Tese students are absorbed in checking out the grass on the golf course.


For fun, the students tie-dyed their camp t-shirts, toured Ohio Stadium and got to run down the tunnel like champions, and made a putter from a kit for an outdoor putting competition.


Sherratt said that she “learned quite quickly that we didn’t need to schedule every second of every day because the students needed down-time as much as we did. After the heavily-scheduled first day, I made sure they had at least 30-40 minutes each day to play soccer, or 4-square, or just lay on the grass and chat. It felt good to give them a little freedom.”


Planning an event of this magnitude was definitely a team effort and Sherratt was fortunate to have support and assistance from a group of about ten faculty and staff as well as two student workers who served as camp counselors and worked full-time leading up to and during that week.


Out on the golf course students learned about protection of the natural environment.


Students made their own putters for a putting contest.


Te camp will be offered again in 2019. Students who attended this first session who are seriously considering turfgrass as a career field will be welcomed back for some new activities.


All in all, Sherratt felt that the camp was a success. She felt that a major takeaway for many of the students was a greater understanding of turfgrass. “Tey thought ‘turf ’ meant synthetic turf. Tey had a much broader knowledge of the subject by the end of the week. We should capitalize more on the role turf plays in player safety and how important parks and golf courses are for protecting the natural environment. Tat’s a subject they all cared about.”


Te camp was generously supported by the Ohio Sports Turf Manager’s Association (OSTMA) with an outreach grant of $2,500.


Painting a logo was a new experience for all the students. TPI Turf News November/December 2018


Karen Cooper is associate executive director of Turfgrass Producers International. All photos by Meredith Luikart, Te Ohio State University Department of Horticulture & Crop Science.


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