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The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

Superintendent Series: Aaron McMaster on the Renovation of Orchard Lake

The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

Fried Egg Golf

Sports, Golf

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Aaron McMaster, the Superintendent at Orchard Lake Country Club, joins Andy to talk turf. They discuss the ins and outs of making agronomic changes to a golf course before diving into the story of Orchard Lake’s renovation by Keith Foster.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome back to another edition of the fried egg podcast in our superintendent series.

0:06.0

This episode is brought to you by Toro.

0:09.0

For more than a century with cutting edge turf equipment and irrigation solutions,

0:13.0

Toro has had your front nine covered and your back nine two.

0:16.0

In fact, Toro's always had your back period.

0:19.0

Toro is as committed to your long-term success

0:21.0

as tour pros are committed to their shot.

0:23.7

That's down to top-notch customer service from Toro and its dedicated local

0:27.9

distributors, both of whom are passionate about delivering turf equipment

0:32.1

and irrigation solutions that solve real world problems.

0:35.9

Follow at Toro Golf on Twitter and reach out to your local Toro distributor today.

0:41.9

Today's episode is with Aaron McMaster, superintendent at Orchard Lake Country Club

0:46.8

outside of Detroit. I miss a green for example I'm already upset when I find my

0:51.4

ball in the bunker I'm really upset and when I find my ball in a fried egg fried egg fried egg fried egg fried egg fried egg fried egg lie I'm about ready to run off the golf course. So, That help you as a superintendent playing every once in a while 100%. I mean I I used to play a lot, you know, back when I was 30, 35, 40 and you could tolerate actually

1:38.5

practicing and playing, you know, once, twice a week.

1:42.8

So, and I was good, not an old hag like I am now,

1:46.1

but I think it's a must.

1:48.4

I think if you can't play the game,

1:49.8

you don't understand how people think

1:51.6

when they're out on the golf course. I'm not really sure how you maintain

1:54.9

their turf and all so it's it's definitely a key. I don't think you have to be good. You just got to

2:01.2

you just got to understand the game and maybe why somebody might be complaining to you that the approach is soft and the greens are firm or vice versa something like that.

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