By Mike Jamison
PTI’s Outsource Course Maintenance Program Provides Quality And Monetary Benefits For Clients
If you needed to have wisdom
teeth pulled, would you grab a pair of pliers and go at it yourself, or would you call a dentist? What if your company was being wrongly sued for malpractice? Would you hire an attorney or try to defend yourself in court? Does your house need a new roof from that recent hailstorm? Do you replace it yourself, or call a roofing company? It’s logical and very wise to rely on specialists when it comes to something near and dear to you, whether in your personal life or in your business. And that’s why some golf course owners choose to contract with companies like Pro Turf International when it comes to caring for their most precious asset, their golf course. PTI is a Las Vegas-based golf course maintenance and construction company that has been caring for courses for over three decades. Managers and owners of courses like Red Rock Country Club, Las Vegas National, Isleta GC in New Mexico and
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Coral Mountain Golf Club in California rely on the expertise of PTI when it comes to keeping their courses plush and their customers smiling. In fact, Red Rock General Manager Thom Blinkinsop calls hiring PTI “probably the best business decision I have ever made.” When a course manager like Blinkinsop contracts with PTI, he places all aspects of golf course maintenance in the hands of the company. PTI takes day-to-day responsibility for personnel, equipment, schedules, decisions – everything that goes into providing a well-conditioned golf course. “Our approach is simple,” said Mickey Brown, CEO at Pro Turf International. “We take the burden of the entire maintenance and agronomy programs off the shoulders of owners and general managers. We also take care of the entire employee package, benefits, payroll and taxes. We provide a turnkey maintenance program so the owners and GMs can focus on driving revenue.” The program has worked wonders at Red Rock. When PTI took
over the maintenance at Red Rock’s three golf courses in November 2013, the courses were almost unplayable. Today they are spectacular. Blinkinsop has spent 16 years in the business – much of that in the Vegas area. He knows a good arrangement when he sees one. He also has high praise for PTI and Regional Superintendent Jared Bumpus. ““Jared is great at what he does, and so is PTI in general,” he said. “Anytime I need anything and call him he is right there. And he has really trained the employees well. They have learned the craft much better than the track they were on before PTI arrived on the scene. “I absolutely am happy with them. If I bought a golf course, I would hire PTI, no question.” Along with the obvious benefit of taking the maintenance worries away from the course managers and owners, PTI provides several monetary benefits. For starters, owners have a fixed cost when it comes to maintenance. “They know up front exactly what their golf course maintenance will cost for the year,” said Brown. “We tailor our monthly fees to match the revenue
Golf Central • Volume 22, Issue 7
