r/Golfcoursemaintenance

Local muni currently has 1 guy for 2 courses and he’s leaving for college in a month, anything I should know before applying? I’m going to be the weekend superintendent for both courses if I get promoted. Any helpful advice is welcomed.

Been working at a course for 6 months or so, it’s a VERY small course with a small crew too. This is my first course ever working at and I’ve found I love the work a lot.
Here’s the issue, because we’re a smaller course (family owned) our budget is really tight and there’s constraints on what can be done (water, equipment staffing etc)

My boss has said to me many times and has followed it up with some action that he would want me to stay long term and move me up within the company, however it’s the middle of the season and we’re in the red which means my hours have also been cut.

I know I’m still very new to the industry but I’m not sure if this course is the right fit for me, not sure what I’m really asking here more so ranting maybe??

It’s been in the back of my mind that I get experience at this smaller course then move to a bigger operation, I’m just wondering if I should stick the season out or what.

I just need to vent and get some opinions.
I’ve been working on a golf course maintenance crew for about 2.5 years. I’ve always tried to do whatever job I’m asked without complaining, offered to take on more responsibility, and even told my boss I’d work weekends if they needed me.
A coworker who has only been here about 6 months without having any experience working on a course just became an AIT. He’s also related to another AIT on our crew. I’m not trying to take anything away from him, but honestly it has me wondering if I’m wasting my time here.
The part that’s frustrating is I’ve never had a performance review or really been told what I need to improve to move up. It just feels like I don’t know where I stand.
Am I overthinking this, or would you guys start looking for another course if you were in my shoes?

Hey all,

I'm not a superintendent — I'm a university student building a software tool for golf course turf management, and I've realized I've been building it based on assumptions instead of talking to the professionals who actually do the work.

I'm not here to sell anything. I genuinely just want to understand your world better. A few things I'd love your honest take on:

• What's the most tedious or frustrating part of your daily/weekly routine that you wish was easier?
• When you're diagnosing a problem on a green — disease, drought, whatever — what do you actually rely on? Experience, lab tests, gut, asking someone?
• What turf tech or software have you tried that was useless or annoying, and why? (This is the most useful thing for me to hear.)
• If a tool could save you time on one thing, what would you want it to be?

Fellow supers, how are you dealing with your boards not listening to your advice/knowledge? I'm sure it's universal and most boards are filled with complete monkeys. However, I feel like mines taking a turn for the worse this year and I could use some advice on politics/strategies. Without a long backstory for context it's hard to paint a full picture so: I'd just like some tips and tricks to reign them in a bit.

TLDR; tired of being told how to do my job and not being trusted as the professional I am. Any ideas?

Besides wearing safety glasses 24/7, how do y'all keep gnats out of your eyes? Whether I'm tank mixing at the shop, or anywhere on the course, my staff and I are bombed with the little MFers.

Best of luck through the next 90 days everyone!