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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 8 chart positions in 8 markets.
By chart position
- 🇦🇺AU · Golf#9030K to 100K
- 🇨🇦CA · Golf#1115K to 30K
- 🇺🇸US · Golf#1665K to 30K
- 🇪🇸ES · Golf#2730K to 100K
- 🇫🇷FR · Golf#1761K to 10K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
22K to 86K🎙 Daily cadence·146 episodes·Last published yesterday - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
73K to 286K🇦🇺35%🇪🇸35%🇨🇦10%+5 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
22K to 86K
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Recent episodes
Driving innovation in turf management | Renovation Report with Shawn Emerson
Sep 1, 2026
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Cultivating careers | Beyond the Green with Brandon Horvath, Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Aug 19, 2026
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The Curious Leader | Frankly Speaking with Adam Zubek, CCM, AGS
Aug 13, 2026
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From floppy disks to smart phones | Renovation Report - Anthony Pioppi with Ken Mangum
Jun 16, 2026
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Beyond the Green | Mitch Rupert, Bloom Golf Partners
May 21, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 9/1/26 | Driving innovation in turf management | Renovation Report with Shawn Emerson | No description provided. | — | ||||||
| 8/19/26 | 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 turfgrass program at Tennessee. The conversation covers the strategic recruitment efforts used to increase student enrollment and the program's unique academic calendar that facilitates long-term internships, including international opportunities. Dr. Horvath also shares insights on the impact of artificial intelligence and autonomous technology, such as drones and robotic mowers, on the turf industry, emphasizing the importance of being a 'human in the loop' when using these tools. | — | ||||||
| 8/13/26 | 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 executive and why communication, curiosity, and the ability to influence people became central to his leadership style. We discuss building teams around talented people, learning from mentors and colleagues, and creating a culture where department leaders trust and support one another rather than operate in silos. Adam also shares his perspective on the importance of good governance, clear roles, and giving capable people the autonomy to do their jobs. It’s a wide-ranging conversation about career growth, self-awareness, and what it takes to lead people successfully across an increasingly complex golf operation. | — | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | 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 increased golf ball distance, forcing courses to relocate bunkers. Mangum shares his experience managing major championships and dealing with a catastrophic fungicide contamination that killed greens at multiple courses. The conversation explores innovative approaches like single-height-of-cut courses using zoysia grass, which reduces water usage and maintenance costs. Mangum discusses advanced grass breeding developments including new bentgrasses, ultradwarf Bermudas, and zoysia varieties for greens, emphasizing the importance of selecting grasses that provide year-round playability while reducing inputs. He also touches on his transition from superintendent to consultant and the evolution of golf course technology from early irrigation computers with floppy disks to modern smartphone-controlled systems. | — | ||||||
| 5/21/26 | 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 recruiting for golf course positions, particularly at the superintendent and management levels. He shares insights about the hiring process, common interview mistakes candidates make, and offers advice for job seekers in the turf industry. The conversation covers Bloom Golf Partners' growth from placing entry-level positions to focusing on executive searches, the challenges facing the golf industry including course closures and talent pipeline issues, and the emergence of non-traditional candidates entering the field. Rupert emphasizes the importance of preparation, mentorship and finding candidates with the right attitude and eagerness to learn, even if they lack traditional turf management backgrounds. | — | ||||||
| 5/14/26 | 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 Club in Mohnton, Pennsylvania, and now stewarding a 100-year-old golf course impacted by saltwater. They wrap up discussing building a team that delivers the high-quality conditions through mentoring the next generation of turf professionals. | — | ||||||
| 4/27/26 | 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 through Alan Ferguson, the challenges of managing 16 different stadiums across varied climates from Mexico City to Seattle to New York and Boston, and the innovative research being conducted. Key topics include converting synthetic turf stadiums to natural grass using hybrid reinforcement technology, growing sod on plastic for better transplant success, and ensuring uniform playing conditions across venues using different grass types - Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass for cooler climates, and hybrid Bermudagrass for warmer regions. Sorochan also describes the FIFA-funded research facility at the University of Tennessee that simulates dome stadium conditions and the development of the flex testing device to measure field uniformity. The interview highlights the scientific approach FIFA is taking to field management and the growth of the turfgrass research program at the University of Tennessee from humble beginnings to a world-class operation. | — | ||||||
