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...
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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 Highland
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