MGCSA Hole Notes

A member based professional magazine that supports the Minnesota Golf Course Superintendents Association. This issue highlights the 2023 Joseph S. Garske and MGCSA Legacy Scholarship Recipients, and article about using native soil pathogens for Japanese Beetle control, Get to Know Em featuring Bryan Wasilewski, Lake Wissota Golf Course, and from the UMN, Winterturf going global.

This month's Hole Notes Podcast features Assistant Superintendent, Phil Holland, Little Crow Country Club. Phil left the golf industry 10 years ago but made his return to golf this season. We discussed some of the changes he noticed since leaving the industry, and what brought him back to golf. 

A member based professional magazine that supports the Minnesota Golf Course Superintendents Association. This issue highlights National Golf Day, a guest article from David Marquardt titled "Good Enough," Roll it Forward featuring Mike Brual, CGCS, and from the UMN, Wintertime Wonderings. Additional discussion is with Get to Know Em participants Kevin Gruber, Little Crow Country Club. 

A conversation from late March with two board members who missed out on our previous Board Billiards episode. Mike Sonnek - Royal Golf Club, and John Cameron- North Oaks Golf Club join Chris for this month's episode. We discuss their winter travels for tournament support, North Oaks irrigation upgrades, and the value of using the MGCSA classifieds.

A member based professional magazine that supports the Minnesota Golf Course Superintendents Association. This issue highlights an article from Wade Huesman titled The Cost of Safety, Roll it Forward featuring Fred Taylor, CGCS, and from the UMN, Incorporating Pollinators into your golf course. This issue also includes the Joseph S. Garske Scholarship information.

The MGCSA Board of Directors spent some time getting to know each other better and recorded those conversations to share with our members.  Listen in to have a little fun while learning more about your board representatives!

The first ever Hole Notes podcast features the February issue of MGCSA Hole Notes Magazine. Featured articles include: The 2022 DSA recipient, Mike Brower. MGCSA Needs You, by Joe Berggren. From Mike Sonnek, Here's What You Can Do, and from the UMN, How Much Does Research Cost?