Superintendents these days always ask them self; would I rather work on a private golf course or a public golf course. People have their own opinion on almost anything just like I have my own opinion on this. I have worked on a private golf course for the past three seasons and I have learned to love and hate it. The positive is that the benefits’ are good and the hours and money are good. The downfall is that you and your staff are always being pushed to the edge and being watched under a member’s eye.
Public golf courses tend to not put as much effort into the results on the golf course because they know that they aren’t under any tight pressure for putting a beautiful result out on the course. Private golf courses are completely the opposite because of the fact they know if something they do looks bad and they notice it but don’t fix it, a member will soon notice it and notify your boss. The people in the industry that want to learn and learn fast should be looking for jobs on private courses and not old public courses.
This is all my opinion and as I stated I feel that working on a private golf course is more of a learning experience for the employee because you are learning a strong eye for detail and a powerful work ethic.
