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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE - GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - EMPLOYEES DESCRIPTIONJOB DESCRIPTIONS SOUTHRIDGE GOLF COURSE Four Full Time Employees: 1 Golf Course Superintendent Responsible for all phases of course maintenance, improvements, hiring and terminating employees, budgeting and purchases, scheduling all maintenance programs, and having the course in prime condition every day 2 Assistant Superintendent Responsible for day to day scheduling of employees for all maintenance programs on the course, including mowing, watering, cup changing, trap maintenance and general clean-up He is also responsible for all fertilizer and chemical applications 3 Golf Maintenance Technician Involved in all maintenance and improvement programs on the course, with the main responsibility being the repair and maintenance of the imgation system 4 Goll Course Mechanic Responsible for all repair and maintenance of all golf course equipment including golf carts and maintenance buildings Also assist in all maintenance and improvement programs on the course Seasonal Employees: Equipment Operators Hire 4 to 5 employees These employees are on staff from March through October They operate all the mechanical equipment for course maintenance and improvements including mowing, aerating, dirt shaping, and trenching Utility 'Workers Hire 5 to 6 employees These employees are on staff from April through September They operate the green, tee, and fairway mowers, rake traps, weed -eat, and assist the full time employees where needed Maintenance Buildings 1 Main Shop-30' by 60' block construction This building was built in 1983 and houses the superintendents office, restroom, parts storage, and is where equipment repair and maintenance is performed 2 Open Building- 15' by 60' block construction Built in 1983, this building is used for storage of tractors and other large equipment This building is being remodeled for a larger superintendents office 3 Main Storage Building-50' by 100' wood frame construction Built in 1989, these is a cold storage building, no heat, for storage of all course maintenance equipment 4 Pump Houses-2- 20' by 20' wood frame construction These buildings protect the Imgation Pump Stations and where built in 1984 IRRIGATION SYSTEM Pump Stations: There are two pump stations on Southridge Golf Course Both are equipped with one 100 horsepower and one 15 horsepower vertical turbine pumps with each station capable of pumping 1200 gallons per minute Both stations are fully automatic as to maintain 120 PSI coming out of each pump station Each station has safety feathers that shut the pumps off under high or low pressure conditions Sprinkler System: Southridge Golf Course has Toro 630 and 650 sprinkler heads, electrically controlled There are roughly 1300 sprinkler heads , spaced 60 to 75 feet on the course The sprinkler heads are controlled by a TORO VARI-TIME 4000 master control system The master clock controls 115 field clocks that controls the amount of time each sprinkler operates All adjustments in watering time must be made at the field clocks The master station only turns the field clocks on at a predetermined time This is a very basic control system This system was installed in 1983 and needs to be upgraded to computer control in the very near future WATER SUPPLY FOR IRRIGATION Southndge uses non -potable water from Fossil Creek and Mercer Ditch Ditch water only is available from mid -May through mid -September Roughly 600000 gallons of water are pumped daily, for 200 days, during the irrigation season, April through October If for some reason we run out of non -potable water, we have the ability to tap city water for emergence use Winter watering is accomplished by use of a 1000 gallon water truck MOWING PRACTICE Greens: Greens are mowed every day, weather permitting, between 6 00 a m and 8 00 a in , March through October It takes about 2 hours to mow all 19 greens In the months of March-Apnl, and September -October, they are mowed with a tri-plex riding mower set at 5/32" In the months of May -August, Monday through Friday, they are mowed with five 22" walking mowers set at 1/8". In the months of May -August, Saturday and Sunday, they are mowed with tri-plex mowers set at 1/8" For tournament play, greens are mowed twice, doublecut, with the five walking mowers It takes five mowers three hours to doublecut all the greens Grass clippings off the greens are hauled to the shop area and are used in our compost mix Fairways: Fairways are mowed three times per week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, with light -weight fairway mowers set at 5/8" Tees: Tees are mowed three times per week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, with tri-plex mowers set at 1/2" Tees are also mowed twice each month with 22" walking mowers to help maintain