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In this first audiocast in our Living Legends series on retired superintendents who made a difference, John Reitman chats with Ted Horton about his days at Winged Foot, Westchester CC and Pebble Beach... and the impact he had across the industry.

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In this episode of the TurfNet Renovation Report, host Jon Kiger chats with Graeme Beatt, course manager at Royal Portrush Golf Club (Co.Antrim, Northern Ireland) about renovations in preparation for hosting the 2019 (British) Open... and Graeme's recent visit with Queen Elizabeth at Royal Portrush.

Presented by Golf Preservations and Jacobsen.

In this episode of Frankly Speaking, Dr. Frank Rossi chats with Dr. Joe Roberts, plant pathologist at the University of Maryland. Hot topics include bacterial etiolation and decline and their relation to environmental and agronomic stresses, and the new Turfgrass Microbiome project that Dr. Roberts is participating in.  The Turf Microbiome project will identify and study communities of microorganisms that live within and on the plant that may be related to functions in turfgrass health.  

As always, smart talk from leading thinkers... and only on TurfNetRADIO.

John Reitman chats with Justin Sims, golf course superintendent at The Alotian Club in Roland, AR, about Justin's career path (from college to East Coast Sod in NJ, The Club at Cordillera in CO, The Olympic Club in CA, Victoria National Golf Club in IN, Augusta National Golf Club and finally to Alotian) -- and his quest for varying experiences along the way.

Recorded at the recdntNorthern California Golf Association's Assistant Superintendent Boot Camp.

Presented by Penn State World Campus.

Join Dave Wilber and Kevin Ross as they riff about Turf, Jobs, The Ryder Cup and many other things.

As Kevin plans his retirement from Country Club of The Rockies, he has a lot of insight into what it means to advance in career and in life. His understanding of a complicated situation is unique. 

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In this episode of the TurfNet Renovation Report, presented by Golf Preservations and Jacobsen, host Jon Kiger chats with Ann Kattreh, Director of Parks & Recreation for the city of Edina, Minnesota, and Richard Mandell, ASGCA, about the upcoming renovation of the Braemar Golf Course.

Braemar will be reduced from 27 to 18 holes, with the extra elbow room for the new 18 allowing expanded wetland buffer areas, wider fairways, and larger greens and tee boxes. 

In order to keep maintenance costs in line, only 44 sand bunkers will be created, ground contours will include simple rolls and undulations to enable efficient mowing, and hand work will be minimized.

Mandell discusses his philosophy of tee shot distance equity that intends for golfers of various abilities to play the same club -- not necessarily the same distance -- into a green.

Construction started in October with opening slated for the summer of 2018.

In this episode of Frankly Speaking, Frank Rossi chats with Dan Dinelli, CGCS, at North Shore CC in Chicagoland and recipient of the GCSAA"s Presidential Award for Environmental Stewardship about his sustained committment to research and innovation. The successes and frustrations with golfer expectations, organic management and his current research on rootzones and OM accumulation. Smart talk from leading thinkers in the golf turf industry.

Presented by Turf Screen and DryJect.

In this episode of Frankly Speaking, Dr. Frank Rossi chats with Dr. Paul Vincelli of the University of Kentucky about the state of turf research in general and plant pathology in particular; looking outside the turf industry for inspiration and innovation that can be applied to turf; enhancing public knowledge about climate change; and the state of genetic engineering research.

As always, frank talk from leading thinkers in the turf industy. Sponsored by DryJect and Turf Screen.

In this episode of The Ladder, host John Reitman chatted with Gavin Dickson, newly promoted superintendent at Tehàma Golf Club in Carmel, CA, while at the recent Northern California Golf Association Assistant Superintendent Boot Camp. Topics include when it's time to move on from one position to the next, decision factors involved in making the next career moves, and interviewing tips for securing the job you want.

In this episode of Frankly Speaking, Frank Rossi chats with Chris Tritabaugh, golf course superintendent at Hazeltine National Golf Club, about his agronomic preparation and humanistic hopes for the Ryder Cup. The wide-ranging and particularly open and honest -- in the Tritabaugh tradition -- conversation ranges from the community and atmosphere Chris crafted by invitation in the maintenance staff headquarters... to his active use of social media throughout the event... to the agronomics of topdressing strategies, use of ammonium sulfate as a primary N source, iron sulfate as a "heat sink" in late fall and early spring... to the "heron shit" incident... to his mantra of "work calmly from the top down and have fun".

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