Professional Golf Turf Management School
Two Year Certificate Program
Ray Waddell: Superintendent,
Elmhurst Country Club
Taking Control: See What Good Leadership Can Do
When Ray Waddell became superintendent of Elmhurst Country Club in
Moscow, PA, in 2005,...
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Professional Golf Turf Management School
Two Year Certificate Program
Ray Waddell: Superintendent,
Elmhurst Country Club
Taking Control: See What Good Leadership Can Do
When Ray Waddell became superintendent of Elmhurst Country Club in
Moscow, PA, in 2005, the golf course was in bad shape.
Large areas of
the 5 greens were dead, memberships were down, and many members
were embarrassed by the condition of the course.
Luckily for Elmhurst,
Waddell was acquiring technical skills and management expertise at the
Rutgers University Professional Golf Turf Management School that were
necessary to turn things around.
The course, now host of the prestigious
Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Northeast Pennsylvania Classic,
wouldn’t be what it is today if it weren’t for Ray Waddell’s leadership.
Two-Year Turf Means Long-Term Success
Waddell began his turf career in 1998 at Glenn Oak Country Club in Waverly, PA.
He started out
cutting grass and “really enjoyed the work,” and he eventually
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