their shape Light Rough: Light rough, the area around greens, tees, and fairways, are mowed three limes per week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, with a 5-gang reel mower set at 1 1/2" Heavy Rough: Heavy rough, the area outside the light rough, is mowed twice a week with a 120" rotary mower set at 2-1/2" TOURNAMENT MOWING: Greens are double -cut with 22" walking mowers set at 1/8" one day before and every day of the tournament Tees, fairways, and light rough are mowed at normal heights every day of the tournament Heavy rough is not mowed the week of a tournament, except for ladies tournaments Clubhouse Area Mowing: The area around the clubhouse and half -way house is mowed and raked twice a week with a 22" rotary mower Grass clippings are recycled in our compost pile Winter Maintenance Of Southrldee Golf Course Greens: The greens are cleared of snow as soon as the snow melts off the fairways Leaving the snow on the greens protects them from desiccation and damage from cold weather and geese It is best under normal conditions to allow the snow to remain on them to protect them from winter injury Snow mold protection, a fungicide, is applied to the greens in late November and mid -January to protect them from snow mold damage During dry spells, the greens are watered with a 1000 gallon water truck Greens must never be allowed to dry out in the winter because desiccation would set in and kill the grass plants Fairways and Tees: No snow removal is done on fairways or tees because snow cover is our best protection from winter desiccation Other Winter Use Of Golf Course: No other use of the course grounds are encouraged Skiing, sledding, snow boarding are tolerated but not encouraged Snowmobihng is not allowed Aerification and Too Dressine Practices Greens: Greens are aenfied, to relieve compaction, twice each year, mid April and mid -September They are also top dressed at this time with a 90% sand and 10% peat moss mix Tees: Greens are also over -seeded during aerification with different varieties of bent grass to incorporate more disease and drought resistant grasses Aerification and top dressing of greens is normally a 3 day process with the greens returning to normal condition in about 7 days Tees are aenfied, top dressed, and over seeded twice per year, May and August Tees are top -dressed with 100% sand and over seeded with a ryegrass, bluegrass mix Fairways and Roughs: Fairways and roughs are aenfied twice per year with a pull behind 6 foot wide aerifier Top dressing and over -seeding are done as needed Aerifing plugs from greens, tees, and fairways are collected and stored at the maintenance area where they are mixed with grass clippings and made into top -soil used in vanes improvement projects on the course Chemical Usage Herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides are generally applied on a curative basis No restricted chemicals have ever been applied at Southndge Wetting agents and Iron are applied to the greens monthly during the growing season, May through September Weed control is sprayed on tees and fairways in early spring for control of dandelions, our main weed problem Greens, tees, and fairways were seeded with grasses with high resistance to disease and insect damage in an effort to reduce chemical usage, with good success so far Any chemicals used at Southndge are stored in a locked, ventilated storage room Only a emergence supply is kept on hand Flowers and Shrubs Trees Flower bed, planted with annuals, are maintained around the clubhouse These beds are planted after the last frost, usually mid to late May Few flower beds are planted on the course at this time because of the high maintenance cost All the trees on Southndge were planted within the last 12 years, so they are mostly small immature trees The main varieties include Ash, Cottonwood, Maple, Locust,Lmden, and Pine With the small size of our trees, all maintenance work is done by the Southndge staff Southndge has room for at least 25 additional trees per year for the next 20 years Bridges, Creeks, and Lakes Southridge has 7 golf bridges and 1 maintenance bridge on the golf course They are of wood construction and are in need of replacement Golf bridges are located at #4 tee, #7 tee, #11 fairway, #13 tee, #14 green, #15 tee, and #16 green. The maintenance bridge is located south of the #17 fairway and is 10' wide, 40' long and spans Fossil Creek Bridges #4 and #7 are 10' wide, 40' long and span the irrigation ditch This ditch runs parallel to holes #3, #4, behind #6 green, and in front of #7 tee The bridge on #11 fairway is 6' wide, 40' long, and spans a shallow drainage ditch The bridges on holes #13, 14, 15, and 16, are all 6' wide, 40' long and span Fossil Creek There are 3 lakes on Southndge, all man-made, on holes #5, #9, and #10 #5 lake is located to the north of the #5 fairway and has roughly 1 1/2 acres of surface water This lake