Britton D.

Hartzok
1839 Newton Street NW
Washington, DC
20010
(717) 3605046
bhartzok@gmail.com

SUMMARY PROFILE

Industry professional committed to strong planning, preparation, and leadership amongst staff
and club membership
5 years of strong golf course experience from intern to assistant-in-training to assistant golf
course manager along with 2 years prior in related capacity
Diverse background in agronomics and management techniques from four respected golf clubs
up and down the East Coast
Large industry-network of superintendents, assistant superintendents, vendors, construction
contractors, and architects
Proven success with staff efficiency, execution, and management as well as labor and cost control
Mentored large number of interns that have entered through training program at Chevy Chase
Club

EXPERIENCE
Chevy Chase Club

Chevy Chase, MD
Assistant Golf Course Manager
March 2013-Present
$2.1+ Million Maintenance Budget, 30+ Staf
The Chevy Chase Club is very large, full-service family club only minutes from our nations capital.
Aside from the countless amenities offered, the Parklands style course is an original 1910 Donald
Ross design and is an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. Greens, tees, and fairways are Creeping
Bentgrass, while the roughs are predominately turf-type tall fescue. The driving range boasts 2
Perennial Ryegrass tees and 2 Patriot Bermudagrass tees.
Worked cooperatively with golf course construction company, McDonald & Sons, through full
greens re-grassing from Crenshaw to the new, improved 007 Creeping Bentgrass
Monitored project by McDonald & Sons for the recontouring of 4 greens, the renovation of the
greens complex and fairway bunkering on the 8th hole, and the construction of a new nursery
Converted collars from Creeping Bentgrass to Perennial Ryegrass in tandem with the greens
resurfacing project
Reshaped fairway lines on 8th hole and used recycled grass from project to convert high traffic,
Poa annua contaminated areas on approaches to clean Bentgrass
Oversaw and planned out irrigation upgrade improvements to rough areas with inadequate
coverage
Completed tee realignment project on all tees to allow the golfer to square stance to center of
fairway
Worked cooperatively with Syngenta WeevilTrak and consultant Steve McDonald to provide
valuable data towards Annual Bluegrass Weevil research
Introduced new Aussie style bunker raking method to increase playability and decrease labor
costs
Advanced personnel management with regards to planning, sequencing, efficiency, and goal
setting

Card Sound Golf Club

Key Largo, FL
Assistant in Training
2011-March 2013
$1.2+ Million Maintenance Budget, 20+ Staf

November

Card Sound Golf Club is a private 18-Hole Devlin-Von Hagge creation in the Florida Keys. The
course is made up of 14 year-old TifEagle greens, while 419 Bermudagrass rounds out the majority
of the fairways, tees, and surrounds. Card Sound has a large pool of international interns and staff
which made the experience unique.

Aided in a management capacity during the vacancy of an assistants position

Introduction to diverse cultural practices: core/solid tine aerification, DryJect, HydroJect, Graden
scarification, grooming, verticutting, and topdressing greens and fairways.

Routinely implemented in pesticide and fertilizer applications

Converted (via sprigging) #7 fairway from Zoysia/Paspalum mix to the new Celebration
Bermudagrass via no-till sprigging

Philadelphia Cricket Club

Flourtown, PA
Assistant in Training
March 2011November 2011
$1.2+ Million Maintenance Budget, 15+ Staf per Course
The Philadelphia Cricket Club is a 45-hole private club with two facilities operating in suburban
Philadelphia. The Flourtown golfing complex includes the recently restored 1922 Tillinghastdesigned Wissahickon course as well as the modern Hurdzan-Frye Militia Hill course. The club
provided the unique experience of both A1/A4 USGA-spec as well as Poa Annua push-up greens.
Completed green expansion project on smaller 9-hole course using propagated plugs

Gained a strong knowledge of native area cultivation, sectional water management, and every
aspect of setting up the golf course.

Britton D. Hartzok

Reynolds Plantation (National Course)

Greensboro, GA
Summer Intern
May 2010August 2010
+$1.0 Million Maintenance Budget, 15+ Staf
The Reynolds Plantation is a 6 course golfing community located an hour east of Atlanta. The Fazio
Design National Course recently underwent a bunker renovation and a greens conversion to
Crenshaw Bentgrass to Champion Dwarf Bermudagrass.

Received healthy introduction to mowing, course set-up, moisture management, and pest
identification

Completed intern project for fairway drainage

EDUCATION & LICENSING

Bachelor of Science in Turfgrass Science

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Certified Pesticide Applicator

State of Maryland

OFF COURSE ACHIEVEMENTS

Volunteer Experience

2014 Quicken Loans National at Congressional Country Club

2013 AT&T National at Congressional Country Club

2012 Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Golf Club

2011 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass

2011 AT&T National at Aronimink Golf Club

Afiliations
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Class C Member
Mid-Atlantic Association of Golf Course Superintendents Member
Maryland Turfgrass Council Member

Britton D. Hartzok
Letters of Reference Available Upon Request
Mr. Dean Graves, CGCS
Golf Course Manager
Chevy Chase Club
6100 Connecticut Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(301) 379-7596
Mr. Dan Meersman
Director of Grounds
Philadelphia Cricket Club
6025 West Valley Green Road
Flourtown, PA 19031
(215) 290-0268

Mr. Sean Anderson

Golf Course Superintendent
Card Sound Golf Club
100 Country Club Road
Key Largo, FL 33037
(305) 360-5916
Mr. Kevin Carnes
Golf Course Superintendent National Course
Reynolds Plantation
1073 Plantation Lane
Greensboro, GA 30642

(706) 473-1614