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GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT

GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT is a person who professionally manages the labor, time, materials and financial resources needed to care for the turfgrass and landscaped grounds on a golf course. Golf course superintendents have also been referred to as greenskeepers and turf managers. Golf course superintendents are concerned with the environmental health of the golf course, the sporting needs of the players and the financial sustainability of the golf club for which they work. Golf course superintendents communicate the status of the grounds and maintenance resources to members of the club’s management, owners or board of directors, green chairs and committees, golfers, vendors, suppliers, golf professionals, golf course architects and others in the golf industry. Their management strategies must also align with the golf club business’ environmental and philanthropic role in the community. Golf course superintendents carefully manage the natural weather patterns, environment and other influences that affect the playing areas and landscapes with which golfers interact. Golf course superintendents monitor the health of the golf course environment through careful study, diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury to the golf course’s turfgrass fairways, tees and greens areas, as well as bunkers, water features, naturalized areas and trees. Their skilled management of the course is accomplished through a detailed knowledge of biology, chemistry, plant pathology and entomology. The science of maintaining a healthy golf course landscape is considered a craft. Golf course superintendents are—through their careful care of the golf course environment—environmental stewards.
Golf course superintendents carefully manage the natural weather patterns, environment and other influences that affect the playing areas and landscapes with which golfers interact. Golf course superintendents monitor the health of the golf course environment through careful study, diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury to the golf course’s turfgrass fairways, tees and greens areas, as well as bunkers, water features, naturalized areas and trees. Their skilled management of the course is accomplished through a detailed knowledge of biology, chemistry, plant pathology and entomology. The science of maintaining a healthy golf course landscape is considered a craft. Golf course superintendents are—through their careful care of the golf course environment—environmental stewards.
Golf course superintendents are well-trained, professionally educated and can be officially certified by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.

History of this role

The professional role of a golf course superintendent has moved from one of apprenticeship and studied craft, to established collegiate education programs and industry certification.

Job Responsibilities

Golf course superintendents skillfully maintain a course’s turfgrass, which is considered to be a manufactured product because it is specifically planted, raised and maintained to provide players with a surface on which to play golf. There is a science-based process behind the turfgrass they produce which involves various steps and stages throughout the year.

Notable Golf Course Superintendents

Cited list of award winners or historical figures in the position.

External links

University programs
Penn State
Rutgers
MSU
NC State

Accredited industry organizations
GCSAA
MAGCS
GCSANE
Turfgrass Producers of America
USGA

Sources

1. Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. [1]
2. United States Golf Association. [2] [3] [4]
3. North Carolina State University Turf Files Glossary. [5]
4. The North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service, INSECT and other PESTS associated with TURF. [6]
5. New England Greenkeepr. [7]