Shooting Star, Teton Village, WY
Assistant Superintendent
2018 - 2023
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Key member of agronomic team for 5+ seasons; involved in all aspects of course maintenance, crew management, and daily course setup
Lead chemical applicator for past 3+ seasons; spearheaded the switch to GPS spray programs and equipment
Part of winter operations which included nordic grooming, snow removal, future project planning, equipment maintenance, and building/property maintenance
Present for the golf course’s rise from #123 to a spot in the top 100 for the first time in 2023 at #98 in GolfDigest’s Rankings
Windwalker Ranch, Steamboat Springs, CO
Assistant Superintendent
2016 - 2017
Heavily involved in all aspects of golf course maintenance; second-in-command of small crew
Assisted in the construction and grow-in of the 9 hole golf course during summer of 2016
Responsibilities included: fertilizer/chemical application, moisture mgmt., course setup, crew mgmt., and other unique tasks required at the all-encompassing private ranch property
Successful team member of a unique, private family-owned property
Mississippi State University
Agronomy Graduate Research Assistant
Assist the turfgrass science department with ongoing research projects
Principal researcher on multi-year shade research; field and greenhouse trials
Taught multiple semesters of undergraduate Plant Biology lab
Crop Science: Quantifying a Daily Light Integral for Establishment of Warm-Season Cultivars on Putting Greens
Golfdom: Quantifying light needs for bermudagrass green establishment