Superintendent Series: Eric Richardson of Essex County Club

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🗓️ 11 February 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In the latest edition of our Superintendent Series, Andy Johnson meets up with Eric Richardson (@erichturf), Director of Grounds at Essex County Club, at the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) Conference and Trade Show in San Diego, California. Along with architect Bruce Hepner, Eric has worked to return Essex County to its Donald Ross roots. He has overseen projects such as enlarging greens, changing mowing lines, reshaping bunkers, giving the course a minimalist look and feel, and maintaining ideal playing conditions on the property's unique terrain. Andy and Eric also discover they have a similar disdain for ball washers. The Superintendent Series is brought to you by the Toro Company.

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0:47.4	I'm Miss A Green, for example. I'm already upset. When I find my ball in the bunker,
0:51.5	I'm really upset. And when I find my ball in a Friday, Friday, the dreaded Friday,
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1:01.6	All right, welcome back to another edition of our super intended series on the Friday
1:27.4	podcast. Today's guest is the director of grounds at Essex County Club in Manchester
1:34.9	by the sea, Massachusetts, a wonderful place. It is the six member of the USGA and a fantastic
1:43.9	Del Ross design. This is Eric Richardson. He's been there for a while and a wonderful
1:50.5	guest of Michigan State turf grad. And we were out at the GCSA show. We were actually
1:59.7	out at the golf tournament, which was presented by Toro. So it was wonderful to be out there
2:05.0	and mingle with superintendents from all over the country. So without further ado, here
2:12.2	is Eric Richardson.
2:19.4	Do Boston people fit the stereotype? Are they, are they as angry as they say they are?
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