Ben Rigney
1630 Amanda Dr, Hurricane,WV
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Superintendent of Agronomy
Sleepy Hollow Golf Club
09.2021 - Current
- Manage the challenges of maintaining both cool and warm-season grasses on the same site
- Ensure all chemical applications are in compliance to environmental regulations
- Conduct applicant interviews and make hiring decisions
- Supervise, instruct, and lead a crew of 20 employees
- Communicate with greens committee on activities of the grounds crew, current course conditions, and upcoming cultural practices/projects
- Coordinate with head golf professional to time maintenance practices around golf schedule
- Construct and maintain annual operating budget to be approved by board of directors
- Purchase all supplies needed to maintain golf course
Assistant Golf Course Superintendent
Sleepy Hollow Golf Club
05.2021 - 09.2021
Assistant in Training
Sleepy Hollow Golf Club
03.2020 - 05.2021
Grounds Crew Member
Sleepy Hollow Golf Club
05.2016 - 03.2020
Education
Professional Golf Turf Management
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ12.2020
BBA - Management
Marshall University
Huntington, WV05.2019
High School Diploma -
Hurricane High School
Hurricane, WV06.2015
Skills
Commercial Pesticide Applicator 4A Ornamental and Turf Outdoors
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Managing cool and warm season turfgrasses at various heights of cut
- Operation, troubleshooting, and repair of irrigation systems
- Maintain and working within the constraints of a budget
- Installation and maintenance of golf course drainage systems
- Operation of golf course machinery
Affiliations
- Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, Class A
- 2019-present
- West Virginia Golf Course Superintendents Association
- 2019-present
References
- Collin Southern / Golf Course Superintendent - Sleepy Hollow Golf Club, Hurricane, WV / phone: 304-382-9705 / email: collin.southern@sleepyhollowgolfclub.com
- Marshall Klay / Advanced Turf Solutions / phone: 304-400-3786 / email: mklay@advancedturf.com
- Eric Spurlock / Landscape Supply / email: espurlock@landscapesupplyva.com
Timeline
Superintendent of Agronomy
Sleepy Hollow Golf Club
09.2021 - Current
Assistant Golf Course Superintendent
Sleepy Hollow Golf Club
05.2021 - 09.2021
Assistant in Training
Sleepy Hollow Golf Club
03.2020 - 05.2021
Grounds Crew Member
Sleepy Hollow Golf Club
05.2016 - 03.2020
Professional Golf Turf Management
Rutgers University
BBA - Management
Marshall University
High School Diploma -
Hurricane High School