Augusta National maintenance....??

[garzar]

Does AN do all their own course maint. or do they have an outside company contract it? Reason i ask is i have a friend whose brother's co. builds and maintains courses and says his co. maintains AN. I think he's nuts. Right/wrong?? Thanks

[third-times-a-charm]

I wouldnt be surprised if they outsource SOME Part of the...the labor, etc.

 

The course is only open for like 5-6 months a year....

[alpineto]

I wouldn't be surprised if they outsourced some of the course maintenance , I know they

have there own full-time horticulturists just constantly looking after the azaleas and other plants and trees

Augusta national have unlimited resources , so nothing but the best for them .

[BrianMcG]

More than likely the company your friend works for is owned by ANGC.

 

LOL.

[Hawkeye77]

> @BrianMcG said:

> More than likely the company your friend works for is owned by ANGC.

>

> LOL.

They probably own your friend.

 

[Llortamaisey]

What is the company’s name?

[garzar]

> @Llortamaisey said:

> What is the company’s name?

 

I'm not going to say that. I will say that they build/maintain courses in all 50 states and a couple foreign countries. Not a design firm, just build/maintain. I asked this because i'd always thought that AN did all their maintenance work in-house.

[J13]

> @garzar said:

> > @Llortamaisey said:

> > What is the company’s name?

>

> I'm not going to say that. I will say that they build/maintain courses in all 50 states and a couple foreign countries. Not a design firm, just build/maintain. I asked this because i'd always thought that AN did all their maintenance work in-house.

 

All golf clubs contract out for certain things especially a club like AN that's only operating half the year at most.

[Hawkeye77]

> @garzar said:

> > @Llortamaisey said:

> > What is the company’s name?

>

> I'm not going to say that. I will say that they build/maintain courses in all 50 states and a couple foreign countries. Not a design firm, just build/maintain. I asked this because i'd always thought that AN did all their maintenance work in-house.

And apparently because you want your friend to be wrong, lol.

 

No reason for it to be a secret.

 

[Socrates]

> @Hawkeye77 said:

> > @garzar said:

> > > @Llortamaisey said:

> > > What is the company’s name?

> >

> > I'm not going to say that. I will say that they build/maintain courses in all 50 states and a couple foreign countries. Not a design firm, just build/maintain. I asked this because i'd always thought that AN did all their maintenance work in-house.

> And apparently because you want your friend to be wrong, lol.

>

> No reason for it to be a secret.

>

 

He shouldn't divulge it. AN is very (overly) sensitive to people throwing their name out and being associated with them. They've canned members for stuff like that.

[North Texas]

> @Socrates said:

> > @Hawkeye77 said:

> > > @garzar said:

> > > > @Llortamaisey said:

> > > > What is the company’s name?

> > >

> > > I'm not going to say that. I will say that they build/maintain courses in all 50 states and a couple foreign countries. Not a design firm, just build/maintain. I asked this because i'd always thought that AN did all their maintenance work in-house.

> > And apparently because you want your friend to be wrong, lol.

> >

> > No reason for it to be a secret.

> >

>

> He shouldn't divulge it. AN is very (overly) sensitive to people throwing their name out and being associated with them. They've canned members for stuff like that.

 

He might have said too much already :)

[Hawkeye77]

> @Socrates said:

> > @Hawkeye77 said:

> > > @garzar said:

> > > > @Llortamaisey said:

> > > > What is the company’s name?

> > >

> > > I'm not going to say that. I will say that they build/maintain courses in all 50 states and a couple foreign countries. Not a design firm, just build/maintain. I asked this because i'd always thought that AN did all their maintenance work in-house.

> > And apparently because you want your friend to be wrong, lol.

> >

> > No reason for it to be a secret.

> >

>

> He shouldn't divulge it. AN is very (overly) sensitive to people throwing their name out and being associated with them. They've canned members for stuff like that.

 

LOL, I'm sure if the company has some non-disclosure agreement then it won't be disclosed, and maybe they aren't allowed to use AN in any advertising, but otherwise their trucks don't go in through a secret tunnel.

 

If OP won't say the name of the company but expects us to definitely know whether AN hires outside people because he won't take his "friend's" word for it then this is all kind of silly.

[Hawkeye77]

Here's an interesting article from someone who really did work for AN about what he was involved in. Sounds "in-house" but that doesn't necessarily mean it is so, so not speculating on that. But it's interesting. http://ticmag.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/austm:181/datastream/OBJ/view.pdf

[Ferguson]

Today's codes from AG:

 

"The dog is in the doghouse."

