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McKenna Rochell

Weatherford,Texas

Summary

Ever since I was sixteen years old and acquired my first job on a golf course, I figured that it would be a field that I would want to stick with in the long run. I've been in the cart barn, in the pro shop, and eventually out onto the golf course to maintain the grass and systems in place. Now as I've gotten older and learned that I can pursue this career at a higher level, I've applied myself in school and on the course to ensure an opportunity at success. Not only am I involved on the course as a worker, but also as a competitor, being a high school golfer, and scholarship awarded college golfer. My experience now consists of working on courses in Oklahoma, Texas, South Carolina, and Montana. Nearly covering most conditions and grasses, the last place I wish to learn at is in the desert. Working for two public courses in Texas and then working up to two very classy private clubs in Secession Golf Club and Yellowstone Club, I wish to find a great desert club to learn all there is with what it takes to take care of and manage a desert golf course.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Intern, the Yellowstone Club

Yellowstone Club
05.2024 - 10.2024
  • Gained valuable experience working within a specific industry, applying learned concepts directly into relevant work situations.
  • Maintained optimal course conditions for golfers through regular mowing, edging, and trimming of greens, tees, and fairways.
  • Repaired ground structures regularly, sticking to schedules, and meeting facility needs.
  • Collaborated with other groundskeepers to maintain consistently high standards across all areas of the golf course property.
  • Participated in spraying needs, including greens, tees, fairways, and rough.
  • Operated heavy machinery including large tractors, skid steers, material haulers, topdressers, and overseeders.
  • Monitored moisture levels for greens and recorded the numbers and watered as necessary.
  • Installed animal prevention fences, including electric fences and mesh fences.
  • Provided a role in irrigation charge up and blow out.
  • Mowed greens, tees, and fairways.
  • Shortly participated in forms of snow removal at the beginning of the season.
  • Topdressed fairways and approaches.

Intern

Secession Golf Club
05.2023 - 08.2023
  • Learned how to coordinate upwards of thirty employees as efficiently as possible.
  • Participated in many irrigation repair/installations.
  • Spent over forty hours on a spray rig, typically wall to wall applications.
  • Top-dressed greens, approaches, and areas in need or as instructed.
  • Learned how to operate heavy machinery such as backhoes, tractors, spreaders, skid steer, and fraze mower.
  • Performed planting, watering, mulching, edging and other landscaping duties.

Golf Course Groundskeeper

Sugartree Golf Club
06.2020 - 08.2022
  • Performed daily maintenance of golf course grounds, including mowing, weeding, watering and fertilizing.
  • Maintained golf course greens and fairways by aerifying, verticutting and topdressing.
  • Installed new turf using manual labor or machinery.
  • Assisted in the construction of new features such as bunkers and tee boxes.
  • Operated equipment such as tractors, mowers and utility vehicles to perform various tasks on the golf course grounds.
  • Ordered supplies needed for maintaining the golf course grounds and equipment repairs.

Golf Course Groundskeeper

Andrews County Golf Course
05.2015 - 06.2020
  • Performed daily maintenance of golf course grounds, including mowing, weeding, watering and fertilizing.
  • Installed new turf using manual labor or machinery.
  • Set up courses each day by changing cups, putting out flags and emptying trash.
  • Maintained both two-cycle and four-cycle equipment used in regular greenskeeping.
  • Checked machinery and performed routine maintenance to prevent malfunction.

Golf Course Attendant

Tommy Darland
08.2013 - 08.2014
  • Assisted golfers with registration, check-in and payment for rounds of golf.
  • Maintained the cleanliness of clubhouse and grounds by picking up trash and debris.
  • Operated the cash register accurately to process payments from customers.
  • Monitored driving range and bag drop area for cleanliness and alignment with company standards.
  • Received comments and complaints and worked to deliver solutions to achieve member and guest satisfaction.

Golf Cart Attendant

The Territory Golf And Country Club
05.2013 - 08.2013
  • Maintained cleanliness of all golf carts, including washing, vacuuming and polishing.
  • Stocked inventory of supplies, such as gas cans, oil containers and cleaning materials.
  • Assisted with loading, unloading heavy items onto, from the back of golf carts.
  • Displayed excellent customer service skills while interacting with patrons.
  • Worked closely with staff members in order to maintain efficient workflow.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

University of Texas At The Permian Basin
Odessa, TX

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Cameron University
Lawton, OK

Certification in Turf Management - Turf Management

Western Texas College
Snyder, TX
05.2024

Associate of Applied Science - Sports Turf And Golf Course Maintenance

Western Texas College
Snyder, TX
05-2024

High School Diploma -

Andrews High School
Andrews, TX
05.2015

Skills

  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Effective Communication
  • Landscaping and Gardening
  • Detail Oriented
  • Tree Removal
  • Grounds Maintenance
  • Chemical Application
  • Project Management
  • Dedicated Work Ethic
  • Irrigation and Aeration
  • Equipment Troubleshooting
  • Adaptability and Dependability

Timeline

Intern, the Yellowstone Club

Yellowstone Club
05.2024 - 10.2024

Intern

Secession Golf Club
05.2023 - 08.2023

Golf Course Groundskeeper

Sugartree Golf Club
06.2020 - 08.2022

Golf Course Groundskeeper

Andrews County Golf Course
05.2015 - 06.2020

Golf Course Attendant

Tommy Darland
08.2013 - 08.2014

Golf Cart Attendant

The Territory Golf And Country Club
05.2013 - 08.2013

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Cameron University

Certification in Turf Management - Turf Management

Western Texas College

High School Diploma -

Andrews High School

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

University of Texas At The Permian Basin

Associate of Applied Science - Sports Turf And Golf Course Maintenance

Western Texas College
McKenna Rochell