I work with the best golf superintendent in the world. Well, you may ask...what makes this county golf boss the best golf superintendent in the world?
Even though Josh Heptig is responsible for the course conditions on three municipal courses in different microclimate zones, he doesn't sweat it because, coincidentally, we also have the best greenskeepers in the world maintaining the courses in pristine conditions year round.
But seriously, what makes these guys the best at what they do? They are on the cutting edge of the greatest change to the environmental profile of the golf industry in the history of the game. Don't make me bore you with a long list of details, but it's clear to us already that our zero waste golf park project is gaining real traction with the new breed of environmentally aware golf professionals worldwide. Zero waste just fits golf course operations like a glove...and because of the leadership of Heptig and greens crew at Dairy Creek, it's suddenly the obvious answer to local actions that benefit the environment and the bottom line.
Josh often tells people that the greatest surprise revealed as a result of establishing the zero waste park at Dairy Creek is how the zero waste initiative has attracted diverse partners within the community to come together on golf course grounds to promote environmental education and awareness in the community at large. What a great way to reach out to the community's non golfers who may just need a nudge to become our future golfers and paying customers.
These guys don't have a fat budget or a lot of employees with which to operate San Luis Obispo county golf courses. At Dairy Creek, only 5 guys do it all, seven days a week. They don't have membership money like private clubs do, or an opportunity for freewheeling entrepreneurial risk taking. It's the tightest budget conditions you can imagine, and yet these guys are changing the face of modern golf course management on a shoestring. If these guys can afford to operate a zero waste operation on their government budget, then it's obvious that every other golf course in the world can't afford not to.
Josh Heptig is the best golf superintendent in the world because he has inspired his staff and community associates to pioneer the new global standard for golf environmentalism.
If your golf superintendent can compete for "best superintendent in the world" honors, speak now or forever hold your peace.
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