Frank caught up with another “local” to the Central NY Region, Brian Palmer, Director of Courses at Tara Iti Golf Club and Te Aria Links Golf Club in New Zealand. The son of a golf course superintendent and graduate of my alma mater SUNY Cobleskill, Brian did a seven- year stint at Merion, then his first Superintendent’s role at Shoreacres in Chicago, where he worked with consulting architect and Cornell grad Tom Doak. That eventually led to Brian being offered the lead role where he now oversees three golf courses and a staff of 64.
Frank and Brian discuss his career, fescue greens, and growing grass in the Winterless North of New Zealand.