EVENTS

The effort required to prepare for special events adds even more importance than normal to how the course is maintained. For member events, this can mean planning ahead weeks and months to ensure proper results and conditions. Yet for bigger events like the PGA Tour, it takes years of planning. Even though such large events are out of the ordinary for normal clubs, there is still much to be taken away in the form of useful information that can be scaled to the specific operation and club needs.

While at Oak Hill Country Club, I became directly involved in years of preparation for the 2013 PGA Championship. Serving as Golf Course Superintendent at the host course, I was charged with numerous projects and played a key role in the organization and leading of volunteers and staff. Being associated with one of golf's Majors has given me tremendous experience in tournament preparations.