Kaleb Erdige

I have a passion for the golf course atmosphere. Having 5 Years of course maintainability experiences with bent grass greens along with 1 year on Bermuda greens. Worked 1 year prepping for the US Open so I know how to manage firm and fast conditions along with playability

Turf certification from USGA Apprenticeship Program

Assistant Superintendent

Education
Experience


Vernon-Verona-Sherrill HS
High School Diploma
Advanced Regents
June 2020

Sandhill CC
USGA Program (Groundskeeper Apprentice Program)
Turf Certificate
December 2024 Groundskeeper
Club at Las Campanas | Santa Fe, NM
June 2018-August 2018
• Raked bunkers
• Hand mowed tee boxes

Groundskeeper
Yahnundasis Golf Club | New Hartford, NY
April 2019-August 2019
• Mowed tee boxes
• Rolled greens

Groundskeeper
Seven Oaks | Hamilton, NY
April 2023-November 2023
• Assisted with repairing broken swing valve on irrigation and isolating valves
• Rolled greens
• Mowed tee boxes
• Hand watered tee boxes
• Hand walked fertilizer around green roll offs, tee boxes, and greens
• Raked bunkers
• Change scalped plugs and divot repair
• Mow greens with triplex
• Sod work


Apprentice
Pinehurst No 2 | Pinehurst, NC
December 2023- October 2024
• Prepare for US Open (US Open task: walk mow 11 green and hand water surrounds)
• Measure moisture in greens and hand water greens
• Rake bunkers
• Walk mow greens
• Cover greens with tarp
• Drainage project in bunker
• Vent/aerify greens
• Roll greens
• Sod projects (removing and laying sod)
• Replace swing joint on irrigation
• Spray chemicals with GPS sprayer
• Replace bunker drainage
• Top dress greens
• Mow fairways
• Verti cut greens
• Walk now collars
• Triplex surrounds
• Sprig greens
• Calibrate push spreader
• Assist with shaping and construction of bunker (add drainage, sand, shaping, sod on faces)
• Over-seed with perennial ryegrass on tees and fairways



Assistant Superintendent
Country Club of Buffalo | Buffalo, NY
March 2025- Present
• Manage Crew and oversee daily operations
• Aerify and vent greens, tees, approaches
• Spray fairways and greens, backpack spray
• Calibrate push spreader
• Mow greens, fairways, etc.
• Irrigation troubleshooting
• Install irrigation and level heads, install irrigation communication wire, blow out lines
• Sod work
• Top dress greens and fairways
• Moisture Meter and hand water
• Various tractor and heavy equipment operations
• Cut Cups and hex plug weak areas
• Verti cut Fairways with tractor
• Check bunker depth and add sand
• Mix tanks for spraying
• Scheduling employees