– Provide executive leadership of all agronomic operations at a premier private club, delivering consistently elite
   playing conditions aligned with championship standards

– Oversee and strategically manage a $3.6M annual operating budget, optimizing Union labor, inputs, and resource

   allocation while maintaining exceptional course quality

– Direct planning and execution of $1M–$1.5M in annual capital improvements and equipment investments, including   
   course enhancements, infrastructure upgrades, and equipment modernization

– Host site for one of the Metropolitan Golf Association’s four major championships, the Women’s Metropolitan
   Amateur Championship (2026), coordinating course preparation and tournament conditioning at a championship
   level

– Lead the restoration and refinement of agronomic practices on 125-year-old push-up Poa annua greens, enhancing
   surface consistency, firmness, smoothness, speed, and trueness while preserving historic character

– Achieved significant organic matter reduction in greens and approaches, resulting in measurable improvements in
   firmness, playability, and overall turf performance

– Implemented a targeted water reduction program, decreasing overall water usage by 10–15% while simultaneously
   improving playing surface conditions and turf health

– Deliver capital projects including tree management initiatives, infrastructure upgrades, and facility improvements on
   or below budget, maintaining strong financial discipline without compromising quality

– Collaborate with nationally recognized architects Coore & Crenshaw on course design enhancements, ensuring
   preservation of architectural integrity while improving playability and conditioning

– Launched a projected $10.5M golf course master plan encompassing irrigation and infrastructure upgrades, tee
   leveling and construction, green expansions, and fairway recontouring and expansion

– Implement a progressive tree removal and landscape management program, significantly improving turf health,
   airflow, sunlight exposure, and strategic course presentation

– Oversee all construction and renovation initiatives, coordinating with architects, contractors, and club leadership to
   deliver projects on time and within budget

– Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing agronomy team, establishing a culture of accountability, professional
   growth, and operational excellence

– Partner closely with the General Manager, Golf Professional, and Greens Committee to align agronomic strategy
   with club vision and member expectations

– Drive advanced turfgrass management practices, including precision irrigation, soil health optimization, and
   integrated pest management programs

– Ensure full compliance with environmental regulations while advancing sustainable golf course management
   practices

– Maintain transparent and consistent communication with membership through reports, presentations, and strategic
   updates

 

– Work with the Manager of Golf Courses and Grounds in the planning, supervision and implementation of all
   agronomic, cultural and irrigation practices within the scope of a $3M operating budget and $400K capital budget

– Successfully motivate a world-class staff to achieve championship conditions on a daily basis; staff of 55 and
   equipment inventory of $3M

– Promote a smart, balanced IPM approach to achieve optimal turf; $350K chemical and fertilizer inventory

– Expertly communicate all course happenings to various club officials and members when needed; participate in
   Greens Committee and Board of Directors meetings

– Collaborated with the MGCG, golf course architects, PGA professionals, and club officials regarding the continual
   planning and implementation stages of a $4M restoration project consisting of greens, bunkers, and 3 entire hole
   changes in effort to restore the original design of the championship course

– Coordinated the construction of a nursery green consisting of multiple bentgrass cultivars in preparation of the
   selection of potential new putting surfaces with the intent to find which varieties hold the best characteristics for
   Poa annua prevention

– Participated in the planning and implementation of a $3.5M, 30,000 sq. ft. new maintenance facility, with a strong
   focus on fiscal responsibility

– Integral in the preparation and hosting of the 2013 PGA Championship; facilitated build-out by locating
   underground utilities throughout both golf courses

– Actively participate in the continuation of an internship program consisting of 4 individuals from various
   universities specializing in Turf Grass Management programs on a yearly basis

– Coordinated tree removal selection and process as well as annual maintenance pruning plans

 

 

 

Sussex Pines Country Club  Georgetown, DE
Assistant Superintendent  02/2009 - 11/2010

 

Sussex Pines Country Club is a private country club consisting of 18 holes designed by Edmond B. Ault.

The club suffered from the economic recession where young individuals such as myself were brought in

to re-energize and re-establish the quality of the course.

 

 

 

Cripple Creek Golf and Country Club  Dagsboro, DE

Internship  09/2008 - 12/2008

 

The only private country club located in the Bethany Beach area, and was designed by Algie Pulley.

Since opening in 1984, the club has been recognized as one of Delaware’s premier courses.

 

 

 

Pheasant Hill Golf Club  Owego, NY

Assistant Superintendent  03/2006-09/2008

 

18-hole public golf course built in the early 2000’s by a wealthy construction family. The second nine

was constructed in 2006 during my tenure at the club, where I was heavily involved.