| 4/22/26 | 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. What's different now is the ease of which we can deny the cheating, even when it is so blatant that it requires face-to-lens lying on a massive scale. But, it's not too late to turn this around. We can take a hard look at the cheating, especially in our everyday activities, sports and work and entertainment. All we have to do is reboot our brains by reading a a few books. I've even included a suggestion. | — | ||||||
| 4/4/26 | Beyond the Green | Scott Ramsay | No description provided. | — | ||||||
| 7/17/25 | Rotten Roots | with Dr. Jim Kerns | Frank dives deep into warm and cool season turfgrass disease management with Dr. Jim Kerns Professor and Extension Specialist of Turfgrass Pathology and Department Extension Leader in Entomology and Plant Pathology at NC State University, where he also co-directs the Turfgrass Center for Environmental Research and Education. Frank and Jim discuss origins of Smith-Kerns model and then go underground for an intense discussion of Pythium root rot and the “patch” disease Take-All and Summer Patch. Jim addresses the new findings and discusses insights from molecular techniques that is enhancing control programs. | — | ||||||
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| 7/17/25 | Renovation Report with Richard Mandell: The elements and principles of golf course design | In this episode of the Renovation Report presented by Capillary Flow and Golf Preservations, Richard Mandell of Richard Mandell Golf Architecture, speaks with Brad Klein about his approach to golf course design as well as the specifics about some of his most recent restoration and original design projects. Mandell, whose experience has a linear connection to Donald Ross, talks about the elements (such as color, form, scale, shape, space and texture) and principles (balance, contrast, proportion, unity and variety) of golf course design and how each is applied to specific parts of the golf course. In this discussion, Mandell goes in depth about his restoration work at drainage-plagued courses in Minnesota and Florida and how his design helps each naturally move water off the property. Finally, he discusses his plans for a new heathland-style golf course in North Carolina that will include removing and replacing all bunkers on the course with grass hollows. | — | ||||||
| 5/14/25 | All Star of Turf: Scott Bordner | Scott Bordner, director of agronomy at the Union League of Philadelphia, discusses the organization's roots as a patriotic entity founded to support President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, and its transformation to a three-course club. He also talks about the trajectory of his career that includes working as an assistant under Matt Shaffer at Merion Golf Club and a long tenure as superintendent at historic Chicago Golf Club. Finally, Bordner talks about his efforts to help solve golf turf's labor challenges by helping raise funds to offset the cost of college for potential turfgrass majors and organizing educational training events for those already working in golf. | — | ||||||
| 3/10/25 | Rockbottum Radio: How To Protect Your Time Off | In this episode of Rockbottum Radio, we offer our top two secrets for protecting time off. Also, a brilliant Chuck Barber quote supporting our position is ripped from the TurfNet Forum and tossed about with little concern for any digital collateral damage. | — | ||||||
| 2/5/25 | Rockbottum Radio: Fire and Anger | In this episode of Rockbottum CC Radio, Willy and the gang attend mandatory Anger Management training. Then, in a special Storytime segment, Willy tells the rarely told tale of the time a golf course crew was forcibly recruited into fighting a wildfire threatening the course. | — | ||||||
| 1/31/25 | Wilber and McCormick, with the FireFly Automatix brain trust podcast | Peter and Dave check in with the brain trust at FireFly Automatix, manufacturers of the AMP L-100 autonomous fairway mower. | — | ||||||
| 1/30/25 | Wilber and McCormick, Tag Team Unscripted #9 podcast | It's been a few weeks since the last episode, but life has a habit of intervening and sometimes throwing a monkey wrench into the works. Peter and Dave offer some health updates and an introduction to Kobe, Peter's new dog recently rehomed from Georgia. Topics include Paul MacCormack's current Mindful Superintendent Leadership series and a new turfRad Advisory Guild that Dave has formed to help guide future development of the turfRad soil moisture management system.Dave talks about using ChatGPT with some of his music gear, and that leads to a broader conversation about AI and the future of resumes and job applications in the era of AI. | — | ||||||
| 1/30/25 | The Breeding Pipeline w/ Dr. Susana Milla-Lewis | Dr. Milla-Lewis discusses how her study of these other crops has informed her process to produce improved turfgrass varieties through the “breeding pipeline”. | — | ||||||
