John Humphrey, Greenskeeper and Rutgers Turf Grad
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John Humphrey: Greenskeeper,
Beacon Hill Country Club
Three-Week Golf Turf Management Short Course
Humphrey began
his turf education
earlier than a
many turf
Professionals: at
the young age of
14.
The Three-Week
Golf Turf
Management...
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John Humphrey: Greenskeeper,
Beacon Hill Country Club
Three-Week Golf Turf Management Short Course
Humphrey began
his turf education
earlier than a
many turf
Professionals: at
the young age of
14.
The Three-Week
Golf Turf
Management
Course was much
more than a review
for Humphrey, who
had been studying
turf management
for four years.
Attracted to Turf at a Young Age
John Humphrey may be young, but he knew he wanted to be a golf
course superintendent for a long time.
“I was always interested in turf
management,” he says, beginning his turf education at just 14 years
of age at the Monmouth County Career Center (MCCC).
MCCC’s turf
resources, including a par 3 golf course that students maintain, gave
him a solid foundation in golf course turf care and management.
Humphrey, who enjoyed playing golf and working outdoors, knew right
away that it was for him and decided to strive to become a golf course
superintendent.
He began working at the Beacon Hill Country
Club in Atlantic Highlands, NJ, on the weekends, gaining valuable real-life experience and
a foot in the door to a beautiful course.
During
his senior year at MCCC, the Center held a turf
competition for students in the program.
Humphrey entered and identified a variety of weeds
and turf diseases to win the first prize—a scholarship for the Rutgers University Professional
Golf Turf Management School’s Three-Week
Program, offered by the Office of Continuing
Professional Education.
From Student to Professional
In January 2009, Humphrey was the youngest student in the ThreeWeek Golf Turf Management Certificate Program.
The Professional
Golf Turf Management School runs both Three Week and Two Year
Turf Management Certificate Courses.
The three-week course is an
introduction to the science behind the practices used by golf course
superintendents and an overview of the technical skills needed for a
golf course turf management job.
Since Humphrey already had an extensive background in turf, his age did not put him at any disadvantage.
“I had a foundation already, so I knew the concepts,” he explains.
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