Week 2: The art of event planning in small facilities and my role as a manager

This week I began to finally settle in to my roll in the management of tournaments and events the course holds throughout the busy months of summer.  My job when the course holds tournaments and outings is to make sure all paper work is completed, golf carts are in line and customers are checked in and are taken care of.  This week has really stretched my imagination as far as getting multiple events arranged and take place at the same time in our small facility.  On Friday we had a 144 person outing on the golf course that teed off nine o'clock and were scheduled to eat at five o'clock.  At five thirty we had a wedding planed in our event tent, so there was no where we could put the golf outting to eat.  I called around to different tent rental places and found a company that would allow us to rent tables, chairs, large fans and most importantly a tent big enough for 144 people.  My idea was to set the tent up on the range out of the way of the wedding so we could please both of our parties without having the clutter of more than 300 people.  This was a great success, I managed to please both of our events and pull them off successfully with out a glitch.  The key lesson that I have learned through this week's experience is that you must have an imagination.  My supervisors said that they would never had imagined having people eat on the driving range, but it is what needed to be done to pull this off.  When your working with limited resources you must use everything that you have at your disposal.

As well this, past week I was given a key to the building so I can begin closing the facility down and taking care of the money and deposit for that day.  My duties when I close down the building is to count the money, make a deposit slip, and make sure the building is all locked up and the alarm is set.  I have not begun to close by myself yet because I still need some guidance, but next week I am suppose to begin closing all by myself.

The Beginning - Week One

This week I began my internship with Pipestone Golf Club, which is located in Miamisburg, Ohio.  After I graduate this next Spring I attend on becoming a PGA Professional and going into the business side of golf, which consist of running a golf course such as Pipestone.  I was excited to finally get to start my internship because I knew that I would obtain valuable skills for a successful future in this field.  This week mostly consisted of training.  Since the golf club is owned by the city of Miamisburg, but managed by Kemper Sports I had to go through training programs offered by both.  The training that I endured through the city mostly consisted of how to use their online terminal.  Their online terminal is very complex and is where the budget reports for the course are filled and completed, and it is also a place where you stay connected to other offices in the city.  The training that attended this week for Kemper Sports consisted of learning how to use the computer program FORE.  This program is used for the computers at the front desk for checking guest in, as well it is used for booking tee times.  The best part about this program is it helps the course keep track of inventory and also does a sales report at the end of everyday.  This week might not have been the most hands on week, but it was a vital part to get understanding how this certain course operates.  In the coming weeks I hope to gain enough understanding so I can begin to close the course down by myself, as well to start assisting with the many events and tournaments that the golf club host.  The course has a great management team and I look forward to the following weeks and learning from their leadership and my own experiences throughout the internship.