is roughly 8' deep, is the irrigation lake for the front 9 and is filled from the irrigation ditch located beside the #4 green #9 lake is located in front of #9 green , has about 1/4 acre of water surface and is roughly 4' deep This lake is strictly a reflection pond, not used for irrigation 410 lake is located between holes #10 and #18, has 2 acres of water surface, is 12' deep and is the irrigation lake for the back 9 Water is pumped from Fossil Creek to fill this lake Special Arrangements With Neighbors Southridge is surrounded with housing with few golf course problems resulting. We have supplied our neighbors with water taps for their green belt irrigation Errant golf ball damage is considered in tree planting with input from effected neighbors Golf course personal have access to the course through Homeowner Association green belt areas located on holes #5 and #18, although the are rarely used We have had a good working relauonship with our golf course neighbors and are hoping it continues Rules of Course Usage for Maintenance Reasons Tee times are not offered until one hour after day -light so as to give the maintenance crew Lime to mow, change cups, etc ahead of the first golfers Not having to wait on golfers saves a lot of maintenance time and allows us to make sure the course is in excellent shape, plus the golfers do not have to wait on mowers The superintendent has final say on when the course is open and when carts may be used, due to weather conditions, mainly wet grounds Equipment Repair and Maintenance Most all equipment repair and maintenance is performed by the course maintenance staff All equipment is serviced according to the manufactures specifications During the winter months all equipment is inspected, repaired, sharpened, and painted as needed to insure proper operation through -out the summer months With this extra effort we have been able to extend the useful life of our equipment Working Relationship with Golf Professionals Our golf professional is asked to keep us informed of any tournaments and any other golfer needs on the course They must keep the rental carts clean and gassed and ready to go They also must tell us of any problems or damage to carts so we can schedule repairs Pro shop staff clears the range of golf balls nightly so we can do our early morning range maintenance before golfers arrive Our pro shop staff must make sure that all golfers have the proper footwear- no metal spikes Jerry Brown -- CSU Notes • For each new group coming in, I personally do an orientation with them After I give the students about 10 mmutes to read the handout, I take them on a "Tour" of the facility and go over each point one by one I let them know of problems we have had in the past and in order to keep the classes for the future, we need all of them to follow the rules I do let each individual know that if they don't adhere, we will not allow them to continue participating in the class (only once in four year did we have to do this). • They usually had 24 students per class and divided into three groups and rotated (eight on range, eight on putting green, and eight on chippmg green) C We gave one large basket of balls to two people each day At the beginning of the semester, they paired up in twosomes and split the large bucket each day • We did not allow them to use the front putting green and they could only chip to the chipping green. • For M,W,F classes, we had them skip Wednesdays so they wouldn't be there on Ladies Day. For T, TH classes they skipped one day every other week (instructors choice) • We allow them to use the clubroom to take tests or do any other inside activities in bad weather I also let each group view our video "Spirit of the Game" that is a great source of information for new players to the game • We allowed them to store the CSU clubs in the back room in a storage bin that I purchased That bin is my property and I will take it with me when I am done at CPN • During inclement weather, we allow them to park in the lot because it wouldn't be used anyway • We do at least a full swing clinic, putting clinic, and chipping clinic with each group that comes in • During the semester of each class, we allow the instructors to play golf at CPN as a staff member This was a good idea in that the instructors (graduate students) appreciated the opportunity and returned the favor in the way they kept tabs on their students Some instructors played as many as 3-5 times in a semester but probably half never played. • As you know, after the 1997-year, income from the classes was put in my other income category instead of driving range revenue because of obvious reasons. • The golf professional must sign a contract with CSU and is paid by a purchase order, our current contact at CSU is Debbie Barhn 491-1507 She knows there will be a new professional in March • I will be available to help the new professional with this transition