Bobby Marterella

Golf Course Superintendent

Old York Road Country Club - Golf Course Superintendent

Responsible for the daily operations of the entire ground’s facility
Create the annual grounds department operations and capital budget
Track the grounds departments expenditures daily to assure we meet the budgeted requirements
Attend and present at monthly green committee and board meetings
95% employee retention rate
Manage a crew of 15 hourly employees 3 assistants and a mechanic
Hire and train new employees in accordance with the club’s policy’s
Hosted the 2023 Pennsylvania Mid-Amateur Championship

Responsible for daily operations of the Championship Wissahickon Course (Ranked #4 in the state of Pennsylvania and Ranked #36 for Golf Week’s Best Classic Courses)
Achieved 97% or greater member satisfaction ratings each of my years at PCC
750 member golf events
Manage and schedule a diverse and multilingual staff of 20 employees to achieve day to day championship conditions
Mentor and train seasonal Interns
22,000 rounds annually (66,000 total rounds at all three courses)
Organized and developed plant protective programs for 33.4 acres of bentgrass and 62 acres of rough for the Wissahickon golf course
Contributed in building $1.8 million John Deere master lease package
Conduct intense syringing and hand watering program to produce fast and firm conditions and minimize overall irrigation
Implemented tee divot and ball mark plugging during the COVID 19 golf spike
Led the 2021 & 2022 employee hire search and successfully recruited and properly trained new team members
Hosted 2022 Philadelphia Open
Hosted the 2021 105th Pennsylvania Open Championship
Worked closely with our Landscape Superintendent on large scale tree planting around the Wissahickon Course and Militia Hill
In house construction including Tree buffering plan, Installation of artificial putting green at St.Martins,3,900 ft² brick cart path along #5 St. Martins, Installation of a 6,000 ft² Blue Stone patio, resodded and restored Militia HIll bunkers

Led staff of 20 employees and aided in day to day activities to achieve exceptional conditions for membership
Responsible for managing employee hours in accordance with the approved budget
Tracking chemical and irrigation inventory
Maintained the proper chemical application policies and procedures
Moisture management on sand based putting greens
Scheduled nightly irrigation and performed repairs as needed
Oversaw irrigation blow out of entire 45 hole facility
Facilitated the transition of half of the driving range tee from 007 bentgrass to Tahoma 31 bermudagrass

Helped achieve #29 Best in State by Golf Digest (previously unranked)
Managed bent/poa push-up greens, tees, and fairways
Managed and trained a staff of 15+ crew members on a daily basis
18,000 rounds annually
Designed and constructed 1,320 ft² tee box on #6 and 1,800 ft² tee box on #15 along with a complete redesign of #1 Tee.
Responsible for the establishment of five new native areas
Volunteered at the 2018 Memorial Tournament, Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin. Ohio
Hosted the 2018 BMW Philadelphia Amateur Championship

Helped maintain the Rank of #27 Best in State by Golf Digest
Responsible for all chemical/fertilizing application and recordkeeping
Managed L-93 bentgrass fairways and tees
Managed Pennlinks bentgrass greens
15,000 rounds annually
Constructed a 13,000 ft² bentgrass nursery grow in
Assisted in a complete 18 hole Better Billy bunker restoration alongside Total Turf

Involved in an Andrew Green 18-hole bunker renovation and limited course redesign
Performed aggressive cultural practices to improve playing conditions during the summer months
Managed Celebration bermudagrass fairways
Managed Tiff-Eagle bermudagrass greens

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