"Mary has a ribbon."

"Tony loves fishing."

"Renault is not a very good car."

 

 

[Socrates]

> @Hawkeye77 said:

> Here's an interesting article from someone who really did work for AN about what he was involved in. Sounds "in-house" but that doesn't necessarily mean it is so, so not speculating on that. But it's interesting. http://ticmag.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/austm:181/datastream/OBJ/view.pdf

 

Nice article. The couple of times I was there to see the Masters, it was amazing. I can't think of another place where you can walk into the trees - 30 yards in - and find the trees in deep were manicured too.

[Hawkeye77]

> @Socrates said:

> > @Hawkeye77 said:

> > Here's an interesting article from someone who really did work for AN about what he was involved in. Sounds "in-house" but that doesn't necessarily mean it is so, so not speculating on that. But it's interesting. http://ticmag.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/austm:181/datastream/OBJ/view.pdf

>

> Nice article. The couple of times I was there to see the Masters, it was amazing. I can't think of another place where you can walk into the trees - 30 yards in - and find the trees in deep were manicured too.

 

LOL, I looked for weeds until my daughter rightly told me I was acting stupid!

[Ferguson]

> @Socrates said:

> > @Hawkeye77 said:

> > Here's an interesting article from someone who really did work for AN about what he was involved in. Sounds "in-house" but that doesn't necessarily mean it is so, so not speculating on that. But it's interesting. http://ticmag.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/austm:181/datastream/OBJ/view.pdf

>

> Nice article. The couple of times I was there to see the Masters, it was amazing. I can't think of another place where you can walk into the trees - 30 yards in - and find the trees in deep were manicured too.

 

Agreed.

 

Mrs. Ferguson looked at me strangely when the first copy of Australian Turf Management appeared on the coffee table.

 

[QuigleyDU]

> @"North Texas" said:

> > @Socrates said:

> > > @Hawkeye77 said:

> > > > @garzar said:

> > > > > @Llortamaisey said:

> > > > > What is the company’s name?

> > > >

> > > > I'm not going to say that. I will say that they build/maintain courses in all 50 states and a couple foreign countries. Not a design firm, just build/maintain. I asked this because i'd always thought that AN did all their maintenance work in-house.

> > > And apparently because you want your friend to be wrong, lol.

> > >

> > > No reason for it to be a secret.

> > >

> >

> > He shouldn't divulge it. AN is very (overly) sensitive to people throwing their name out and being associated with them. They've canned members for stuff like that.

>

> He might have said too much already :)

 

you better call him quick. There may be people outside his house with a black bag!!

[Socrates]

> @QuigleyDU said:

> > @"North Texas" said:

> > > @Socrates said:

> > > > @Hawkeye77 said:

> > > > > @garzar said:

> > > > > > @Llortamaisey said:

> > > > > > What is the company’s name?

> > > > >

> > > > > I'm not going to say that. I will say that they build/maintain courses in all 50 states and a couple foreign countries. Not a design firm, just build/maintain. I asked this because i'd always thought that AN did all their maintenance work in-house.

> > > > And apparently because you want your friend to be wrong, lol.

> > > >

> > > > No reason for it to be a secret.

> > > >

> > >

> > > He shouldn't divulge it. AN is very (overly) sensitive to people throwing their name out and being associated with them. They've canned members for stuff like that.

> >

> > He might have said too much already :)

>

> you better call him quick. There may be people outside his house with a black bag!!

 

Likely cross-referencing WRX names with draw entries. No wonder I never get picked.

[QuigleyDU]

> @Socrates said:

> > @QuigleyDU said:

> > > @"North Texas" said:

> > > > @Socrates said:

> > > > > @Hawkeye77 said:

> > > > > > @garzar said:

> > > > > > > @Llortamaisey said:

> > > > > > > What is the company’s name?

> > > > > >

> > > > > > I'm not going to say that. I will say that they build/maintain courses in all 50 states and a couple foreign countries. Not a design firm, just build/maintain. I asked this because i'd always thought that AN did all their maintenance work in-house.

> > > > > And apparently because you want your friend to be wrong, lol.

> > > > >

> > > > > No reason for it to be a secret.

> > > > >

> > > >

> > > > He shouldn't divulge it. AN is very (overly) sensitive to people throwing their name out and being associated with them. They've canned members for stuff like that.

