The Meadows Golf Club is a fine golf course, one of our favorites. They listed the following position today… Sounds like it would be a great, fun place to work!
Are you passionate about golf and the golf business?
Do you have more energy than the sun?
Are you so organized that you annoy your friends?
Then read on because the perfect role for you may be waiting at The Meadows Golf Club!
The Meadows is looking for a full-time, year-round Guest & Event Guru. In other words, we need a right-hand person to partner with the new owner as he builds an exciting golf course/pub/entertainment venue in Litchfield.
The new owners of the Penobscot Valley Country Club in Orono continue to make improvements to the course as the 2018 golf season gets underway. The course has been open for two weeks and the full 18 holes are in play with riding carts available.
Kevin McCarthy is the new majority owner after purchasing it from Harris Golf Inc. His management company, Resurrection Golf, is operating PVCC and handling the upgrades.
Aerial view of beautiful new clubhouse at BBHCC, recently recognized by Golf Inc Magazine as one of the best designed, new clubhouses in the world
President George Herbert Walker Bush to receive ASGCA Donald Ross Award — This award, given annually since 1976, is presented to a person who has made a significant contribution to the game of golf and the profession of golf course architecture. It will be presented to Bush in April as part of the 2018 ASGCA Annual Meeting in Houston.
The Golf Industry Show — The biggest trade show for those who make the course playable is this week. Get regular updates via posts from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Facebook page by clicking link.
Join Us at Our Junior Golf Open Houses!—Junior Golf Maine will hold two open houses to promote junior golf opportunities in Maine. The first open house will be held 2-5 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at Val Halla Golf Course, 60 Val Halla Road; and the second 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at Waterville Country Club, 39 Country Club Road, Oakland.
Territory Manager, CCE Golf Cars —Country Club Enterprises, the region’s largest golf car distributor, is seeking an aggressive, confident, and competitive professional with a solid background in outside business development. You must be comfortable working independently and building strong business relationships. The job will entail golf and utility vehicle sales in the state of Maine and part of New Hampshire.
Roberto De Vicenzo deserves more than to be remembered for Masters scorecard blunder —This man’s story is why golf is a great game, greater than all the rest! As for the rule, it must harken back to the days when two Scotsmen would come off the 18th, arguing about who won, and one of them throwing the final bit of gamesmanship at his opponent, “But, Ol’ Tam, ye signed th’ card, th’ scair is yoors.”
Sustaining the Soil —“You have to understand that the biological piece of the equation is a major player here.”
Little shop of horrors —A combination of flammable and hazardous materials, electrical outlets, poor lighting, noise, abundant equipment and high employee traffic can make the maintenance shop a danger zone for any employee.
Water… in Moderation —The basic cultural practice of irrigation is generally considered to be a no-brainer in golf course management. When an inadequate or excessive amount is provided, turf roots fail to grow and function normally.
Lightning Strikes 13th Green – “Looks like God got a hole in one on 13!” [Click image for story]
Spector among 10 MPA Hall of Excellence inductees —Abby Spector broke new ground for women’s golf in Maine, winning the first of her seven state amateur championships at age 15, and now is the teaching pro at Riverside Golf Course in Portland.
5 Cultural Controls of Golf Course Maintenance —The author’s explanation of cultural controls is rather simple: manipulation of the growing environment. Or, more specifically, manipulating the growing environment using a variety of management techniques.
ASU’s Monica Vaughn rallies to win NCAA women’s golf title —We caught the tail-end of this very exciting match. “In a stunning turnaround at Rich Harvest Farms, Vaughn made up a four-shot deficit with four holes to play with two birdies and a lot of help from Wake Forest sophomore Jennifer Kupcho, who led the entire final round until a triple bogey on the 17th hole.”
15-year-old golfer advances through US Open local qualifier —Akshay Bhatia is like a lot of 15-year-olds. He’s growing taller, growing into his body. He has braces. He fiddles with his phone. But Bhatia isn’t a typical 15-year-old on the golf course.
Web.com Tour completes first test of range finders —The first of four test events allowing players to use distance-measuring devices during competition on the Web.com Tour was held last week with largely positive, albeit incomplete, feedback from players and fans.
DEAN & DELUCA INVITATIONAL —Jordan Spieth, the defending champion at Colonial, has missed three of his last four cuts. The exception was a tie for 11th in the Masters.
Our playing partner remarked yesterday that Jordan Spieth seems to never have recovered from his debacle on the 12th Hole at the 2016 Masters. This caused us to go back and watch it again. Golf is a mental game…
Dugas, Clark, Flynn, Plourde among MSGA scholarship winners —Eric Dugas of Pittsfield, Seth Clark of Seal Cove, Hunter Flynn of Presque Isle and Bailey Plourde of Newcastle are among 13 high school seniors who have earned college scholarships from the Maine State Golf Association Scholarship Fund.
Golf Retail Sales Associate —DICK’S Sporting Goods is seeking a part-time golf sales associate in the Golf Department to join our team in South Portland.
When golf goes to Washington —A golf course is not a massage parlor, hot-tub facility or tanning salon. And yet, since at least the early 1980s, the federal government and specifically the tax code has in fact done just that.
So You Want to Establish a Handicap Index… What’s Next? —Welcome to the club! In order to establish a Handicap Index, a player must first join a licensed golf club. A licensed golf club doesn’t have to be a private golf club or a “green grass” facility.
10 Gorgeous Golf Courses For Sale —Have you ever dreamed of owning your own golf course? Well, now’s your chance. For just a small fee, you can turn your dream into reality. Here are 10 notable golf courses currently for sale across the United States.
The Meadows Golf Club is a fine golf course, one of our favorites. They listed the following position today… Sounds like it would be a great, fun place to work!
The Golf of Maine 