Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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To grow grass, it doesn’t take an agronomist to know that you need water. But before that, the architect needs water to shape the land where the seeds will go.

In Part 6 of the docuseries on “Growing Gamble,” in addition to getting the backstory and evolution of holes 6 thru 13 of Scarecrow, which opened for play on August 1, you get to know Josh Truan, the superintendent at this Central Washington destination since 2012. Prior to facilitating the grow-in of Scarecrow, Truan was also involved in the agronomy of Gamble Sands, the original 18 holes by David McLay Kidd, Quicksands, the par-3 course, and Cascades, the putting course.

Overlooking the Columbia River, watch as both Kidd and Truan, a Washington native who says he landed his dream job, are both under pressure to get the irrigation system in place to grow all things Gamble Sands.