Toro Championship Tournament Training Program
NOTE: The Toro Championship Tournament Training Program is suspended for 2007, but will be available again in 2008. Please check back for updates in Feb. 2008.
About the Program
GCSAA and The Toro Company are pleased to announce the eighth annual Toro Championship Tournament Training Program (TCTTP). A past TCTTP winner describes his experience at the PGA Championship as, “a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Participation in this program will make you better equipped to prepare the course for the tournaments at any facility, large or small.”
Two GCSAA assistant superintendent members along with one GCSAA student member* will be selected to travel in August to the PGA Championship at Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Ill. Winners must be available to work from August 13-21, 2006.
As a winner, you will get experience first-hand what it takes to prepare a course for tournament play. You will be on the course working with staff four hours in the morning and four hours in the evening. Additionally, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at how the golf course superintendent at a tournament facility manages everything that comes with hosting a major golfing event, such as dealing with vendors and television compounds, not to mention parking logistics.
Who is eligible to apply to the TCTTP?
GCSAA assistant superintendent and student members in good standing with GCSAA are eligible to apply to the TCTTP. Past winners of the TCTTP are not eligible to re-apply.
TCTTP winners can expect to participate in a variety of educational experiences including many of the following:
- Bunker maintenance
- Clipping control
- Ball mark & divot repair
- Greens maintenance, i.e., stimpmeter readings
- Course set-up (pin positions, tee marker placement)
When not on the course working, enjoy the fruits of your labor by attending your assigned championship event as a spectator!
Criteria
To apply to the 2006 TCTTP, applicants must submit in the TCTTP application consisting of: the application, employment history information, education background (assistant superintendent applicants only) as well as a 500-word essay, describing where they see themselves, professionally, in 10 years and what they hope to accomplish during that time.
For more information about the TCTTP, please contact Lee Ann Martin at (800) 472-7878, ext. 3687.
*Student members applying for the program must be enrolled in at least the second year of a two-year program or enrolled in their junior year at a four-year institution with a set graduation date of May, 2006 or later. This program is for undergraduate students only.
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Congratulations to the past winners of the TCTTP!
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"Spending the week at the U.S. Open was not only a good learning experience; it also confirmed my desire to be a golf course superintendent."
- Past TCTTP Winner
"This was truly an experience I will never forget. The things I learned will stay with me my entire professional career."
- Past TCTTP Winner
"It was a wonderful experience for all involved, and I can’t thank The Toro Company and GCSAA enough for selecting me to participate in such a program."
- Past TCTTP Winner
"I think the most exhilarating experience was witnessing some of the world's greatest golf fans watching the world's greatest golfers. I realized I helped play a part of something very special."
- Past TCTTP Winner
-"I would recommend the experience to anyone who wants to learn a lot, have fun and watch one of the best tournaments on the tour."
- Past TCTTP Winner
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