News:

Welcome to the Golf Club Atlas Discussion Group!

Each user is approved by the Golf Club Atlas editorial staff. For any new inquiries, please contact us.

Pages: [1]   Go Down

Tiger_Bernhardt

  • Karma: +0/-0
What happens to labor in winter
« on: October 02, 2007, 07:20:00 PM »
Where do the members of the crew go during the winter months? aka what percentage of the crew stay year round?
Logged

RJ_Daley

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:What happens to labor in winter
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2007, 07:42:43 PM »
Here in the north, most courses get by with about 3-6 full time, spending time in winter sharpening reel blades, overhaul maintenance of machinery, inventory and planning next years orders, tree trimming work, and not killing themselves on a daily basis, making up for the long hard stressfilled hours of in-season.
Logged
No actual golf rounds were ruined or delayed, nor golf rules broken, in the taking of any photographs that may be displayed by the above forum user.

Pete_Pittock

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:What happens to labor in winter
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2007, 08:00:31 PM »
Tiger,
Like birds, they go south. We go from about 45 to around a dozen for our 36 holes. The question remains about their return.
« Last Edit: October 02, 2007, 08:01:14 PM by Pete_Pittock »
Logged

Mike Hendren

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:What happens to labor in winter
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2007, 08:03:37 PM »
They re-enroll in the honors college at LSU.  Duh.
Logged
Two Corinthians walk into a bar ....

Bill_McBride

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:What happens to labor in winter
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2007, 08:06:51 PM »
Quote from: Michael_Hendren on October 02, 2007, 08:03:37 PM
They re-enroll in the honors college at LSU.  Duh.

LOL  ;D ;D
Logged

Michael Dugger

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:What happens to labor in winter
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2007, 08:34:24 PM »
They head back to their Hispanic country and live like kings.

Logged
What does it matter if the poor player can putt all the way from tee to green, provided that he has to zigzag so frequently that he takes six or seven putts to reach it?     --Alistair Mackenzie--

Tiger_Bernhardt

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:What happens to labor in winter
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2007, 09:29:57 PM »
I think Miss State, Penn State and Michigan State look for that sort of talent. Tennessee dreams of being a turf school. lol We call it Kentucky envy. I am asking if any of the legal workers(12month availability) goes to Florida or other points south.
Logged

Kyle Harris

Re:What happens to labor in winter
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2007, 09:37:11 PM »
Uhh Tiger... you've met one...

and he was directly involved with your last ace.

he just stayed down here.
Logged

Michael Hayes

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:What happens to labor in winter
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2007, 10:14:56 AM »
In the Mountains, most of my guys go to the ski resort for winter work.  The ski season fits really well with the golf season.  I keep 3 guys for equpment maintenance/snow removal and ski trail grooming.   I myself hit the slopes 4 days a week...

Those days are just about a month away ;D ;D

Michael Hayes
Logged
Bandonistas Unite!!!

Craig Sweet

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:What happens to labor in winter
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2007, 10:52:51 AM »
I snowboard all winter...do some traveling....my fellow crew members ski or work at a ski area...
Logged
We are no longer a country of laws.

Tiger_Bernhardt

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:What happens to labor in winter
« Reply #10 on: October 03, 2007, 04:28:21 PM »
thanks guys
Logged

John_Cullum

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:What happens to labor in winter
« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2007, 05:49:22 PM »
They file for unemployment and then come down to Florida and get side work. Seriously.
Logged
"We finally beat Medicare. "

Mark Chaplin

  • Karma: +0/-0
Re:What happens to labor in winter
« Reply #12 on: October 03, 2007, 05:59:58 PM »
Here at Deal the guys are busier doing "real" work in the winter than the summer. Most summer work is cutting grass and keeping the course in order.

In the winter all the major works take place including digging out up to 10 bunkers and revetting them, building new tees, bunkers & paths, etc and more agronomical greenkeeping work. This year we are having placements who will be learning revetting from Gordon Irvine our course consultant and Master Greenkeeper.

Obviously the summer days start earlier as there are more golfers on the course whereas the hard labour is squeezed into less daylight hours in the winter.
Logged
Cave Nil Vino

Ray Richard

Re:What happens to labor in winter
« Reply #13 on: October 05, 2007, 07:12:57 AM »
In the Northeast some of the hardy ones work on projects such as irrigation installation and pond revovation. Irrigation can be done in the cold weather with cold weather glue or HDPE. I remember fondly a day on Cape Cod when it was 6 degrees and windy and we installed pipe.

 Some go home to Latin America and have plenty of fun money-as said in a previous post.
Logged

Pat Brockwell

Re:What happens to labor in winter
« Reply #14 on: October 05, 2007, 07:27:12 PM »
Not sure about all of my crew, me, I just trade in my golf car cubicle for a ski lift cubicle, work work work.  
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up