Superintendent Series: Jeff Austin on Reviving Yale Golf Course

The Fried Egg Golf Podcast

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Golf, Sports

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🗓️ 23 August 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Our Superintendent Series is back with Jeff Austin, superintendent at Yale Golf Course (@Yale_GolfCourse). Prior to taking over at Yale, Jeff was an assistant superintendent at Augusta National, and he humors Andy with a few stories from his time there, including an interaction with a former president. Just over two years ago, Jeff took over at the Seth Raynor-designed Yale Golf Course, which had seen better days after a long Covid-related shutdown. Jeff talks about the challenges he tackled when he came aboard, explains how his workforce adds to the uniqueness of the job, and shares what they're doing to prepare for a Gil Hanse-led restoration starting at the end of 2023. The Superintendent Series is brought to you by the Toro Company.

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0:57.0	I'm Mr. Green, for example. I'm already upset. When I find my ball in the bunker, I'm really upset.
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1:04.0	Friday egg.
1:05.0	The dreaded Friday egg.
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1:09.0	I'm about ready to run off the golf course.
1:33.0	Welcome back to another edition of the Friday egg podcast.
1:37.0	Today's episode is with Jeff Austin.
1:40.0	Jeff is the new superintendent at Ray Tompkins Memorial, also known as the Yale Golf Course.
1:47.0	Jeff comes on to just talk about his experience.
1:51.0	He worked at Augusta National and then coming on at Yale at a tumultuous time.
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