Paul Jamrog returned "home" to oversee the transformation of the former Metacomet Country Club in East Providence, RI, into Met Links, an innovative 9-hole public golf course on a portion of the 90 acre Metacomet property.
Jamrog was the golf course superintendent at Metacomet Country Club from 1994 to 2013, when he transitioned into sales. In financial difficulty for some time, Metacomet was purchased for development by Marshall Properties in 2020, with a desire to retain and redesign a portion of the golf course. Robert McNeil ASGCA and the Northeast Golf Company were brought in to spearhead the renovation, and Jamrog was called back to manage the transition. More on that here.
In this conversation with Anthony Pioppi, Jamrog reflects on coming back as a superintendent again to a very different property from when he left eight years prior. He also credits his time in sales with creating within him a greater awareness of the universe of turf care products available to the superintendent today.