Presidential Perspective By Erin McManus, Superintendent Medina Golf and Country Club
past 20 years that have shaped my The People that career in this business. Shape Your Career I was looking for colleges to attend and had a very good visit I started in greenskeeping with Dr. Don White when I toured working for my father as a twelve the campus on my recruiting visit year old at St Croix Falls Golf for the University of Minnesota Club in St Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Football team. I had made the “Timmer,” as he was known in the decision early on to pursue Division area, was a very humble man from I college football as well as major a modest background. He was not in Turf Management. The winter educated in Turf Management but after my first semester in college learned the trade from peers and I was working at Trollhaugen trial and error. I learned early that when I met Rick Frederickson. the most important job qualities Rick was working on the ski patrol a person should have is showing and one of our conversations up on time and working hard. My led to the opportunity to work at father gave me every opportunity Woodhill Country Club for the to experience everything a young next three summers as an intern. person could at a golf course. Rick gave me an opportunity to In the winter my father would expand my turf management skills transition from the golf course to while I was finishing my turf the ski hill grooming the runs at management degree. I was able to Trollhaugen. My father started my attend the Golf Industry Show in career in greenskeeping and I have Anaheim, California to participate had several “mentors” over the in the Turf Bowl my senior year PagePage 8
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