Jordan Kitchen
@kitchen_turf
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Turfie| CGSA Ontario Director | Educator | AGS | MBA | University of Guelph Turfgrass Management Graduate | Tweets are my own
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The Agronomy Team for the 2024
@RBCCanadianOpen
@HamiltonGolf
Words cannot truly express the PRIDE & GRATITUDE I feel towards this amazing group of people. Thank you! Your hard work, dedication and commitment to your craft shined this week. You should all be very proud!
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I’m incredibly honoured to have been given the opprounity by
@HamiltonGolf
Board to serve the HGCC membership as their Golf Course Superintendent.
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A few pictures from my evening golf course tour—7 days away from the
@RBCCanadianOpen
teeing off at
@HamiltonGolf
.
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It’s show time! Round 1 of the
@RBCCanadianOpen
is underway. Shout out to the hard working members of the Agronomy team—you should all be extremely proud!
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I would like to congratulate my mentor
@rt_turfman
on his new position as Project Manager of HGCC's, Golf Course Improvement Project. As he assumes his new role, I have big shoes to fill as I begin my new position as Interim Golf Course Superintendent. Congrats Rhod!
#bittersweet
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Now that the dust has settled somewhat, I wanted to take a moment to congratulate my boss and mentor
@rt_turfman
on hosting such a successful
@RBCCanadianOpen
. The golf course truly shone last week and we owe much of that success to your leadership!
#rbccanadianopen
#hgcc
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She is definitely making herself comfortable at the golf course.
#golfcoursedog
#weimaraner
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It was incredibly special to have five of my
@uofg
#turfie
classmates volunteer to be apart of the Agronomy team for the
@RBCCanadianOpen
. I’m lucky to work with the fifth person in this picture, Chad Oberle, everyday, as he is one of my awesome assistants.
#13A
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It’s Monday of
@RBCCanadianOpen
Tournament Week. The A.M. shift for the Agronomy Team is in full swing.
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Morning maintenance is in full swing here at
@HamiltonGolf
as the Agronomy team prepares the golf course for the
@RBCCanadianOpen
.
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Honoured to have been elected to the
@GolfSupers
Board as the Ontario Director. I am fortunate to serve with an exceptional group of individuals, that are passionate about our profession and industry, from across our great country.
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I am so fortunate to work with such an incredibly diverse, talented and dedicated team. I would be remiss if I didn’t also mention our talented mechanic, Wayne Shaw and our irrigation technician, Mike Horton.
#theirplaquesarebytheredoors
#hgcc
#dreamteam
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The count down is on…t-minus 1 day and 41 minutes before the
@RBCCanadianOpen
Advanced Week begins!
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Congratulations to my incredible boss, leader and mentor, Peter Holt COO of
@HamiltonGolf
, for being awarded the 2019 John Furlong Award for Excellence in Club Management! I was happy to support your well earned nomination and I’m even prouder to see your recognition!
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Our team is
#growing
! We are looking for enthusiastic, hardworking and like-minded individuals to join the Course & Grounds team this season! We have a very exciting season ahead as
@HamiltonGolf
will host the
@RBCCanadianOpen
in June!
#hamiltongolf
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We pulled back our first permeable cover today on 8 East green. The turf looks great!
#hgcc
#hamiltongolf
#2019golfseason
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It’s that time of year again!
@HamiltonGolf
Course & Grounds crew began to remove greens covers yesterday while taking great precaution to protect staff’s health & safety during this Covid-19 pandemic.
#hgcc
#2020golfseason
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I was very proud to convocate today with fellow industry colleague Judy Johnston, who was conferred with the degree of Masters of Arts (Leadership). While we took different degrees our journeys were similar, congratulations Judy!
#wemadeit
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It was an honour and a privilege to contribute to the panel discussion this afternoon with my colleagues
@megolftoo
@Stu_Sheridan
@TJayC17
on the subject of “Taking the Reins- Transitioning from Asst. to Super as part of
#CGCMC22
Thanks
@GolfSupers
for the opportunity!
Successfully have no picture of the panel but thanks to
@GolfSupers
for the opportunity to participate with these very well spoken Superintendents
@Stu_Sheridan
@TJayC17
@kitchen_turf
.
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Recruitment efforts in today's market place require new and innovative approaches. The Hamilton Golf & Country Club launched two recruitment videos today, this one is for the Course and Grounds department.
