128 Chatterton Pkwy #2, White Plains, NY 10606 P 973-222-3213 E [email protected] rwturf.com
Summary of Qualifications – Fifteen years of experience at exclusive clubs consisting of 18-60 holes. – Constructed two golf courses, one of which was selected as a Top-100 Modern Club. – Proven agronomic skills necessary to manage cool season turf types in the Northeast. – Responsible for operating budgets from $1.0 to $2.2 million dollars. – Established and implemented: intern programs, complete staffing, pesticide & fertilizer programs, maintenance standards and guidelines, safety manuals, environmental protocols and Audubon International certifications. – Project manager on three irrigation system installations, two complete shop set-ups and a full course renovation master plan. – Developed and facilitated projects with architects, irrigation consultants and contractors, producing high quality results on time and within budgets. – Excellent communication between staff, managers, members and golfers as well as outside consultants, public officials, regulatory agencies and peer organizations. – Extensive tournament experience as a host and volunteer. – Continued professional development through local and national organizations, peer group involvement, University interactions and educational opportunities. – The ability to successfully lead employees with an eye for detail, a commitment to excellence, pride in workmanship and the desire to achieve and surpass expectations.
Professional Experience WOLVERTON AGRONOMICS OWNER / AGRONOMIC CONSULTANT WHITE PLAINS, NY JANUARY 2014 TO PRESENT Advise and assist client golf clubs in their operations, noted clients include: Century CC, The Alotian Club, Southern Dutchess CC, Vaquero Club and Paramount CC
EDGEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT RIVER VALE, NJ MARCH 2010 TO DECEMBER 2013
BAYONNE GOLF CLUB GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT BAYONNE, NJ FEBRUARY 2005 TO JANUARY 2010
HOLLOW BROOK GOLF CLUB GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT CORTLANDT MANOR, NY AUGUST 2003 TO FEBRUARY 2005
WINGED FOOT GOLF CLUB, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT MAMARONECK, NY OCTOBER 2001 TO AUGUST 2003
RIDGEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT PARAMUS, NJ FEBRUARY 2001 TO OCTOBER 2001
SAUCON VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT / A.I.T. BETHLEHEM, PA SUMMER 1999, APRIL 2000 TO FEBRUARY 2001
AUGUSTA NATIONAL GOLF CLUB APPRENTICE AUGUSTA, GA SEPTEMBER 1999 TO APRIL 2000 128 Chatterton Pkwy #2, White Plains, NY 10606 P 973-222-3213 E [email protected] rwturf.com
Education & Certification RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ B.S. IN PLANT SCIENCE, TURFGRASS AND HORTICULTURE OPTION, WITH HONORS – Former Instructor at the Rutgers Continuing Professional Education, Two-Year Golf Course Certification Program & Three-Week Golf Turf Management School Program
UPSALA COLLEGE EAST ORANGE, NJ A.A.S. IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
CERTIFIED PESTICIDE & FERTILIZER APPLICATOR - 3B NEW JERSEY
Professional Affiliations GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
METROPOLITAN GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION Currently serve on Board of Directors
GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY
NEW JERSEY TURFGRASS ASSOCIATION EXPO 2006, Speaker on ‘Building Bayonne Golf Course’
HUDSON VALLEY SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION
NYSTA SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE 2013 Speaker on ‘Native Area Maintenance’
Tournament Experience 2000-2014 MASTERS Augusta National Golf Club 2000 US SENIOR OPEN Saucon Valley Country Club 2001 SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Ridgewood Country Club 2001 LPGA CHAMPIONSHIP DuPont Country Club 2004 US AMATEUR Winged Foot Golf Club 2006 US OPEN Winged Foot Golf Club 2008, 2014 THE MEMORIAL Muirfield Village Golf Club 2008 HOST FOR MGA MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Bayonne Golf Club 2009,2013 BARCLAYS Liberty National Golf Club 2010-2012 SYBASE CLASSIC Hamilton Farm Golf Club 2010-2011 AT&T NATIONAL Aronimink Golf Club 2011 BARCLAYS Plainfield Country Club 2012 SENIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Mountain Ridge Country Club 2013 HOST FOR US WOMEN’S OPEN QUALIFIER Edgewood Country Club 2014 US MID-AMATEUR Saucon Valley Country Club 128 Chatterton Pkwy #2, White Plains, NY 10606 P 973-222-3213 E [email protected] rwturf.com
References GLENN HERTZBERG EDGEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB Past Greens Chairman (201) 666-6322
PAUL R. LATSHAW Retired Superintendent, Consultant (914) 649-5289
BRAD OWEN AUGUSTA NATIONAL GOLF CLUB Golf Course Superintendent (706) 667-6300
GREG JAMES LIBERTY NATIONAL GOLF CLUB Golf Course Superintendent (201) 780-9595
ERIC BERGSTOL EMPIRE GOLF MANAGEMENT Owner (914) 393-9113