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Carson Melton

Kalispell,MT

Summary

Growing up playing the game of golf, I always had a love and appreciation for the sport and what it means to people. From my very first job as a groundman, I knew that this is what I wanted to pursue and was determined to learn and grow in this industry. Lucky enough, the first course I worked for held a Senior PGA tournament, The Regions Tradition, so I was able to see how a high end private course operates during a professional/televised event and learn the details expected of such an event. This love for tournaments led me to volunteer for the 2018 Womens Open at Shoal Creek, and I still occasionally volunteer for The Regions Tradition. Since my early days and leaving Greystone, I have worked on many different crews and courses and have learned from many great mentors, including Jeremy while working at Springdale. I am seasoned as a turf manager and fully understand what it takes to succeed in this industry and the mentality it takes to thrive in it. I am a believer that the majority of what we do is not managing turf, but leading people and that is something that I take great pride in doing.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

2nd Assistant Superintendent

Buffalo Hill Golf Club
Kalispell, MT
03.2024 - Current

Coordinated with the 1st Assistant and Superintendent on daily operations, used spray rig for liquid applications including snow mold fungicide applications on all short grass on property, manage moisture levels in greens, irrigation maintenance, walk spread fertilizer, green re-seeding/sodding after ice damage/winterkill, crew leadership, tree cutting, snow plowing in winter, ect.

AIT

Highland Park Golf Course
Birmingham, AL
06.2021 - 08.2023

Walk mowed greens, maintained bent grass moisture levels in a southern climate "Wilt watched", mowed fairways and tees, cut cups, ect.

AIT

Springdale Resort
Canton, NC
08.2020 - 06.2021

My duties included mowing, mulching, and aerifying tees with a ventrac, rolling greens, tree cutting, , aerifying greens, fairway mowing, tees and approaches, bunker edging and raking. During the winter I helped clear brush and cut trees on a cabin Lex was renovating.

Course Operations/Lawncare & Landscape Foreman

Greystone Golf and Country Club
Birmingham, AL
02.2016 - 07.2020

Assisted in spray-hawking greens, tees, herbicide applications, walk mow green, triflex/walk mow tees and approaches, metered and hand watered greens, took soil samples, sod work, cut cups, ect. Obtained Alabama state OTPS license. This course held a senior PGA tournament called the Regions Tradition each year in early may, so I was able to learn the ins and outs of how a grounds crew operates during a professional/televised event.

During my time as the Lawncare/Landscape Foreman, some of my duties included; Quality control, crew management, scheduling and routing, communicating with homeowners on their needs and expectations, communicating with our Director of Golf Maintenance and Lawncare manager, maintaining landscape areas around our clubhouse/aquatic center/tennis facility as well as some roadsides, pruning, mowing, spraying, fertilizing, ect.

Education

Associate of Science - Turf Grass Agronomy

Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
01-2028

Skills

  • Determined
  • Detailed
  • Calm and collected
  • Crew leadership
  • Physically capable
  • "Whatever it takes" attitude

Timeline

2nd Assistant Superintendent

Buffalo Hill Golf Club
03.2024 - Current

AIT

Highland Park Golf Course
06.2021 - 08.2023

AIT

Springdale Resort
08.2020 - 06.2021

Course Operations/Lawncare & Landscape Foreman

Greystone Golf and Country Club
02.2016 - 07.2020

Associate of Science - Turf Grass Agronomy

Pennsylvania State University