Matt LaWell
Recent Articles
Talking Turf Weeds 13: Talking seasonal change with Heidi Burgess and Paul Marquardt
Temperatures are warming up and spring is finally starting to arrive in full force. What do you need to know to keep your turf healthy as the seasons change? A pair of agronomic experts weigh in.
Beyond the Page 65: New faces on the back page
Dave Delsandro and Jeff Corcoran are well known within the golf course maintenance world, but they are still new in the magazine — just three columns into their back-page run. How do they translate their philosophy into 700 words every month?
Just like the real thing?
Up in the Pacific Northwest, an audacious new 19-holer aims to expand what synthetic greens can offer.
This month on Superintendent Radio Network: February 2025
Discussed within: Becoming a superintendent … how simulators might affect everyday golfers (great!) and TV golf (eh) … moving from criminology to equipment management … setting up shop amid Canadian mountains … and more …
Beyond the Page 64: To infinity and beyond
More than 19 million people played golf last year ... but never stepped foot on a golf course. How can on- and off-course golf work together? And how many of those 19 million might ever move over to play on green grass? Outside the Ropes columnist Tim Moraghan checks in with his unique perspective.
Join us for the inaugural Spring Solutions Madness Showcase
Capturing the wonderful madness of the season, our free online event — which starts at 1 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, March 11 — will highlight emerging products and services.
In memoriam: Tom Tanto, 1938-2025
At one time, the golf course irrigation pioneer had installed pipes at a quarter of the country’s top 100 courses.
Editor’s notebook: It’s a big world
Managing editor Matt LaWell walked around the PGA Show for the first time. What did he learn that can relate to everyone who works in golf?
2025 Super Social Media Awards: Tyler Rae
The golf course architect turned to outside help to enhance his social media accounts and treat them like real marketing. The results are as incredible as his course work.
2025 Super Social Media Awards: Craig Moore
Not far from the Great White North, the Marquette Golf Club director of agronomy is a beacon of information and positivity across the Upper Peninsula and beyond.
