The Sagamore Club Noblesville, IN Assistant Superintendent/Irrigation Tech: January 2003 - December 2004   Website: http://www.thesagamoreclub.com

The Sagamore Club is a private golf community designed by Jack Nicklaus and operated by Troon Golf. Opened in August 2003, the 18-hole golf course occupies gradual rolling terrain with upscale homes and real estate within and around its layout. Jack Nicklaus incorporates a great deal of risk/reward strategy in Sagamore’s design by using well placed water and bunker hazards, as well as positioning landing areas and greens to encourage the use of as many clubs and approach angles as possible. The course truly provides various distances, lines of play, and strategy to accommodate all levels of play.

Golf course superintendent Kyle Peigh utilized three assistants to make up his management team. He primarily scheduled daily tasks, projects, and work flow himself, but used his assistants to ensure these operations were executed properly. Assistants shared staff supervision duties, but each also had specific areas of responsibility including irrigation, chemical applications, and project management. During the final grow-in phase in the spring and summer of 2003, I supervised small group projects and managed irrigation related issues such as watering, maintenance, and repair. Through the remainder of 2003 and all of 2004, I continued to focus heavily on irrigation. Programming, daily watering and syringing, repair, installation, winterization, maintenance, head adjustment, and satellite box rewiring where my irrigation related responsibilities.


Golf Course Superintendent
Kyle Peigh

• 21 years experience; 9 as a Superintendent
  • Sagamore Club; Noblesville, IN - Superintendent 6 years
  • Shadow Lakes Golf Club; Brentwood, CA - Superintendent 2 years
  • TSG Services; Kennett Square, PA - Construction Superintendent 1 year
  • Pinnacle Peak Country Club; Scottsdale, AZ - Asst. Superintendent - 2 years
  • Desert Mountain; Scottsdale, AZ - Asst. Superintendent - 3 years
• BS in Turfgrass Management - Penn State University

Golf Course Accomplishments and Highlights

• Ranked in Golf Digest’s 2004 Top Ten New Private Courses in America and 11th in state
• Golf course was originally scheduled to be opened in spring 2004. Membership pushed opening day up to August 20, 2003.
  • Successfully grew in and established 100% turf coverage on the remaining on 9 holes within 4 months
  • Finished construction of over half the bunkers in same period of time
  • During Jack Nicklaus' inaugural round on August 19, 2003, he stated, "These are the finest greens I have seen in years"
• Once all turf was established, a major irrigation modification project was started. The goal was to eliminate irrigation in tall rough and to improve water efficiency and usage
  • All 1,500 sprinkler heads were checked to determine if different drive assemblies and/or nozzles were needed
  • Over 700 heads were changed from full to part circle, with several nozzle changes made
  • Personally rewired all 36 satellite boxes to organize watering schedules and programs
• Installed new irrigation consisting of over 20 Rainbird 750’s and larger 900 series heads, and 1,000 feet of pipe and wiring
• Post grow-in, installed additional drainage in all waste bunkers and several fairway bunkers
• Grew in a large practice facility consisting of 5 target greens, 3 large tees, and a chipping green (all Seaside II bentgrass)
• Completed large-scale storm drainage projects spanning from housing lots, across fairways, and into lakes

Staff Organization

• Troon Golf > General Manager > Superintendent > Co-Assistants & Shop Manager > Grounds Staff, Student Interns
• During Grow-in = 55 (44 Hispanics); Full Time = 5, In-Season = 27 (20 Hispanics)

Grass Species

• Greens (USGA spec) - A4 Bentgrass
• Fairways (Clay) - Seaside II Bentgrass
• Tees (Loamy) - Seaside II Bentgrass
• Primary Rough (Clay) - Kentucky Bluegrass
• Tall Rough (Clay) - Hard & Sheep Fescues
• Practice Tees (Sand) & Target Greens (Push up) - Seaside II Bentgrass

Irrigation System

• Rain Bird Nimbus Central, Rain Bird Heads, Flowtronics Pump Station

Budget

• Available upon request

Membership & Rounds

• 375 Golfing Members; 20,000 Rounds

Course Information

• 18 hole
• Links style, golf community
• Yardage - 7173
• Par - 72
• Rating - 75.2
• Slope - 139

Golf Course Area

• Property - 420 Acres
• Greens - 3 Acres; Fairways - 35 Acres; Tees - 3 Acres; Primary Rough - Approx. 30 Acres
• Practice Facility - 300yd+ Driving Range, 3 Large Tees, 5 Target Greens, Chipping Green w/Bunker