> > >

> > > He might have said too much already :)

> >

> > you better call him quick. There may be people outside his house with a black bag!!

>

> Likely cross-referencing WRX names with draw entries. No wonder I never get picked.

 

Haha

[PostandGhost]

ANGC has its own maintenance staff to deal with the day to day operation of the golf course, however, they do bring in an agronomy team in preparation for the tournament. Marsh Benson was the famous superintendent at ANGC for a long time until he retired a few years ago. There are also several other 3rd party companies that they deal with in order to maintenance specific items on the course or build new structures (i.e. SubAir Systems Company or Massana Construction). So to answer the OP's question, no, ANGC does not do "ALL" of the course maintenance, but they do the vast majority of it. Chances are the OP's friend's brother's company is one of these numerous 3rd party companies that is hired by AGNC to help with the maintenance.

[Ferguson]

> @From_Parts_Unknown said:

> ANGC has its own maintenance staff to deal with the day to day operation of the golf course, however, they do bring in an agronomy team in preparation for the tournament. Marsh Benson was the famous superintendent at ANGC for a long time until he retired a few years ago. There are also several other 3rd party companies that they deal with in order to maintenance specific items on the course or build new structures (i.e. SubAir Systems Company or Massana Construction). So to answer the OP's question, no, ANGC does not do "ALL" of the course maintenance, but they do the vast majority of it. Chances are the OP's friend's brother's company is one of these numerous 3rd party companies that is hired by AGNC to help with the maintenance.

 

 

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"The cookies are in the jar."

[jonsnow]

> @Hawkeye77 said:

> > @Socrates said:

> > > @Hawkeye77 said:

> > > > @garzar said:

> > > > > @Llortamaisey said:

> > > > > What is the company’s name?

> > > >

> > > > I'm not going to say that. I will say that they build/maintain courses in all 50 states and a couple foreign countries. Not a design firm, just build/maintain. I asked this because i'd always thought that AN did all their maintenance work in-house.

> > > And apparently because you want your friend to be wrong, lol.

> > >

> > > No reason for it to be a secret.

> > >

> >

> > He shouldn't divulge it. AN is very (overly) sensitive to people throwing their name out and being associated with them. They've canned members for stuff like that.

>

> LOL, I'm sure if the company has some non-disclosure agreement then it won't be disclosed, and maybe they aren't allowed to use AN in any advertising, but otherwise their trucks don't go in through a secret tunnel.

>

> If OP won't say the name of the company but expects us to definitely know whether AN hires outside people because he won't take his "friend's" word for it then this is all kind of silly.

 

Hawk, funny you should say that because AN announced they are planning to build a service entrance by tunneling under Washington Road. Not sure about the timing of it, but the club owns a large open area where an apartment complex used to stand on the other side of Washington Road about a half mile or so towards downtown from the main entrance.

[garzar]

> @From_Parts_Unknown said:

> ANGC has its own maintenance staff to deal with the day to day operation of the golf course, however, they do bring in an agronomy team in preparation for the tournament. Marsh Benson was the famous superintendent at ANGC for a long time until he retired a few years ago. There are also several other 3rd party companies that they deal with in order to maintenance specific items on the course or build new structures (i.e. SubAir Systems Company or Massana Construction). So to answer the OP's question, no, ANGC does not do "ALL" of the course maintenance, but they do the vast majority of it. Chances are the OP's friend's brother's company is one of these numerous 3rd party companies that is hired by AGNC to help with the maintenance.

 

Thanks for the non-condescending answer. EXACTLY what i was looking for.

[Fore Putt]

> @garzar said:

> > @From_Parts_Unknown said:

> > ANGC has its own maintenance staff to deal with the day to day operation of the golf course, however, they do bring in an agronomy team in preparation for the tournament. Marsh Benson was the famous superintendent at ANGC for a long time until he retired a few years ago. There are also several other 3rd party companies that they deal with in order to maintenance specific items on the course or build new structures (i.e. SubAir Systems Company or Massana Construction). So to answer the OP's question, no, ANGC does not do "ALL" of the course maintenance, but they do the vast majority of it. Chances are the OP's friend's brother's company is one of these numerous 3rd party companies that is hired by AGNC to help with the maintenance.

>

> Thanks for the non-condescending answer. EXACTLY what i was looking for.

 

He's spot on. Although it's my understanding that they are doing more and more of the design and work in-house than in the past.

[Vespar]

Your buddy could work for a squeegee company making his statement true