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TurfNet Podcasts
by TurfNet RADIO
TurfNet personalities Tony Pioppi, Brad Klein and John Reitman interview a variety of turfies on a multitude of subjects... or just pontificate upon occasion.
Episodes
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How distance affects course design - yesterday and today | Renovation Report with Jim Nagle
In this episode of the TurfNet Renovation Report, host Anthony Pioppi interviews golf course architect Jim Nagle of Nagle Design Works. The discussion focuses on Nagle's work developing a master plan for Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club. Nagle explores how the evolution of modern player...
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The Set-Up Man | Frankly Speaking with Kerry Haigh
In this episode Frank, talks with Kerry Haigh, chief championship officer of the PGA of America, about his nearly four-decade career in championship golf. Haig traces his path from a working-class upbringing in Doncaster, England, through early tournament jobs with the PGA of Great Britain and…
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Cultivating careers | Beyond the Green with Brandon Horvath, Ph.D., University of Tennessee
In this episode of TurfNet's Beyond the Greens, Dr. Brandon Horvath from the University of Tennessee discusses his career trajectory from pharmacy studies at Butler University to agronomy at Ohio State, his experiences studying under Dr. Joe Vargas at Michigan State, and his role in growing the...
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The Curious Leader | Frankly Speaking with Adam Zubek, CCM, AGS
Frank caught up with Adam Zubek, the General Manager and Chief Operating Officer at La Cumbre Country Club in Santa Barbara. Adam’s career began in golf course agronomy and included leadership positions at some of Canada’s leading clubs. Adam reflects on his transition from superintendent to club...
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Retirement 101 | The EW Podcast — Joel Simmons with Peter McCormick, founder of TurfNet
Peter McCormick, founder of TurfNet, joins Joel Simmons for a candid conversation about retirement after more than three decades serving the golf course industry. Rather than focusing solely on finances, Peter shares the emotional transition of stepping away from a career that defined much of his...
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The economics of club leadership | Renovation Report - Brad Klein with Kurt Kuebler and Tom Wallace
In this TurfNet Renovation Report podcast episode, host Brad Klein interviews Kurt Kuebler and Tom Wallace from KK&W consulting firm about the critical relationship between leadership and golf course excellence. The discussion explores how successful golf courses require strong leadership not…
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Renovation Report | Anthony Pioppi with Dennis Hurley
This TurfNet Renovation Report episode features host Anthony Pioppi interviewing Dennis Hurley about his career and the evolution of golf course drainage. Hurley recounts his journey from a Kentucky upbringing and golf scholarship at Louisiana State University into insurance, chemical…
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From civil engineering to golf course design | Renovation Report with Matt Schiffer
In this episode of the TurfNet Renovation Report, host Brad Klein interviews golf architect Matt Schiffer about his career path from civil engineering to golf course design. Schiffer discusses his transition into the profession through a master's degree in Scotland and his subsequent work with...
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With Them, Not To Them | Frankly Speaking with Ross Niewola
Frank caught up with Ross Niewola, consulting agronomist based in Washington serving the Pacific Northwest for the United States Golf Association. Frank and Ross discuss his career aspiration of being an agronomist after working all across the continental United States. Lots of good chatter about...
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How mentorship and education are shaping the future of turf | Frankly Speaking with Carson Nesbella, Ph.D.
Frank had a chance to catch up with his former graduate student Dr. Carson Nesbella, whose path has taken him from golf course crews and high school ag classrooms to Penn State, the USGA Greenkeeper Apprenticeship Program, and now Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. They talk about Carson’s roots in...
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From floppy disks to smart phones | Renovation Report - Anthony Pioppi with Ken Mangum
This episode of TurfNet Renovation Report features an in-depth conversation with Ken Mangum, former director of golf courses at Atlanta Athletic Club and current vice president of strategic growth for Bladerunner Farms. The discussion covers major trends in golf course renovations driven by...
