Mike O'Keeffe: Diving right in...
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I got in early on Friday afternoon. It was great to catch up with Gerry Byrne and some of his friends from the States, Brian Coyne and John Fleck from upstate New York. We set off rolling greens with a greens roller, or as they say in Ireland a "Greensiron".
Saturday morning saw me knee deep in geraniums and other colorful flowers being planted in the privet hedge logo of the K-Club in front of the Palmer club house.
I fell in with a temporary staff who knew very little about the club or golf but they were planting flowers as fast as possible as the weather was great and the pressure is on.
We were very well looked after and I was surprised come 10 am tools were dropped and everyone headed to the hotel canteen for 'morning tea'... something I miss in the States.
I was surprised come 10 am tools were dropped and everyone headed to the hotel canteen for 'morning tea'... something I miss in the States...
It is really great meeting all the guys from different clubs "Mossey" from Cork who is working in Holland at The Dutch GC with a number of my past interns, Andrew Cowie, and Paul O'Donoghue to name a few. Joe Pitt from the Belfry who also knows a number of current and former interns from our Ohio State program.
This morning we were out helping Philip, the lead horticulturist, putting in big planters on the 10th tee box and around the balcony of the clubhouse. We are working to create an instant impact, filling planters to the brim with beautiful color, and they had an instant impact as a young lady walked by who said she loved the flowers. I have to say, working behind a desk and now lugging large planters along with bags of mulch and planting upwards of 100 flats of flowers has taken a toll on us. Meaning I was in bed last night by 9.00pm... but tonight is another story.
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