#hgcc
#wearehiring
#season2018
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I love this picture I snapped of Dasha this morning during our walk. She is a goof but you can definitely see the intensity in her eyes. I can’t believe she is going to be a year old in a few days
#timeflies
#weimaraner
#golfcoursedog
#growingupkitchen
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Never been happier to receive this confirmation email! An incredible milestone in my MBA journey. Today, I officially submitted the last online assignment in my
@UofG_Exec_Prog
#MBA
career. Now only 5 day in May separate me from achieving my UoG MBA.
#asighofrelief
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You never know where you ideas will good...I can remember this crazy idea I had for a tarp roller. Today, that tarp roller is called
@tarpdevil
and it's represented in 8 countries around the world. It's in the July addition of
@GCM_Magazine
#DreamBig
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A great afternoon talking
#turf
,
#trimmit
and
#spiio
. Thanks to
@TrevorMorvay
for coordinating and to
@mleggturf
and
@Bryce__Allan
for the leading the very informative discussions.
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One of the most important lessons l learned in all of my post graduate education was the triple constraint of management
#notruerwords
. This season golf course superintendents around the world will be confronted with this constraint more than ever
#lookitup
#oneeffectstheother
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Congrats to
@GuelphTurf
on the successful return of SIR program. It was a great evening—
@ct_turf
’s lecture was excellent!
Chris Tritabaugh from
@Hazeltine
and the captive audience at the Superintendent in Residence presentation
#GuelphTurf
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Very humbled to have been selected as one of
@TurfandRec
’s 2018 ‘top 10 under 40’
#humbled
#proudturfie
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I have to echo
@MattDavidson93
’s words On this
#ThankASuper
day I want to give a huge shout out to my crew and every other golf course crew for all that they do to make our courses awesome each and every day!! I appreciate you all.
#teamworkmakesthedreamwork
#ItTakesAVillage
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Thanks John for the opportunity to share my perspectives on personal and professional development!
#alwaysgrowing
The Ladder - Jordan Kitchen: Professional Development Yields Personal Introspection
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It’s that time of year again, time to get
#rolling
with
@TarpDevil
! HGCC’s Course & Grounds team started removing solid greens covers this afternoon—the turf looks good!
#thatwaseasy
#tarpdevil
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Finally decided to try
@ggbeerco
’s Sweet Dreams beer today. I’ve heard may positive things but can finally confirm, they have an excellent
#localbrew
!
#buylocal
#supportlocal
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As I reflect on the reality that is my last week as an MBA student, I am overwhelmed by a range of emotion. What an incredible journey to this point. To date, I've crossed 15 courses off this schedule, by the end of this week I'll have crossed off the last. I'm ready!
#geterdone
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The Course & Grounds department
@HamiltonGolf
congratulates
@Ryan_Campbell81
on his new position as assistant superintendent at Beech Grove GC. We are excited to announce that
@ChadOberle
will joining the team as our new IPM technician.
#congrats
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It’s been a busy week for Dasha; she is exhausted.
#weimaraner
#dogsofgolf
#golfcoursedog
#growingupkitchen
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One of the most important moments in my journey was learning there was a difference between management and leadership. That day I stopped wanting to become a manger and strived to be a leader. Take a look...
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We are planning to topdress fairways on July 29th. If you are interested in dropping by to see the
@fairwayfalcon
in action stop by! This brush is awesome!
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Very honoured to have been selected as a recipient of the 2017 Hugh Kirkpatrick bursary. Thank you to the Kirkpatrick family and the
@OntarioGSA
for their continued support of assistants’ development.
Congratulations to our Hugh Kirkpatrick Bursary winners Joel Johnston from Riverbend Golf Community and
@kitchen_turf
from
@HamiltonGolf
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Looking forward to heading to Quebec City for the
@GolfSupers
show! Heard about
@TarpDevil
and want know more? Make sure you drop by the
@TurfCareProdCA
booth to learn more!
#seeyouthere
#wekeepyourolling
#gamechanger
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A very productive day removing covers at HGCC, only 5 solids remain!
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Last day of my
@uog_business
MBA! Spent the last 96 hours with the most incredible team building this report for NPC Canada
#finalproduct
#teamwork
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Glad you were able to make it out to see the
@RBCCanadianOpen
@HamiltonGolf
! We love the
@fiequipment
FairwayFalcon and used it during our pre-tournament preparations.
A few members of our team were able to make it out to
@HamiltonGolf
yesterday to watch the
@RBCCanadianOpen
Looking forward to an exciting Sunday finish! Cheering for
@GolfCanada
to bring home some hardware
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Great day harvesting soybeans! Always love coming home to spend sometime in the combine seat.
