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Dan Haxton entered the golf industry as a 14-year-old working five eight-hour shifts per week filling divots. He's now the equipment manager at a famed club. He takes Trent inside the hustle of work life at Congressional Country Club.

Dan Haxton's first golf job as a 14-year-old included five eight-hour shifts each week filling divots. He's now the equipment manager at a famed club. He takes Trent inside the hustle of work life at Congressional Country Club.

BASF technical market manager Trevor Stacy strives to help superintendents overcome disease challenges on every turfgrass species in every possible environment. He takes listeners on a cool- and warm-season journey designed to keep playing surfaces tidy.

Welcome to West Texas, where the towns are small, the drives are long and the golf courses (and golf course superintendents) are fantastic. This month, Matt visits Dave Birrer at Midland Country Club and Jared Hotchkiss at The Rawls Course at Texas Tech for two fantastic conversations.

Aurora Amend has packed plenty into her young turf career — from growing up and working in Wisconsin, to studying in North Dakota, to heading south as a second assistant at the stunning Fall Line in Georgia. She's just getting started.

Charlie is back and talking with the talented young turf pro Jeremiah Mincey — about gaining experience, building name recognition, getting fired, and more.

In its first full season on golf courses across the country and around the world, the USGA Moisture Meter is already helping turf pros better manage water — including Mark Lucas of Nantucket Golf Club, who has long worked in a unique microclimate amid challenging agronomic conditions.

Pelican Hill Golf Club occupies a dramatic site along the Southern California coast. Brian Curley takes listeners inside the 50-week project occurring at the popular 36-hole facility.

From innovative origins to on-course applications, we go inside the ThatchZyme story with ZymeCO founder and CTO Dr. Tad Huber, vice president of sales and marketing Dr. Phil Dwyer, and legendary agronomist and industry search executive Armen Suny.

What made 2025 so trying on the disease front? And what can be done to ensure the same issues don't arise in 2026? BASF senior technical specialist Dr. Emma Lookabaugh looks back — and ahead. Plus, a few helpful weed control considerations.

24 elite soccer pitches, plus a 9-hole golf course. Trent learns how workshop manager Chris Minton guides the equipment maintenance efforts for Leicester City F.C.

24 elite soccer pitches, plus a 9-hole golf course. Trent learns how workshop manager Chris Minton guides the equipment maintenance efforts for Leicester City F.C.

Casa de Campo director of agronomy Damon Di Giorgio and director of golf Robert Birtel share details about the recently wrapped renovation of Teeth of the Dog, plus a trio of friends dial in from the road to the Masters.

A new podcast?! You bet! Longtime golf course superintendent (and general manager) Charlie Fultz tees off his entertaining and irreverent new series with industry friend Paul Hurst.

Duke University Golf Course assistant superintendent Joselyn Kent is back — and talking all about how she got through a challenging winter. (Consider this a primer for what will surely be a chilly, icy 2026-27 ahead.)

The demand to play golf is outpacing course supply in many densely populated parts of the country. ASGCA President Mark Mungeam explores the conundrum and other big-picture industry topics in an episode recorded at the 2026 New England Regional Turfgrass Conference & Show.

Perhaps no equipment manager on the planet oversees an operation at a scale like the one TJ Vollmar experiences daily. He opens up to Trent about working at Desert Mountain Club and why he moved his family from its Southwest Florida roots across the country for the opportunity.

After months of temperature swings and, in some spots, record snowfall, winter finally seems to be yielding to spring. What should you be doing to prep turf for success this season?

Welcome to the Audio Magazine Era of BTP: The debut of 3 Minutes of Mayhem columnist Ryan McClannon, the USGA's Greenkeeper Apprentice Program opens its fourth year and a new AI tool enters the golf industry.

Sand Valley equipment technician Shania Lancour followed her father, who worked on the agronomy team, to the Wisconsin resort when she was just 14 years old. She's a little older these days and firmly entrenched in the shop.

Helping improve golf courses in the morning. Coaching an NCAA Division I golf team in the afternoons and evenings. Doug Smith describes balancing varied roles in the game and offers ideas for making modern practice areas work in compact spaces.

The transition from tractors to reel mowers, relief grinding, bass fishing and autonomous equipment. Trent covers plenty of topics with Bellerive (Missouri) Country Club equipment Louis Weems.

The Birkdale Golf Club superintendent (and Golf Course Industry audio columnist) joins the podcast to talk about his new job, first-full-season goals, his evolving approach to hiring, how he's using some fun new tech, his favorite Bill Murray movies, and more.

The up-and-coming turf pro started her career whacking weeds in wet shoes. Now she's a second assistant at a California destination.

