Growing up, I always loved tending to the gardens on my family farm. I even used our back pasture as a driving range. There was never a thought in my mind that being a golf course superintendent was a possibility. I got into turf by accident. I went to The University of Rhode Island to study entomology, but it was not a major. Instead, I majored in turf management due to its workload involving multiple entomology courses.

 

After graduation, I took a position with the Minnesota Vikings helping to maintain their practice facility. I learned a lot about working under pressure with no margin for error. I then switched to my first assistant superintendent position and never looked back.

 

Since 2017 I have been climbing the ladder, learning from great superintendents along the way. I have worked at three different high-end golf facilities in the Greater Boston area; I understand the stresses that come with golf in this area, and I look forward to being the superintendent of a great facility in New England.

 

At every stop along the way, I grew to enjoy the challenges faced with maintaining turf: the chemistries involved, the planning to avoid resistance, and even the labor crunch that has been talked about since the last recession. Finding ways around problems to offer a championship-quality golf course is my favorite part of the job.

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While I am not at work, you can find me spending time with my dog Princeton or enjoying a road trip to a National Park with my wife Catherine.