An introduction to the broad array of skills required to manage a turfgrass or landscape facility. Students prepare both operational and capital budgets for a facility in their areas of interest. The methods and importance of record keeping, purchasing and inventory control, personnel, project management, risk management, and regulatory compliance issues are covered.
Students also learn how to write a memorandum and business letter.
William N Baker, B.S., CGCS, CA, Golf Course Superintendent, The Club at Morningside, Rancho Mirage. Baker has been active in professional turfgrass associations for many years and is a past president of the California Association of Golf Course Superintendents, the HI-LO Desert Golf Course Superintendents Association, and the San Diego Golf Course Superintendents Association. He has been a golf course superintendent for more than 20 years. He has hosted nationally televised professional golf tournaments on nine separate occasions.