Kevin Hicks welcomes Tyler Bloom of Bloom Golf Partners back to The EarthWorks Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about leadership, communication, and the changing expectations of golf course superintendents.
What started as a discussion about club governance and the relationship between superintendents and greens committees quickly expands into the challenges of managing expectations, navigating club politics, and protecting your career. Kevin and Tyler share personal experiences and discuss why superintendents need to take a more proactive role in club leadership.
The conversation also explores the growing importance of equipment managers, the challenges of recruiting and retaining qualified staff, and how robotic mowers and artificial intelligence are changing golf course operations.
Through it all, one message stands out: Technology and data are powerful tools, but they can’t replace experience, relationships, and good judgment.
It’s an honest, insightful conversation about what it takes to succeed as a superintendent in today’s golf industry.