We meander around homes and surge past misconceptions involving residential golf course design in a philosophical and practical discussion with Chris Wilczynski about executing new projects where homes border golf holes.

Industry veteran Bruce Alexander of Ransomes Jacobsen joins Trent for a comprehensive conversation spanning two continents about equipment, cutting units and other technical topics.

Judd Spicer was attending a zoysiagrass presentation when he saw a man collapse, die and be brought back to life. He recounts that near-fatal day on the property. Plus, longtime Firestone director Larry Napora looks back on nearly 60 years in the industry.

New Jersey superintendent Jill Seymour tees off the sixth season of Wonderful Women of Golf with a recap of her week volunteering at the Ryder Cup, what it takes to host a First Tee event, and more.

Working along the shores of a lake providing drinking water for a major city provides tremendous opportunity — and brings tremendous responsibility. Ty Butler describes the methodology behind a Texas-sized course revival.

The new year is fast approaching. What might be in store in 2026? New Corteva turf and ornamental market development specialist Yusif Jaouni turns ahead a few pages on the calendar.

What can you learn after 29 years at the same club — and 40 years in the same region? Plenty. Longtime superintendent John Carlone shares some of his favorite lessons and stories from decades on Long Island.

Passion and authenticity define The Country Club equipment and shop manager Toby Christoun's spectacular career. His high-energy conversation with Trent will send a positive jolt through you.

After a blistering hot summer, winter is here for much of the country. Ledges Golf Club superintendent Amanda Fontaine returns to discuss how she preps the course for the cold, why ice is the worst, and more.

Heavily played golf courses have always been part of Joe Jemsek's life. He describes the decisions an architect must make when improving layouts that receive little rest.

Trent chats with Twin Cities equipment manager Tanner Knudsen whose team at North Oaks Golf Club moved into a new maintenance facility earlier this year.

Tee-2-Green lead agronomist Lew Sharp spends more than 100 days every year on golf courses across the country and around the world. What project trends has he noticed? What might happen in 2026? What were Pete and Alice like as neighbors? And why does he love miniature golf so much?

Matt Legg understands how tricky winter decisions can be in places where ice, snow and other frosty weather is a distinct possibility. He reveals insights to help take the guesswork out of those decisions. Plus, he explains why he's bullish on the future of digital agronomy.

What are the elements of a fun golf course? How do technical concepts such as drainage and engineering make golf more enjoyable for the masses? Michael Beebe's more than four decades of golf course architecture experience produce a fun conversation.

BASF senior technical specialist Dr. Emma Lookabaugh shares practical guidance designed to help golf maintenance professionals better understand two problematic diseases on warm-season turf.

Managing a team of multiple technicians and being the boss man comes with highs and lows. Trent chats with Four Seasons Golf and Sports Club Orlando equipment manager Brad Bailey.

From one of Europe's premier golf resorts to working for a Premier League team, Leicester City F.C. head mechanic Chris Finton has led the workshops at some huge turfgrass operations. He shares insight from his career with Trent.

Labor will always be the biggest headache for just about every golf course superintendent. How can agronomic decisions help lighten some of the labor load? Raymond Miller explains.

How does a golf course sell out its season in half an hour? Breathtaking holes and incredible land play the biggest part, but savvy marketing helps too. Landmand Golf Club owner Will Andersen and golf writer Adam Lawrence discuss what's worked in Nebraska.

Still a college turfgrass student, Christina Bender has already interned at Merion and The Union League National, and volunteered at a pair of U.S. Women's Open. Her goal? Become a superintendent.

As they prepare to debut Olde Eight Golf Club, architect Drew Rogers and superintendent Chris Jordan describe the collaboration required to complete a giant project on an accelerated schedule.

By some counts, Tom Bendelow designed more than 700 golf courses during the first few decades of the 20th century, some of them historic. His grandson wants to keep his legacy alive.

What does raking bunkers 'Zamboni style' mean? And how does somebody go from preparing turf at a fabled ballpark for a World Series champion to becoming a golf course equipment manager? Trent gets the candid answers from Massachusetts equipment manager Andrzej Strzepek.

Marin Country Club superintendent Dan Catterson describes how he uses digital platforms to manage and maximize resources to help boost a forward-thinking Northern California club.

Duane Shore is a wholly unique figure with a wholly unique voice: low-handicap golfer, longtime course maintenance team member and now the author of a new book that goes deep into the day-to-day efforts needed to keep courses looking great.

History is a major value of Interlachen Country Club. Superintendent Brian Boll reflects on a recent restoration, bringing the Minnesota course back to the architects original designs.

The Sweden native and 2020 Women's British Open runner-up discusses how she wound up at LSU, what she thinks of different types of grass, the Annika Effect on her countrywomen, and more.