He'll be working with fellow PGM alum Robby Scruggs, who also signed on with Old Waverly following co-op. Both will be on hand when the facility hosts the U.S. Women's Open in 1999. Cooperative education provides a huge advantage in building a resume and experience while I'm in school. W ORK' More than 100 students in the golf and sports turf management program also are required to participate in cooperative education, said agronomy professor Jeffrey Krans. Graduates of the program manage golf courses from an agronomy perspective, he explained.
Golf courses are multi-million dollar enterprises, and owners want their investments protected.
For graduates who will be responsible for the turf on a typical 120-acre course or for another sports facility, work experience has an educational value as well, he said. Co-op lets them see principles put to work. They are able to benefit from experience as a complement to the curriculum. Students who left our program without work experience couldn't be competitive. Tony Mancuso, now golf course superintendent at New Albany Country Club near Columbus, Ohio, agrees with his former professor.