The EW Podcast - The Superintendent Team of Lancaster Country Club

Our friend and very first podcast guest, Josh Saunders, Director of Golf at Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania is hosting this year’s US Women’s Open.  It has been years in preparation, hundreds of hours of planning, including course renovations, team building and turf management. All that work has culminated in a course that is ready for a major tournament. Jack Higgins and Joel Simmons were there and were set up to record interviews with Josh and his team, and as many of the volunteers as possible. The results were enthusiastic, exciting conversations with turf managers who were up early, working late, tired, but very proud of the work they were doing. The team starts each day at 3:30 am, they work to get the course ready for play until about 6:00 am just in time for the first tee times. Then it’s time for breakfast and a team meeting. Afterwards the volunteers head back to the hotel for a little down time and some sleep.  At 4:00 pm they arrive back at the course for dinner and another team meeting and receive their evening assignments that last until well past dark. We asked a bunch of Josh’s team members and a few volunteers and about their experience. We talked about their job assignments, the friends they made and the overall experience. Everyone shared their thoughts about how beautiful this golf course is and how ready it is to host a major golf tournament. If you ever wondered what it’s like to participate in the management of a major golf tournament this podcast will answer that question.

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