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“OK, it’s my fault” | Frankly Speaking with Tom Doak
Frank catches up with the fellow Cornellian Tom Doak, golf course architect, author, critic, etc. to explore and reflect upon a life and career in golf. Early motivations and interests combined with exposure to golf, inspired Tom to get his first byline in Golf Digest at 18 and eventually his...
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Beyond the Green | Mitch Rupert, Bloom Golf Partners
This episode of Beyond the Green features Mitch Rupert, communications manager for Bloom Golf Partners, discussing his career transition from sports journalism to the golf industry recruitment business. Rupert explains how his interviewing and people skills from journalism translated well to...
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According to Alan . . . | Frankly Speaking with Alan Fitzgerald, CGCS, MG
Frank has a wide-ranging conversation with Alan Fitzgerald, CGCS, MG, superintendent at Rehoboth Beach Country Club along the coast of Delaware. They cover his origin story and like Richard Hayden got his start with Aiden O'Hara at Mt Juliet. Working at Pine Valley, Building LedgeRock Country…
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Transforming Golf Gourse Mowing | Frankly Speaking with Eric Aston
Frank catches up with the Eric Aston, vice president of technology at Firefly Automatix based in Salt Lake City. Frank explores Eric's long interest in automation since his days at University of Utah Engineering. Development of the automated sod harvester and the early concepts and thinking…
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Beyond the Green | John Sorochan, Ph.D.
John Sorochan, Ph.D., distinguished professor of plant sciences at the University of Tennessee, discusses his eight-year collaboration with FIFA to prepare playing surfaces for the 2026 World Cup across North America. The conversation covers how Sorochan established his relationship with FIFA...
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Rockbottum Radio: Cheating your mind
As we continue to de-evolve into a race of computer-assisted meat bags, cheating our minds by not reading and writing, a new force much worse than AGI looms over the glitchy horizon: The Quantum computer chip. Cheating, the result of a lazy mind, is rampant, and it has been going on for decades....
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Golfers are not always wrong | Frankly Speaking with Adam Moeller
Frank chats with Adam Moeller, President of Moeller Consulting and Director of North America Turfgrass. Adam traces a practical path through golf course management, starting with his Wisconsin roots—where short seasons and demanding conditions shape a no-nonsense, performance-driven mindset. That...
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Renovation Report: Anthony Pioppi with Dennis Hurley
This TurfNet Renovation Report episode features host Anthony Pioppi interviewing Dennis Hurley about his career and the evolution of golf course drainage. Hurley recounts his journey from a Kentucky upbringing and golf scholarship at Louisiana State University into insurance, chemical…
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The Wrexham Expert | Frankly Speaking with Richard Hayden
Frank catches up with Richard Hayden to discuss all things designing, constructing, establishing and managing sports turf around the world. Highlighted recently by his work with the Wrexham AFC and Ryan Reynolds. Beyond that we cover his time at STRI, hybrid grass construction, sports turf in...
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Beyond the Green | Paul Carter, CGCS
Paul Carter, CGCS has been a very busy man. He is superintendent at the Bear Trace at Harrison Bay near Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Director of Agronomy for the nine-course Tennessee Golf Trail, and recently began his one-year term as president of the GCSAA in its centennial year. In this…
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All Stars of Turf John Colo and Jim Colo
This interview features twin brothers John and Jim Colo, both golf course superintendents in Florida, discussing their parallel careers in turf management. John works at Frenchman's Reserve in Palm Beach Gardens while Jim is at Naples National Golf Club. Both started their careers in their native...
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Renovation Report Donnie Beck
In this TurfNet Renovation Report, Anthony Pioppi interviews Donnie Beck, superintendent at Fishers Island Club, about their major irrigation system renovation. Beck, the fifth superintendent in the course's 100-year history, discusses the unique challenges of maintaining a links-style golf…
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Water Smarter, Not Harder | with Marco Schiavon
Frank speaks with Marco Schiavon, assistant professor at UF's Fort Lauderdale Research Center, discusses water conservation in turfgrass. Trained in Italy, New Mexico, and California, Schiavon now researches recycled wastewater irrigation in South Florida, finding that turf intercepts most...
