The moment you've all been waiting for, the 2026 Southers Marsh Super Bowl Ad. Go Pats!

Congratulations to my son on NLI day. We couldn’t be more proud of his accomplishments on and off the field. He will be playing Division 1 lacrosse at Binghamton University next fall.

Proud Papa moment. He had a great season, developed unbelievably this season. Started in the championship game and took home the NH State title. Congrats Logan and Bishop Guertin on a great year. On to prep school next.

Another great @ToroGolf training event with @StorrTractor in North NJ. From #LSM to #lynxdrive software we covered it all! @toronsntraining

The moment you've all been waiting for.... the 2024 Southers Marsh Super Bowl Ad

POV: #SBLVIII field rolling into @AllegiantStadm. #FromTheField

The #SBLVIII field gets its first [double] cut. #FromTheField

2024 Conference Registration is now LIVE! Click link below. events.american-tradeshow.co…

Had a @NE_RTF board meeting today. Went 😳 when I saw the education lineup. So many great presenters and topics. Lots of credits available. Impressive equipment tech education. Grass tennis session and cemetery session this year as well.

Attn: #GolfCourseSuperintendents! Winter is on its way so we will be starting our #WinterTurf data collection for 2023-2024 soon. We will need YOUR help again in our research to learn about mitigating winter stress. Learn more and sign up now: z.umn.edu/WT-Y3 Please RT!

A fall favorite: Old Sandwich Golf Club. An hour southeast of Boston, this 2004 design by Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw is among their finest and is wonderful to play all season long. But come late October, when the blueberry shrubs turn a burning autumn red, it’s truly magical.

New turf job: Seasonal Intern 2024 Season: Shelter Harbor Golf Club is a Hurdzan-Fry design that features an 18-hole, par-71 championship course, a 9-hole par-3 course and a 20 acre practice facility. The course is spread out over 400 acres of rugged,… dlvr.it/Sxlldh

Shout out to TPC Turf Products for being a Platinum Sponsor for our annual Joe Troll Golf Classic! There’s still time to sponsor and book your spot for Oct 4th! Visit alumniturfgroup.com

We had a terrific town hall gathering with the entire group at Hector Turf in Deerfield Beach.We outlined expectations for 2024, fielded questions regarding the future, and our why (People. Career. Family). Great Energy at Hector all week! #lovewhereyouwork #hectorturf #wescoturf

Helpful reminder on these golf carts!

Honored to play a small consulting role in the Gil Hanse restoration of Donald Ross' historic Worcester CC (MA) with his team, superintendent Adam Moore and contractor @MASgolfconst - here the iconic short downhill par-3 10th, with the modest thumbprint green brought back.

The Aaron Rodgers injury has reignited the NFL debate about natural grass vs. artificial turf fields. But the data is clear — natural grass is safer. Here's a breakdown of the data and an explanation of why NFL owners are still hesitant to make the change. The irony here is that artificial turf was actually created to make people healthy, not hurt them. A U.S. military study from the 1950s revealed that young people living in urban areas were less physically fit than their suburban counterparts. So the Ford Foundation chalked this up to the lack of natural grass in most major cities and spent millions developing a synthetic solution for urban playgrounds. But the industry blew up because of sports teams. The Houston Astros were the first team to install artificial turf when they opened the Astrodome in 1965. And within just five years, more than a dozen other pro and college stadiums also went fully synthetic. Former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle even said: "In five to ten years, any problems about playing championship games in cold-weather towns will be resolved - we’ll have artificial turf on all of our fields by then.” And Pete Rozell wasn't necessarily wrong. There are more than 8,000 artificial turf fields in the United States today — and 16 of the NFL's 32 teams have artificial turf in their home stadium, including the NY Giants and Jets, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, LA Rams and Chargers, and more. So why do half of the NFL’s 32 owners insist on having artificial turf fields? Well, the most obvious reason is money. Artificial turf companies have long bragged about how their product can save sports teams millions of dollars annually on maintenance. They talk about how it remains consistent in every environment, including rain, sleet, or snow. And they lure owners in with the promise that they’ll be able to host other money-making events at their multi-billion-dollar stadiums, like concerts and basketball games. This enables owners to eliminate seven to eight figures in annual maintenance costs and creatively turn something typically seen as a liability into a cash-generating asset. But just because it’s good for the owner's pocket doesn’t mean it's good for player safety. NFL players have been complaining about artificial turf fields since the 1970s, and NFLPA President JC Tretter even wrote an open letter to the NFL last year saying, "Artificial turf is significantly harder on the body than grass." But he didn’t just make the claim - he backed it up with data. Tretter referenced an independent study that found players have a 28% higher rate of non-contact lower extremity injuries when playing on artificial turf. And of those non-contact injuries, players have a 32% higher rate of non-contact knee injuries on turf and a staggering 69% higher rate of non-contact foot or ankle injuries on turf compared to grass. And it's not like there aren't other solutions. The Las Vegas Raiders and Arizona Cardinals have already engineered and installed retractable field systems. This allows them to push the field outside during the week so it can get the required maintenance and sunlight, and then they move it back inside roughly 24 hours before each game. And if owners didn’t want to give up parking spaces, there’s even a solution for that. Real Madrid's new stadium has a fully retractable pitch that can be stored beneath the stadium with the push of a button. The $250 million underground greenhouse includes ventilation, air conditioning, irrigation systems, LED lighting, control cameras, and ultraviolet light therapy to maintain the pitch. But more importantly, it proves that natural grass fields can be used in any environment. So the NFL’s excuses are starting to run dry. Player safety has become a big issue within the world’s most profitable sport. And with owners having the ultimate amount of leverage against individual players, it'll probably be up to the NFLPA to negotiate this into a future CBA. ** If you like learning about the money and business behind sports, subscribe to my 3x weekly podcast. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5PLKKW…

Fenway Golf Club got some well-deserved praise this week as co-host of the #USMidAm. Superintendent @ralonzijr shared some thoughts about what makes Fenway so special and the unique challenges that come with maintaining this classic Tillinghast design. @TheGCSNetwork

Can’t stress this point enough. A lot of courses do this and we get the calls the next day to help out and can have things ready for the next irrigation cycle…then the rest…who do nothing, go to run the next irrigation cycle and the system is down. Now it’s DEFCON 5.

Checking your irrigation system for lightning damage after a storm is critical to ensue you’re up and running when you need it! Com test satellites, inspect fuses, and check station amps for solenoid conditions. For two-wire systems, check surge arresters and line balances.