Golf U S A U S A
13th at Cypress Point
behind the day’s play. The course played firm and fast and we were told, most evenings, to just keep things alive to try to maintain firmness.
The whole week was awesome, and I met some great people from all over the world who will remain contacts for the rest of my career.
I worked two US Opens during my time on The Ohio Program and would definitely recommend anyone else to volunteer for a US Open in the future, as the networking and friends you make will stick with you for the rest of your life. The whole experience is great to be part of.
I would like to thank the Ohio State University for making it possible, but remember, you are representing not only the programme, but your home club, your country, your college and Mike. He will not recommend you if, for a minute, he thinks that you might let anyone down. I will be returning to England shortly as I will soon finish working at Cypress Point Club. The memories and experiences I have had during my eighteen months in America will stick with me forever. I have had a truly amazing time and would like to thank Mike O’Keeffe and his team for all his hard work and support during my stay. They really do a top job and make sure that, through the placements, interns will enjoy and learn as much as possible. Maybe now you can see why they call this a TOP Program. If you are considering
doing a programme like this, go with the one that has been around the longest; you can see that none of this happened by chance. TOP plans everything. They have the connections after years of doing this, they know what works. They look out for your best interests. They make sure you get paid the best wages, and get placed on the best courses, with the best Superintendents. Why waste your time coming all the way over here to mediocre courses that look at you as cheap labour and pay you a stipend. There are loads of those courses over here and you will go back broke!
I would like to thank my family for supporting me during my adventure, and all of the people who have helped me along the way, especially John Clarke and Woburn Golf Club for investing in my future, I couldn’t have done it without you.
And finally, I also want to mention that The Ohio Programme helped me get a scholarship from Syngenta, which helped pay for all my classes. They are just one of a number of companies willing to sponsor good students who show promise. If any of you are
considering going on the OSU Programme, and would like to ask me any questions, feel free to contact me at
d.quinn569@sky.com and I will be glad to answer them.
Mike O’Keeffe may be contacted via email at
okeeffe.1@osu.edu
Tel: +44 (0)1462 683031
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