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2017 Internships Set for 2-Year Students
The 6-month advanced internship program with the Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program is probably one of the most important aspects of the 18-month educational program. Students in the 2-year program are required to complete this advanced internship some time between mid-March and mid-September. The extended nature of the program means that students generally arrive before
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Selecting an Internship (Video)
It's finals week here on campus for the undergraduates and the 2-year students are already working hard on their internships around the world. In fact, my first internship visit (I visit each one of my interns every summer) will take place one week from today in...
2016 Internships for the 2-Year Program Are Set
The 6-month advanced internship program with the Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program is probably one of the most important aspects of the 18-month educational program. Students in the 2-year program are required to complete this advanced internship some time between mid-March and mid-September. The extended nature of the program means that students generally arrive before
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Jeremy Nicholas – Philadelphia Cricket Club
Early to rise this morning as I head from Bordentown, NJ to Flourtown and a trip to the Philadelphia Cricket Club. Dan Meersman is one of my favorite superintendents and the recent renovations completed at the Philadelphia Cricket Club are an outstanding example of what a good restoration of a property is. Internship Visit #6
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Rob Sicinski – Somerset Hills Country Club
After a morning visit to Kaegan at Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort, I headed to New Jersey to visit another course that I’ve never been to and another Tillinghast design at Somerset Hills Country Club. Somerset Hills Country Club It was a dreary day, but Rob and I managed to get around the beautiful golf
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Kaegan Horvat – Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort
So last week took me to three different cities by plane to visit three students, while this week is taking me on a car ride around PA and NJ to visit four more. After a quick stopover at a local course to look at some winter injury issues and a talk to the Pocono superintendents
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Jon Pitoniak – Ballyneal Golf Club
Well if you read my last internship visit and travel updates then you saw that I was stuck in LAX for an extra 3 hours which meant a Denver arrival of 1AM. Instead of trying to drive east towards Ballyneal GC, I crashed for about 4 hours at the airport hotel and woke up bright
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Jack Falvey – Bel-Air Country Club
Yesterday was the start of my west coast swing with my visit with Tyler Jackson at the California Golf Club of San Francisco. After a quick flight to LA last night, I turned my sights on my trip to Bel-Air Country Club to visit with John “Jack” Falvey. Jack spent his time prior to Penn
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Tyler Jackson – California GC of San Franscisco
Today marked the first of 20 trips to visit interns around the United States and in Europe. You can see the locations of all students on my former blog post about the 2015 PSU Turfgrass Internships. For those of you who think these are glamorous, think again. Actually, I love the travel and seeing all
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2015 Golf Turf Program Internships
The 6-month advanced internship program with the Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program is probably one of the most important aspects of the 18-month educational program. Students in the 2-year program are required to complete this advanced internship some time between mid-March and mid-September. The extended nature of the program means that students generally arrive before
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