Some of the largest fields New Zealand Golf hire extra help during the summer to deal with the increasingly rapid lawn and the large number of visitors. Was lucky enough reach a summer internship in Gulf port Country Golf Club from November 2006 to February 2007.
Whangaparaoa peninsula is very small; Silverdale Shakespear Regional park driving will take less than 30 minutes. Gulf port lies almost in the tip of the peninsula.
The first led through the Whangaparaoa peninsula towards the Gulf port, the view was amazing! It was quite a city holiday houses opposite the beach and golf course with a stunning view of the Hauraki Gulf.
What are the Green Fees?
Rates summer for Gulf port Country Club from September 2010 and March 2011 are as follows:
Golf carts @ NZD$ 20.00 per person
18 holes @ NZD$ 180
9 holes @ NZD $85
For reservations and other information, you can call + 64 (9) 428 1380 or + 64 (9) 424 0971 or e-mail them.
How I port got the job in Gulf Country Club golf course?
In winter 2006, I sent emails from query to more than 50 golf courses around of New Zealand. Knew that he wanted an internship summer on a golf course, but I don't have any specific location in mind.
After e-mail 1-2 emails follow up to the main research direction, finally I went to the Superintendence of Gulf port Country Club Golf Course. I sent my CV, corresponded to a few times in August and ta - da, I got a summer job in September!
When the offer came, I checked with my teacher about the Gulf port Country Club. He assured me that he was one of the main courses in New Zealand and I was very lucky to get an internship there. And it is that one of my classmate from Kiwi had worked there before too.
What I did in Gulf port Country Golf Club?
The work I did the most and really enjoyed was raking bunkers. The majority of greenkeepers do not enjoy this task, because it is very boring and mundane. Perhaps, the reason for why I enjoyed it both was because I was only 10 weeks.
Other tasks included maintenance bed Garden, horticultural spray herbicides to eliminate weeds, blowing dry leaves out of the way and General cleaning duties. For me, these tasks were fun and interesting, never did something like this before.
After accidentally caused a lawnmower that runs in a bunker, have never given me the task of cutting Greens or the tees again. For someone who had never used a lawnmower previously, it was real heavy and somewhat difficult to maneuver. In the biggest sit-on mowers, require specialized training and experience.
It was a blessing to work with a group of wonderful people who share their knowledge and experiences on grass and greenkeeping. I was surprised that a small team of 20ish, about half of us were international, Canada, France United Kingdom. Well, I was the there only Asia during that period.
In conclusion, Gulf port Country Golf Club was truly eyes! I see things from the back end of a course and learn to appreciate the amount of greenkeepers working to preserve the precious greens.
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