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Renovation Report: Bradley S. Klein with Andy Staples
In this episode of the TurfNet Renovation Report, host Bradley Klein sits down with veteran golf course architect Andy Staples. Their discussion focuses on the changes of contemporary golf course design to focus on playability, ease of maintenance and long-term sustainability in the face of…
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Turning the tables | Paul MacCormack, the Mindful Superintendent, interviews Frank
In this special season 13 premiere episode of Frankly Speaking, the tables are turned as Paul MacCormack, the mindful superintendent and general manager of Fox Meadow Golf Club, interviews longtime host Frank Rossi. The conversation explores Frank's journey in the turfgrass industry, from his…
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Robots are here. Now what? | with J. Scott McElroy
In this episode of Frankly Speaking, host Frank Rossi interviews Professor Scott McElroy from Auburn University about the evolution and future of robotic mowing in turf management. McElroy shares his journey from theater and communication studies to becoming a respected weed scientist and turf...
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Is your course too difficult? Frankly Speaking with David Pierce
Frank Rossi interviews David Pierce, president of Stellar Golf Advisors and former USGA research director, about his groundbreaking research on golf course playability and golfer experience. Pierce shares his unique journey from chemical engineering at Dow Chemical to golf research, explaining…
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All Stars of Turf John Colo and Jim Colo
This interview features twin brothers John and Jim Colo, both golf course superintendents in Florida, discussing their parallel careers in turf management. John works at Frenchman's Reserve in Palm Beach Gardens while Jim is at Naples National Golf Club. Both started their careers in their native...
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Rising Star Tony Springmann
In this episode of Rising Stars of Turf, Tony Springmann shares his unique journey from Notre Dame football player to superintendent at Wicker Point Golf Club in Alabama. Springmann discusses how he discovered golf late in college after his football career ended and worked his way up through...
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Innovation Meets Application | with Ken Rost
Frank Rossi interviews Ken Rost, founder and CEO of Frost Spray Technologies, about the evolution and adoption of GPS guided precision spraying systems in golf course and turf management. They discuss the barriers to technology adoption, including early reliability issues with GPS systems and the...
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Wilber and McCormick, Tag Team #17
Dave and Peter are back in the saddle after a three-month hiatus, mostly due to Peter's life-stage paring down, rehoming and restructuring of his life. The lesson there is, just like doing major surgery to a golf green, to do it when you're healthy and can do it. All this leads to Peter's...
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Rising Star of Turf: Jorge Mendoza
In this episode of the Rising Stars of Turf, sponsored by Earthworks and DryJect, Jorge Mendoza of Green River Golf Club in Corona, California, talks about his lofty career aspirations and his efforts to give back to the profession. A second-generation greenkeeper, Mendoza discusses the need to...
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Rockbottum Radio: The Best Time Of The Year
In this episode of Rockbottum Radio, RW and gang discuss the best time of year on the golf course and share a couple of tips from the Rockbottum Country Club vault that could help modern golf course superintendents survive an increasingly sensitive golf environment. Stick around for Ludell's...
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Getting to the Roots | Frankly Speaking with Wendell Hutchens
This episode features Dr. Wendell Hutchens, assistant professor of turfgrass science at the University of Arkansas, discussing his research on turfgrass disease management, particularly spring dead spot control. The conversation covers his educational background at NC State and Virginia Tech…
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Organic Matters with Dan Dinelli
Frank catches up with F. Dan Dinelli, recent inductee to the the Illinois Golf Hall of Fame and third generation golf course superintendent at North Shore Country Club in Chicagoland. Dan and Frank catch up on the putting surfaces that were renovated in 2017 to a creeping bentgrass blend and an...
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Renovation Report: Brandon Johnson
In this episode of the Renovation Report, sponsored by Golf Preservations and CapillaryFlow, Brandon Johnson talks about his entry into the game playing as a child and how that led eventually to a successful career as a golf course architect. A graduate of North Carolina State University, Johnson...
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TurfNet personalities Tony Pioppi, Brad Klein and John Reitman interview a variety of turfies on a multitude of subjects... or just pontificate upon occasion.
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