The Talking Greenkeeper – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Thomas Bastis, Competition Agronomist for the PGA Tour, joins me to discuss his recent trip to Le Golf National for the 2024 Olympic golf event.  We also talk about the GS3, a golf ball engineered by the USGA to measure putting surface speed, firmenss, smoothness & trueness, and how it's changing industry thinking when it comes to putting surface performance and management.

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Joe Wachter, GCS joins me to discuss his illustrious career in greenkeeping for the game we all adore, and his final season at Glen Echo Country Club, arguably the Show Me State's finest golf course.

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Jonathan Heywood is the Golf Course Superintendent at Sleepy Hollow Country Club, which is located in the Hudson Valley region of New York.  Sleepy Hollow Country Club  was also ranked 59th in the latest Golf Course Digest rankings of America's 100 Greatest Courses.

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Greg Monteforte is the creator and content producer for the Golf Threads Blog, which breaks down the latest happenings in golf fashion.  Please give Greg a follow on Twitter & Instagram and you can find all of his social media handles, along with outstanding takes on what golfers are sporting these days at....

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Chris Toporski is the GCS at Lulu Country Club, located just outside of Philadelphia, and LuLu CC was one of the first golf courses in Pennsylvania designed by legenadary golf course architect, Donald Ross.

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Craig Currier is the GCS at Glen Oaks Golf Club, located on Long Island, NY.   Craig was also hand picked by the USGA to be the Superintendent at Bethpage State Park, and during his tenure, the Black course hosted two US Open championships. 

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Jason Straka is a Golf Course Architect who recently contributed to one of the most grand golf course builds of the 21st century at Union League National, located in Cape May Court House, NJ.  Jason is also part of the Fry/Straka Global Golf Course Design firm, and currently sits as president of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA)  

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Pat Haughey, GCS, Ross Burgess, AGCS & Ryan Moore, AGCS join me to discuss the most epic golf course build of all time at Union League National, located within the sandy confines of Cape May Court House, NJ.

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Lee Purves, Head Greenkeeper at Northenden Golf CLub, located in scenic Manchester, England joins me to talk about, "parkland" style greenkeeping in the British Isles. 

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