ROD OOSTERHOFF
Work History : Sunbury Bowls Club 2005 – Present
Education : Turf Management Apprentice 2005-
2009, Currently studying Diploma in Turf
Management.
Job Title : Head Greenkeeper
Green surfaces you look after : 7 year old
Tifdwarf, 7 year old Bent/Poa, 3 year old Bent.
Funniest thing you have seen as a Greenkeeper :
Watching a volunteer crash the greens roller into the
ditch.
One mistake you have made that you will never
make again : Getting the decimal point in the wrong
place when calculating the rate for a growth
hormone. Lets say the mower got a real workout for
the next few weeks.
Favorite piece of machinery/tool : Pro-App.
Most Valuable piece of advice you have been given
in turf : Check the rate twice and spray once.
One product you couldn’t do without in the shed :
Primo Maxx.
Favorite thing about being a Greenkeeper : Working
outdoors and not being stuck I an office, Working hours
(being finished by 3:30pm).
Least favorite thing about being a Greenkeeper :
Removing dew.