How does an architect fix problem holes? Plus, a nine-phase project. A job as the lead designer for McDonald Design Group satisfies Logan Thompson’s vast golf course architecture curiosity.

Ron McCall is an Air Force veteran, golf enthusiast, once owned a landscaping company, entered the golf industry later than almost every one of his peers, maintains equipment at an 81-hole facility, and melds throwback business practices with a penchant to innovate. Trent leans back and intently listens as the Michigan equipment manager reveals lessons from a fascinating life and career.

Laurelwood Golf Course superintendent Will Benson has taken a different approach to hiring and onboarding new maintenance team members over the last five years — first out of necessity, and now because it works. Plus, Guy Cipriano discusses some key figures from our annual Numbers to Know survey.

Melissa Gugliotti didn't study turf in college and never worked in golf before starting with Syngenta nearly 20 years ago. Her scientific knowledge and decades of early mornings, though, have endeared her to New England turf pros.

What’s happening at a famous desert venue? How does somebody from the middle of Missouri become a well-traveled golf course architect? How do you design a futuristic course? Nicklaus Design senior design associate Chad Goetz shares experiences from his two-and-a-half decade career.

A cool-weather golf facility doesn’t get much busier than Cog Hill Golf & Country Club. Director of grounds operations Reed Anderson describes how the suburban Chicago facility renovated bunkers on famed Dubsdread amid sunrise-to-sunset play, outings using four courses and other unique public golf demands.

Lee Carr reads her new Christmas turfgrass poem ... with classical music accompaniment.

Lee Carr reads her new Christmas turfgrass poem ... with classical music accompaniment.

Guy recaps visits to Tobacco Road and Pinehurst Resort, wondering all the while why he doesn't just move to American golf's cradle.

Trent chats with an equipment manager at a gorgeous golf setting along the Oregon coast. Alex Tessman describes how he landed at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort’s highly regarded Sheep Ranch — and why headphones are his favorite job tool.

After more than six years and 75 columns, America's Greenkeeper Matthew Wharton bids adieu to his monthly column. Plus, Oquirrh Hills superintendent Brian J. Roth recalls his scariest day on a golf course.