Goals for Upcoming Internship

Starting in March, I will begin my six month long internship at Bidermann Golf Club in Wilmington, Delaware. I'm hoping to get a lot out of it, along with the agronomy aspects of the business, as well as the behind the scene stuff such as the mechanical, budgeting and supervision aspects of the job. Below you'll find a small list of a few goals that I wish to accomplish during my upcoming internship.

Goal 1: To become more efficient/knowledgeable in equipment maintenance

· Adjusting greens, triplex, fairway mower heights

· Grinding reels

· Back lapping reels

· General troubleshooting

Goal 2: To develop a better understanding about irrigation maintenance and repair

· Adjusting irrigation heads

· Irrigation head repair

· Installing heads and pipes

· Learning pump house technology

Goal 3: To develop a solid background in IPM strategies

· Active Ingredients in pesticide

· Chemical/fertilizer selections

· Weed/disease/insect identification

· More familiarity with commonly used chemicals

Goal 4: To gain knowledge and experience in renovation/construction

· Bunker renovation/construction

o Drainage

o Sand Selection

· Tee construction/renovation

· Green renovation/construction

Hopefully I will be able to accomplish the majority of the goals this summer. I feel that if I can gain an understanding of the above, it will make me a more well rounded professional.

Bidermann Golf Club is one of those hidden gems in the golf course world, tuck tightly in the rolling terrain of its surroundings, backing up and sharing part of its property with The Winterthur Museum (http://www.winterthur.org/). Some course information for Bidermann includes:

Course Type: Private

Built: 1964

Designer: Dick Wilson

Greens: Bentgrass(A-1) and the collars are L-93 - recently gassed and re grassed in 2006

Par: (this depends on the tee) 72-74

Yardage: (this depends on the tee) 5686- 6421 yards

Starting in 2010 they will be completing Phase II of the restoration of the course which started in 2006. In 2006 the greens were gassed and re grassed and had sand channel drainage added to them. Phase II will start in March and will be a restoration of the fairway bunkers. Bidermann was rated 2nd "Best in the State" from 1995 -1998. For membership information and other information feel free to call Bidermann Golf Club at (302) - 655- 3336