The Talking Greenkeeper

#23, Jason Bonneville

23 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Bonneville is a fourth generation greenkeeper honing his craft in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  In this episode we discuss his alternative path to beco...

#22, Bjarni Hannesson

09 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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 i...

Remastered Episode 20, Steve McDonald

16 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Steve McDonald is the owner and operator of Turfgrass Disease Solutions.  Steve is also an instructor for The Rutgers Professional Turf Management Sc...

Episode 20, Steve McDonald

15 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Steve McDonald is the owner and operator of Turfgrass Disease Solutions.  Steve is also an instructor for The Rutgers Professional Turf Management Sc...

Episode 19, Jim Kelley

09 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Episode 16, Jimmy Aguirre

31 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jimmy Aguirre is a Golf Course Superintendent for the Essex County Parks department in northern New Jersey.  He manages the Hendrix Field Golf Course...

Episode 16, Albert Bancroft

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Episode 15, Wally Gresham

15 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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 wif...

Episode 14, Chris Tritabaugh

11 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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

Episode 13, Jason Haines

21 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Haines is a golf course superintendent on the sunshine coast of British Columbia, Canada.  He is one of the most progressive greenskeepers in t...

Episode 12, Evan Mascitti

14 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 groun...

Episode 11, Ben McGraw & Bill Kreuser

09 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 Turfgras...

Episode 10, Moe Robinson

28 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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, th...

Episode 9, Joel Weiman

25 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Joel Weiman is a golf course architect that works for McDonald & Sons Golf Course Builders.  He has been involved with many golf course renovations a...

Episode 8, Seth Jones & Matt Neff

16 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 8, Editor in Chief of Golfdom Magazine, Seth Jones and Assistant Superintendent and contributing columnist to Golfdom, Matt Neff join me to...

Episode 7, Mike Lewis

11 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 Univ...

Episode 6, Micah Woods

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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-develo...

Episode 5, Chuck Barber

04 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Chuck Barber is the Head Superintendent of St. Charles Country Club which is located just outside of Chicago in St. Charles Illinois.  In this episod...

Episode 4, Edwin Roald

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Edwin Roald is a golf course architect from Iceland.  In this episode we discuss his, "Why 18 Holes" philosophy pertaining to golf course design.  Y...

Episode 3, Rich Buckley

13 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

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 Talking Greenkeeper

18 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Talking Greenkeeper Episode 1

09 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mark McGreevy and I discuss nitrogen, his alternative aeration schedule, pyromania and what lucky soul will score one of the most coveted superintende...