| 1/21/25 | Renovation Report — Chad Goetz, Nicklaus Design | In this episode of the Renovation Report, sponsored by Golf Preservations, Chad Goetz, senior design associate with Nicklaus Design, talks with John Reitman about a recent restoration of the Cochise Course at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale, Arizona. Goetz talks about the history of this Nicklaus Signature Course that was the original site of The Tradition on the PGA Champions Tour, and the thought process that led to this restoration. Goetz also discusses some of the historic design features of the layout, the work that went into retaining them and turf choices then went into the restoration. | — | ||||||
| 1/9/25 | Lifelong Education | with Dr. Mike Goatley | In this episode Frank speaks with Dr. Michael J. Goatley Jr., Professor and Turfgrass Extension Specialist at Virginia Tech. His contributions to sports turf management and turfgrass science have earned him numerous honors, including the 2023 PGMS Gold Medal Award and election as an American Society of Agronomy Fellow in 2018. Dr. Goatley and Frank do their best to not sound like the OG Muppets, covering topics such as nutrient management and training the next generation of turf professionals. | — | ||||||
| 1/6/25 | Rockbottum Radio: Our Annual Prediction Show | In this episode, we forecast what lies ahead for golf operations in 2025. As with all Rockbottum CC intel briefings, it's in code, discernible only by a certain IQ level. (Not too high, not too low.) In a bonus segment, Ludell gets to the bottum of this whole mysterious drone issue. | — | ||||||
| 1/6/25 | Wilber and McCormick, Tag Team Unscripted, Round #8 | Prior to delving into holiday glimmers, Dave provides a Walter update and Peter anticipates the arrival of his new rescue dog, Kobe, inbound from Georgia. One of Peter's glimmers involved a family horse-drawn sleigh ride experience for Patty's birthday, two days after Christmas. Peter laments a catastrophic moment of stupidity with a home project that cost him dearly. Foodie talk prevails with Dave's first pizza foray with his new Ooni oven while Peter waxes poetic about his marinated tenderloin for Christmas and his better-late-than-never discovery of the virtues of finishing salt, as a result of a gift of a tub of Maldon salt. Paul MacCormack's upcoming Mindful Super Leadership Master Class comes up for discussion, as does a tribute to the late Jim Husting, CGCS, who passed away just before Christmas. | — | ||||||
| 12/24/24 | Renovation Report: Tony Pioppi with Eric Morrison, Shennecossett GC | Tony Pioppi chats with Eric Morrison, CGCS at Shennecossett Golf Course in Groton, CT, about the seemingly perpetual (since 2009) gradual renovation of the 125 year old Donald Ross designed municipal course located on Long Island Sound. Many of the 100+ bunkers are being renovated for the first time, funded with non-traditional financing within a municipal setting. Plenty at "Royal Shenny" for fans of golf course architecture and history. | — | ||||||
| 12/21/24 | Wilber and McCormick, Tag Team Unscripted #7 | In this pre-holiday episode, Dave introduces his new puppy, Walter, named after Walter Woods, venerable course manager at the St. Andrews Links. Peter laments a depressive nosedive since he lost his dog, Frosty... coupled with short day length and the upcoming holidays, both of which can be emotionally problematic for many people. He relates his challenges with Christmas tree stands this year, in particular. Moving on to turf, the talk ranges from Toro's newly introduced autonomous fairway mower all the way back to F-10s, HF-15s and Parkmasters. Dave recalls being considered a rebel when topdressing before aerating, and both Dave and Peter applaud the rising role of equipment managers. Peter waxes poetic about his Ooni pizza oven and the challenges of creating a great dough, along with the social benefits of making pizza for dinner guests... before announcing that he has given up mushroom coffee in protest of Facebook group censorship. | — | ||||||
| 12/19/24 | Frankly Speaking | The First Green, Then and Now | In this special episode of Frankly Speaking highlighting the The First Green program, Frank revisits his conversation with jeff Gullickson, the “Godfather” of the First Green program. The passion that Jeff discusses lays the foundation for the current program managed by Leann Cooper, the Director of First Green And Workforce Development at the GCSAA. Finally Frank catches up with Muhammed Ali, the former GC Superintendent at Morton Golf and now the Parks manager at Southgate Recreation and Park District in Sacramento, CA. Muhammed discusses his background in centuries of farming in Pakistan and bringing the First Green program to Pakistan, where he was able to inspire some local residents and plant the seed for a new generation! | — | ||||||
| 12/10/24 | Wilber & McCormick, Tag Team Unscripted, #6 | After each experiencing the recent death of a beloved dog, both Dave and Peter look forward to the arrival of new puppies. Glimmers include Peter's hearing from many old friends about his written tribute to Frosty, and a barred owl on a nightime "business trip". They touch on triggers for depression, anger, and the state of social media and YouTube. Lastly, a taste test trial of Everyday Dose mushroom coffee. | — | ||||||
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Chart history for TurfNet Podcasts
Peaked at #27 in Spain, currently #27 in Spain.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| Australia | — | #90 | #90 | — |
| Canada | — | #111 | #111 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #132 | #132 | — |
| United States | — | #166 | #166 | — |
| France | — | #176 | #176 | — |
| Sweden | — | #177 | #177 | — |
| Denmark | — | #185 | #185 | — |
Chart Positions
8 placements across 8 markets.
Chart Positions
8 placements across 8 markets.