Editor’s Note: The NCGA Foundation provides deserving youth the opportunity to develop life skills and values through golf. The Foundation increases the availability and affordability of golf through its Youth on Course program and has introduced new programs such as clinics, mentoring, internships and
scholarships. Chantelle Davenport started in the program as a clinic participant two years ago and spent the summer working at Poppy Hills as a Youth on Course intern.
My Summer as a
Youth On Course Intern By Chantelle Davenport
My name is Chantelle and I am an intern for the NCGA Foundation’s Youth on Course program. I have learned a lot already by working in the Poppy Hills pro shop, on the golf course for course maintenance, in Porter’s restaurant and outside in the cart barn.
Pro Shop
While I was working in the pro shop, I learned about merchandise, how to check in items and how to fold clothes. They had many projects for me in the shop: I was able to make
a hat display, present clothes so they would look nice and coordinate outfi ts. I like to dress nice so I had a lot of fun putting outfi ts together.
Maintenance
Maintenance was very different from the pro shop. I had to get up super early—before the sun was up. That was a diffi cult task for me because I felt like I should still be sleeping. In maintenance I learned so many different things. Most people have trouble keeping their small gardens in order, imagine keeping an 18-hole golf course green in order every day. That’s a very big and hard job to do, but somebody has to do it. The workers use different machines to cut the grass and keep it in
shape. We watered the golf course every day to make it look nice. I also learned how to change the cups on the green. They change them every day, rain or shine, and that shows so much dedication to me. You also have to keep the sand in bunkers so someone rakes them each day. That seems like the easiest job out of everything, but it’s not. You have to rake it a certain way so it looks nice. My co-workers accepted me right away; I was the smallest one working there so they took care of me and made sure I didn’t get hurt.
Porter’s Restaurant I also worked in the restaurant and it was way different from the pro shop
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