Derrick Watts

Experience

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  Mariana Butte Golf Course

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1998

  Internship

  Greens: Bentgrass Tees / Fairways: Kentucky Blue / Rye Holes: 18Trained on different types of golf course equipment, safety, and operating procedures. Irrigation work: relocated sprinkler heads for better coverage, repaired leaks in line and at head.Fertilization of greens.Special projects such as, rebuilding of rock retaining wall, and widening of cement cart paths.

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  Valley View Golf Club

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2003

  2nd Assistant/Irrigation Technician

  Greens: Bentgrass/Poa Tees/Fairways: Blue/Rye mix Holes: 18Maintenance of all types of golf course equipment, including grinding of reels, and preventive maintenance.Involved in an Integrated Pest Management Program including, identification of diseases and controlling them.Maintained irrigation system on entire golf course, designed and installed irrigation projects along holes #1, #2, and #15 rough.Constructed a new forward tee box on #18, and designed new surrounding landscapes for all existing tee stations.Oversaw a completed renovation for fifty four bunkers. Show less

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  Waikoloa Beach Resort Beach & Kings' Course (Transcontinental/WaikoloaLand Co.)

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Assistant Superintendent

  Greens: Tifdwarf Tees/Fairways: Bermuda Tifway II Holes: 36Daily set up and maintenance of golf course to ensure tournament playing conditions at all times.Worked with the budget and capital expenditures process.Responsible for all golf course workers including: union compliance, scheduling, training, work performance, assigning jobs, and safety of workers.Maintain proper irrigation for courses including: irrigation programs, irrigation pond levels, troubleshooting, and percent adjustments.Oversaw daily chemical applications, calibrations for all types of chemicals, recorded all application amounts, designed and incorporated chemical programs. Certified in Site Pro irrigation, installed, designed programs, created T-Map using Global Satellite Positioning system, and control central system. Show less

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  Ke'olu Club at Hualalai

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Assistant Superintendent

  Greens: TifEagle Tees/Fairways: Bermuda Tifway II Holes: 36Daily set up and maintenance of golf course to ensure world class playing conditions at all times.Work with superintendent to organize schedules, irrigation, chemical applications, document experiments, special projects, identify disease, insects, and weed control. Manage and train crew on safety, operating procedures, developing future goals, details for various jobs, and motivate for producing quality product.Involved in the building and grow in of a new TifEagle putting green, and nursery. Show less

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  Kapalua Resort

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2011

  Superintendent Golf Course / Resort Landscape

  Greens: TifEagle Tees / Fairways: Bermuda 328/419 Holes: 36Direct and supervise daily operations of golf course, resort landscape areas, and golf academy maintenance. Completed renovation of twenty golf greens, tees, a 7800 sqft short game practice area, nursery green, including design, irrigation, and grow in.Manage annual budgets and capital expenditures for Kapalua Resort Golf Course, Academy Teaching Facility, and Resort Landscaping.Developed IPM, Pesticide, Irrigation programs, and all inventory usage and ordering proceduresManage all equipment for set up and repair including warranty, and lease agreement.Work closely with the crew to maintain proper training, and safety. Show less

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  Prince golf Club at Princeville Resort

  Jun 2011 - Jul 2015

  Director of Agronomy
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  Kona Country Club

  Sept 2015 - now

  Golf Course Superintendent
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  Shaka Golf Gloves LLC

  Dec 2015 - now

  Co Founder
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  Hawaii Golf Course Employee Foundation

  Dec 2018 - now

  President