was also the host head greenkeeper of the PGA Centenary Course at the Gleneagles resort in Scotland which hosted the 2014 Ryder Cup.
Apr 07, 2019•2 hr 46 min•Season 1Ep. 25
#24, Paul MacCormack
Paul MacCormack is the superintendent/general manager of the Fox Meadow Golf Course in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Paul is also the author of, "The Mindful Superintendent blog on Turfnet.com https://www.turfnet.com/blogs/blog/8-paul-maccormack-the-mindful-superintendent/https://www.turfnet.com/blogs/blog/8-paul-maccormack-the-mindful-superintendent/...
Mar 31, 2019•2 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 24
#23, Jason Bonneville
Jason Bonneville is a fourth generation greenkeeper honing his craft in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In this episode we discuss his alternative path to becoming a GCS, baseball & music.
Mar 23, 2019•2 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 23
#22, Bjarni Hannesson
Bjarni Hannesson is from Iceland and he has managed turf all over the globe. Currently he is a turf consultant for golf courses and soccer pitches in Iceland.
Mar 09, 2019•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Remastered Episode 20, Steve McDonald
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
Feb 16, 2019•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Episode 20, Steve McDonald
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
Feb 15, 2019•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Episode 19, Jim Kelley
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.
Feb 09, 2019•1 hr 53 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Episode 16, Jimmy Aguirre
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.
Jan 31, 2019•2 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Episode 16, Albert Bancroft
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.
Jan 21, 2019•2 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Episode 15, Wally Gresham
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
Jan 15, 2019•2 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Episode 14, Chris Tritabaugh
Chris Tritabaugh, Golf Course Superintendent of Hazeltine National Golf Club, joins me to discuss numerous topics going down in the turfgrass industry today.
Jan 11, 2019•2 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Episode 13, Jason Haines
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.
Dec 21, 2018•2 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Episode 12, Evan Mascitti
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.
Dec 14, 2018•2 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Episode 11, Ben McGraw & Bill Kreuser
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.
Dec 09, 2018•2 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 11
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