TurfOps Weekly

Oct 21, 2026

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1 min read

TurfOps #40 | Beyond What You See

Autonomous mower safety, sports field playability, trees and turf, and lessons from the maintenance shop

Kurt TeWinkel

Turf Safety

Oct 18, 2026

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3 min read

When the Operator Leaves the Seat

From remote supervision to golfer interactions, autonomy is introducing a different set of safety considerations.

Kurt TeWinkel

Salsco

The Equipment You Need, But Maybe Shouldn’t Own

Oct 5, 2026

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3 min read

The Equipment You Need, But Maybe Shouldn’t Own

Specialty equipment can solve important problems without earning a permanent parking spot in the maintenance shop.

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

Sep 23, 2026

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4 min read

TurfOps Weekly #36 | Two Seasons at Once

Fall changes the work, the weather, and what turf operations need to prepare for next.

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

Sep 17, 2026

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4 min read

When the Owner Pushes Autonomy

Tyler Brennan came into golf without a traditional golf background. Now the fighter pilot, entrepreneur and three-course owner is looking at autonomous mowing through the same lens he uses to evaluate the rest of the business.

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

Sep 16, 2026

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4 min read

TurfOps Weekly #35 | Who’s Going to Maintain the Equipment?

The turf industry needs more technicians, but finding them is only part of the problem. New training efforts are beginning to address what comes next.

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

Sep 9, 2026

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4 min read

TurfOps Weekly #34 | When the Mower Becomes Part of the Round

As autonomous equipment moves from the edges of the course into active play, golfer acceptance may depend less on the technology and more on how quietly, predictably and unobtrusively it does its work.

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

Sep 2, 2026

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3 min read

TurfOps Weekly #33 | Beyond the Mow

What autonomous mowing may change about water, soil, turf health, noise, and the way we think about sustainable operations.

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

More Golfers. Fewer Future Superintendents.

Aug 31, 2026

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2 min read

More Golfers. Fewer Future Superintendents.

How the Super-Scratch Foundation is investing in the next generation of turf professionals as golf’s workforce pipeline continues to shrink.

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

The Turf Career Path Isn’t Really a Path at All

Aug 25, 2026

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8 min read

The Turf Career Path Isn’t Really a Path at All

From agronomy and equipment to technology, sales, science and beyond, the turf industry offers far more opportunities than many people realize.

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

The $0.50 Sticker That Could Change How You Manage Your Fleet

Aug 21, 2026

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2 min read

The $0.50 Sticker That Could Change How You Manage Your Fleet

Why better fleet management may start with making equipment information easier to capture

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

Aug 17, 2026

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3 min read

When Mother Nature Takes Over

Managing turf, people and play through conditions no operation can control

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

Aug 9, 2026

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7 min read

More Than Membership

The role associations play in education, advocacy, research and connection

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

Aug 4, 2026

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3 min read

What Constraints Create

The strengths that emerge when resources don't

Kurt TeWinkel

Turf Operations

Turf Products Corporation Named Bernhard Distributor for New England

Jul 30, 2026

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1 min read

Turf Products Corporation Named Bernhard Distributor for New England

The partnership combines precision grinding technology with decades of regional equipment expertise.

Kurt TeWinkel

Autonomy in Turf

Before a Robot Earns Its Keep, It Needs to Earn Trust

Jul 28, 2026

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4 min read

Before a Robot Earns Its Keep, It Needs to Earn Trust

The future of autonomous turf equipment depends less on technology than on the people learning to work alongside it.

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

Jul 17, 2026

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3 min read

Borrowed Time

When temporary decisions quietly become the way an operation works

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

The Shop as a Reflection of the Operation

Jun 30, 2026

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3 min read

The Shop as a Reflection of the Operation

What a maintenance building quietly reveals about the way work gets done

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

Jun 26, 2026

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1 min read

Sometimes You Need a Score

Because every equipment decision is really an operations decision.

Kurt TeWinkel

Turf Operations

Toro Donation Helps Keep Minnesota Arboretum Running Smoothly

Jun 23, 2026

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1 min read

Toro Donation Helps Keep Minnesota Arboretum Running Smoothly

Replacing a decades-old mower helps maintain one of Minnesota's most visited landscapes

Kurt TeWinkel

Turf Operations

Jun 18, 2026

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2 min read

Old School Doesn't Mean Stuck

Why some veteran turf managers are adapting faster than many expect

Kurt TeWinkel

Turf Operations

Jun 12, 2026

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3 min read

Choosing What Not to Do

Why Every Turf Operation Is Making More Elimination Decisions Than It Realizes

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

Braemar Golf Course Is Building an Operating System

Jun 8, 2026

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3 min read

Braemar Golf Course Is Building an Operating System

Technology investments that support staff, golfers, and day-to-day execution.

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

How One New Ballfield Solved More Than Mowing

Jun 5, 2026

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3 min read

How One New Ballfield Solved More Than Mowing

A new Minnesota ballfield shows what operational thinking looks like in practice

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

Rhett Evans' Departure Is a Story About What's Next

Jun 2, 2026

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1 min read

Rhett Evans' Departure Is a Story About What's Next

A leadership transition is coming, but the bigger question is what priorities will shape the profession's next chapter.

Kurt TeWinkel

TurfOps Weekly

TurfOps #40 | Beyond What You See

When the Operator Leaves the Seat

The Equipment You Need, But Maybe Shouldn’t Own

TurfOps Weekly #36 | Two Seasons at Once

When the Owner Pushes Autonomy

TurfOps Weekly #35 | Who’s Going to Maintain the Equipment?

TurfOps Weekly #34 | When the Mower Becomes Part of the Round

TurfOps Weekly #33 | Beyond the Mow

More Golfers. Fewer Future Superintendents.

The Turf Career Path Isn’t Really a Path at All

The $0.50 Sticker That Could Change How You Manage Your Fleet

When Mother Nature Takes Over

More Than Membership

What Constraints Create

Turf Products Corporation Named Bernhard Distributor for New England

Before a Robot Earns Its Keep, It Needs to Earn Trust

Borrowed Time

The Shop as a Reflection of the Operation

Sometimes You Need a Score

Toro Donation Helps Keep Minnesota Arboretum Running Smoothly

Old School Doesn't Mean Stuck

Choosing What Not to Do

Braemar Golf Course Is Building an Operating System

How One New Ballfield Solved More Than Mowing

Rhett Evans' Departure Is a Story About What's Next

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