Doug Bradshaw

Golf Contractor Sales, Ewing Outdoor Supply

[CandyrootLodge @candyrootlodge]

We show a lot of the land. The dirt. The equipment. The construction progress. And that’s because watching something get built from nothing is genuinely exciting to us and for all our future guests to see.

But over the next few weeks, I want to start highlighting the people actually making this thing happen. Because Candyroot doesn’t exist without them.

First up: Carson Shaw.

Carson is our Golf Course Superintendent and — more importantly — he was our very first full-time hire. A Statesville, NC kid who studied at NC State and went on to work at Quail Hollow — one of the most respected clubs in the country and host of major championships. He could have gone a lot of directions from there but chose to bet on something brand new instead.

Right now, during grow-in season, his job is everything. Growing grass on a golf course is both science and patience. You’re managing soil, water, seed, weather, and time — and the margin for error is real. Carson is locked in.

But that title also means something different at a startup than it does at an established club. It doesn’t mean you clock in, do your job, and go home. It means you show up every day to a place that doesn’t fully exist yet, figure out what needs to get done, and do it — whether it’s in your job description or not.

For Carson, that’s meant leading media walkthroughs, being present for investor visits, handling the hundred small things that don’t have an owner yet, and he’s doing all of it with an attitude and work ethic that sets the tone for everyone who comes after him.

This is what building looks like. Dirt and equipment, yes. But mostly people like Carson. 🌱

[Ewing Outdoor Supply @EwingOutdoor]

Good company, great golf, unreal vibes @wmphoenixopen ⛳ 🔥

#WMPO #EwingOutdoor #Golf

[EwingGolfGuy @ewinggolfguy]

Who's going to Orlando for the 2026 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show?
#EwingGolf #Leanonus

[Brian Ley/ George Ley Company @LeyCompany]

Day 1 at @StonebridgeRome!
Almost all material will be on the ground by Day 2 — moving fast 💪
Great working with Superintendent Chris Snyder, Consultant Bob Scott, and Distributor @EwingOutdoor.

@GCBAA @ISCOIndustries @RAINbirdGolf @LeemcoI @asuturf @cole_childers9

[Golfdom @Golfdom]

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[Doug Bradshaw @asuturf]

Excited to be starting both Olde Eight Club in Greenwood, SC with @ChrisJordan89 and Charlotte CC with John Szklinski. Leibold Irrigation installing both.

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Broomsedge is looking great as they get ready for preview play

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First @CapillaryFlow bunkers being poured at The Peninsula Club. @wadsworth_golf doing the install and off to a good start

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Busy day at Broomsedge…more ground checks and delivery of Rain Bird pump station

[EwingGolfGuy @ewinggolfguy]

Come visit us at Booth 4339!!!
#Ewinggolf #Leanonus

[Doug Bradshaw @asuturf]

HDPE training for Nate Martin and his staff at The Reserve at Lake Keowee…soon to be installing IC on the Great Lawn

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Contractor training and grounding checks as the irrigation gets started at Broomsedge with Oliphant Golf.

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Material check in beginning at Broomsedge…looking forward to starting this project

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@lohmann_matt @EwingOutdoor @RainBirdGolf Not at all

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First round of staking irrigation at The Peninsula Club

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Site survey day at Broomsedge…some features starting to take shape

[Doug Bradshaw @asuturf]

Irrigation materials have started arriving for the upcoming renovation at The Peninsula Club in Cornelius, NC. Looking forward to working with @McLennanNick and Nutt Construction.

[Patrick Husby @phusby]

Legendary trip to Arizona. The Ewing Irrigation family are second to none. Thank you for not one, but two once-in-a-lifetime experiences. @EwingIrrigation #resolute #lifeisgood #firstclass

[Doug Bradshaw @asuturf]

Great day at Tree Farm with @golf_water and @Rothturf wrapping up their irrigation project. Proud to have been a small part of this.

[Doug Bradshaw @asuturf]

Capillary Bunker renovation getting started at Carmel CC with @GCSofNC doing the install…thanks to Brannon Goodrich for the opportunity