Steve McDonald Valentine's Day Special

Mark Omell joins me to discuss his illustrious career as a Golf Course Superintendent and his new gig as the Director of SIgnature Sanctuary Certification at Audubon International.   To learn more about how to become a Signature Sanctuary Certified golf property please visit: https://auduboninternational.org/signature-sanctuary-certification/ Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.dryject.com https://www.abovepartech.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ Email questions & inquires to:[email protected] Jams! https://music.apple.com/us/album/eyes-of-the-world-live-at-roosevelt-stadium-jersey/307798975?i=307799462 https://open.spotify.com/track/1iQWkGvlLjenQP6SpChVeq?si=9f71f0618b644dab

Walker Simas is the Co-host of The Tie Podcast, which is a golf related podcast that connects people through our common interest in the game we all adore...golf! To learn more about Walker & The Tie Podcast please visit: https://www.thetiepodcast.com To listen to The Tie Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tie-podcast/id1583596139?i=1000653504807 https://open.spotify.com/show/4i9rDCipFbPjX8j4Lw5uId?si=0194ec3cafd94ad0 Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.abovepartech.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ Jams! https://music.apple.com/us/album/foam/1718231752?i=1718232029 https://open.spotify.com/track/4lfuRRTLD4UFkSVVArVVaK?si=180b658cf1c34b08

Alan FitzGerald, Master Greenkeeper & CGCS is back to tell me about his recent move to become the new superintendent at Rehoboth Country Club. Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.dryject.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ Email questions & inquires to: [email protected] https://music.apple.com/us/album/life-on-mars/1039798000?i=1039798013 https://open.spotify.com/track/3ZE3wv8V3w2T2f7nOCjV0N?si=fe51f4d06eba4bed

Chris Haspell is the owner and operator of Chris Haspell & Associates, a turfgrass consulting firm that specializes in golf course construction, design & project management.  To learn more about Chris and his company please visit his website:  https://www.chrishaspell.com Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ https://www.abovepartech.com Email questions & inquires to: [email protected] https://music.apple.com/us/album/reptilia/302987557?i=302987569 https://open.spotify.com/track/57Xjny5yNzAcsxnusKmAfA?si=93f59249525149b8

Jason Haines, Links Manager of the Links Course at Cabot Cape Breton is back to discuss, ideas, his growth ratio calculator, interns, the USGA's GS3 device and his recent trip to Scotland. Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ https://www.abovepartech.com https://www.dryject.com Email questions & inquires to: [email protected] https://music.apple.com/us/album/route-2015-remastered/1050409948?i=1050409952 https://open.spotify.com/track/0Pzer2C8rRJfOsVn4A4MK7?si=21bf1e0aa56a4efb  

Chuck Barber, GCS at St. Charles Country Club, which is located just outside of Chicago, Illinois is back for his second stint as a guest and we discuss all the latest that is happening in greenkeeping for the game we all adore.   Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.dryject.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ https://music.apple.com/us/album/songs-that-she-sang-in-the-shower/644761037?i=644761345 https://open.spotify.com/track/5MLFtxZQxdEBxeksmbE5xz?si=c3a849a685004dc9

Christine Fraser, Golf Course Architect, is back for her second stint on the podcast and she helps us to better undertand Master Plans, how swing speeds relate to playing the correct tees, the three priciples of golf course design (penal, heroic & strategic) and does a fourth principle need to be added?   To learn more about Christine and the architectural services she provides please visit her website: https://www.christinefraserdesign.com/about Thanks to our sponosrs! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ https://www.abovepartech.com https://open.spotify.com/track/1xJlwqb7EwCkNTnBrjQPql?si=8a98a7bef8f548d5 https://music.apple.com/us/album/hungersite-live/1687734187?i=1687734436

Sam Schmidt, owner and operator of Above Par Tech, joins me to discuss how his company, Above Par Tech, provides turf tailored GPS sprayers for the golf course industry that help  greenkeepers apply products with improved precision.   Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ https://www.abovepartech.com Email questions & inquires to: [email protected] https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-wooden-song/724506140?i=724506255 https://open.spotify.com/track/3j2lwmlUNp1JuUtlxzwA89?si=57d3ce0cd3ce4153  

Daniel Palin is the Golf Course Superintendent at the Cattails at MeadowView located in Kingston, Tennessee.  On this episode, Daniel explains switching to MLSN as his main approach to soil nutrition, managing both cool season and warm season grasses, and how he ended up moving from Australia to work in America. Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.rightlineusa.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ Email questions & inquires to: [email protected] https://music.apple.com/us/album/smoko/1488092301?i=1488092304 https://open.spotify.com/track/5nw2rQXAjfpZNaMzAJ8qTX?si=c8b822d721c14aca

On this episode, listeners submitted questions through voicemail & social media DM's which I answered to the best of my ability.  Thanks to everyone who submitted a question! Thanks to our sponsors! https://www.dryject.com https://www.abovepartech.com https://www.greenkeeperapp.com/marketing/ Email Questions & Inquires to: [email protected]