some from April till December and some just June through to August. This brings a new atmosphere to the working environment with all the different nationalities we have here. Our crew is split up into three sections


so there are two interns on each crew. This enables them to experience all aspects of our operation. We put great trust in these guys and make sure they gain valuable experience throughout their time here. At the end of their term with us they will have worked on all machinery and carried out all the different maintenance practices. We particularly focus them on the detailed and precise work that is needed


like spraying, fertiliser applications, wilt watching on greens, changing cups, irrigation and management of small projects. You could, in many ways, call them second assistants. A few added extras on the programme include going to the AT&T National Tiger Woods Invitational and working the tournament week, visiting the White House and carrying out renovation to the President’s putting green and lawns - in 2007 the crew actually met George W Bush outside the Oval office. We all spoke to him in a relaxed, but somewhat surreal, situation.


The internship is an amazing experience and I believe I wouldn’t be in


the position I am now without making a small, but very significant, step over from England.


I would like to thank my wife Kimberly for all of her support, everyone at Ohio State University, especially Mike O’Keeffe, and the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club for helping me progress my career in the USA. And, of course, Nigel White from Moulten College in the UK, who got me started on my greenkeeping adventure.


David may be contacted by emailing: davejmcgregor@hotmail.co.uk


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