What is a typical work day for you?
We’re responsible for spraying chemicals, rolling greens, mowing fairways, anything pertaining to the grounds.
How early do you come to work?
Between 5:30am and 6am if we're watering. We come in between 4am and 4:30am on non-watering days. In the winter we start at 7am and are here until 3:30pm.
Are you married?
I’m married to Denise for 7 1/2 years, with 2 kids - Addison, she's 4, and my youngest will be 2 at the end of January - her name is Victoria.
How did you meet?
We met in high school at a friend’s birthday party. I was dating someone else at the time. Then the next year Denise needed a date to a winter formal dance, so she asked our mutual friends to ask me if I would go, so I went with her. I was a senior and she was a junior. We went to school in Wilmington. I grew up in Chester County, she grew up in Delaware, but we both went to private school. I went to an all-boys Catholic school and she went to an all-girls Catholic school - so that was very interesting.
What were some previous jobs that you've had?
Actually I've been doing this since I was 14. I used to work at Wilmington Country Club, then Kennett Square Country Club and then a golf club in Delaware. My 2 older brothers do the same thing. My oldest brother was the superintendent of a golf club in Delaware and my other brother is an assistant superintendent in Greensboro, North Carolina. It's a good job for me because I need to be outside. I can't be contained indoors. I need to be outside where I can breathe and be loud.
Do you play golf?
Not a lot. I like ice hockey, that's my outlet. I get rid of all of my rage that way.
Do you follow any other sports?
Football and hockey. I follow The Flyers and the Eagles. I watch soccer - English Premier League
What is your most favorite place and where would you like to visit?
Maui, I went on my honeymoon there. I want to go to Dublin, Ireland. I've been to London.
What are your interests/ hobbies?
Surf fishing in the summertime, and hanging out with the kids.
What is your favorite book?
‘Angela’s Ashes’ by Frank McCort
What are your favorite TV shows and movies?
I like old shows that aren’t on anymore like Lost 24, classic comedies like ‘The Cosby Show’, 80’s sitcoms like ‘Growing Pains’.My number one favorite movie is ‘Forrest Gump’. I like ‘It's A Wonderful Life’, the Godfather movies, any of the mob movies are awesome and ‘Wedding Crashers’.
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
A paleontologist, and then I realized that there was a lot of schooling involved with that. I thought I could just dig holes and discover stuff. [Laughs]
What is the best advice you've ever gotten?
My Dad told me to always be yourself and be honest and I'm probably honest to a fault. People don't like it and I don't care what people think about me. You either love me or hate me. There's no middle ground.
Is there anything you'd like to do one day?
I'd love to go sailing, but the opposite end of the warm, tropical kind of sailing. I'd love to do the National Pond Hockey Championships in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have an outdoor pond hockey 3 on 3 tournament. You have to bring a shovel, to shovel the pond. I want to retire young and not have to worry about money [Laughs]
What is the best gift you've ever received?
My kids.
Who are a few famous people you'd like to meet?
Kennedy, Obama, Tom Hanks, whoever invented beer, Henry 8th, someone off the wall like that.
If you could give the teen-aged you advice, what would you tell him?
Don't sweat the little stuff when you're growing up. None of the little school drama means anything when you're 20.