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HGCC cherry logs milled by Aborwood Tree Services to be made into charcuterie boards. A great initiative by the Ladies Captains’ Committee
#hgcc
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It’s been really interesting to benchmark greens’ smoothness and trueness this spring with the
#parrymeter
.
#alwayslearning
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Enroute to
#QuebecCity
for the
@GolfSupers
trade show Opening SociALL! Heard of
@TarpDevil
? Want to see it in person or learn more? Drop by the
@TurfCareProdCA
booth to see the
@TarpDevil
!
#gamechanger
#2018
🇨🇦GCMC
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Looking forward to utilizing this new tool, the
#parrymeter
this coming season to take our understanding of surface management to the next level.
#smoothnessandtrueness
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Our team is growing! We are looking to add an Assistant-in-Training/Spray Technician to our senior leadership team. If you are interested send me an email @ jkitchen
@hgcc
.ca
#hgcc
#hamiltongolf
#wearegrowing
#growingforthefuture
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Do you manage covers as part of your operation? Want an easier way to collect and deploy them? Heard of
@tarpdevil
and want to know more? Visit us at booth
#37107
@GIS_2018
#wekeepyourolling
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"If you hire people just because they can do a job, they'll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they'll work for you with blood and sweat and tears" - Simon Sinek
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I had a lot of fun making the
@tarpdevil
promo video! If you missed it, take a look: …
#WeKeepYouRolling
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As an assistant superintendent, I understand the challenges of collecting and deploying covers. When I built the first
@TarpDevil
I was simply trying to solve a problem. I’m very excited I can share that solution with others facing the same challenges.
#gamechanger
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I made my donation to my local food bank
@HFShare
! Thanks
@blawrence_pga
for the nomination
#foodforefamilies
#pgaproud
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I'm on the tee with
@tarpdevil
today for the
@ovta_news
#OVTRF
at Royal Ottawa CC!
#deviltime
#wekeepyourolling
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Picked up my badge and setting up the
@tarpdevil
booth
@GIS_2018
! We’ll see you at our booth
#37107
tomorrow with our friends
@TurfProphit
!
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Thanks
@turfnet
for sharing
@tarpdevil
’s story. The response from the industry has been overwhelmingly positive. I set out to do what I do every day, solve problems. I’m happy others can benefit!
Latest Turf News: Assistant's invention designed to make deploying, removing covers easier
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Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 2018 has been a fantastic year! Looking forward to 2019!
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Wheat harvest starts tomorrow. Love running combine. Tomorrow will be hard, this will be the first harvest in 70 yrs without my grandfather.
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To all my family, friends and colleagues, I hope you all have wonderful Easter weekend!
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All the Kitchen family puppers hanging with my sister Kyra. She is a very proud
#Weimaraner
auntie!
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Very proud of all my DTM 13A classmates that came out to the
@UoGTurfClub
alumni tournament. Proud to call you all friends and colleagues!
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Great day golfing in the
@UoGTurfClub
alumni tourney yesterday! Fantastic group, thanks to
@stevewillhicks
@adamhaines3
@hamiltonian8
for a fun round
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Powerful quote on leadership, "the standard you walk past, is the standard you accept." -David Morrison
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@iTweetTurf
@turfnet
@TurfNetMaestro
@MedinahTurf
@UConnTurf
@iTweetTurf
John,
@turfnet
is happy to host a conversation/discussion on the topic. As someone that is both a superintendent and involved in turfgrass education
@uofg
I’d enjoy trading perspectives on this subject.
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Things that make you smile... very happy with the root mass on our 100 year old, push-up poa/bent greens
#hgcc
#growingroots
#turfnerd
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Thanks
@judyjohnson8
for stopping by today! It was great to discuss the leadership and coaching opportunities offered by
#lightofdaycoaching
for our team! I’m looking forward to working with you and on our first project.
#alwaysgrowing
#uoguelphalumni
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I always enjoy getting out and shooting material for
@tarpdevil
. Yesterday we recorded new footage for user and distributor videos!
#staytuned
#wekeepyourolling
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I would strongly encourage anyone interested/considering taking an
#MBA
in agriculture to take a look at the
@UofG_Exec_Prog
#MBA
program
#topnotch
Discover what an MBA from the University of Guelph will do for your career. Specialize your degree in sustainable commerce.
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It was an absolute pleasure to chat with
@TurfNetMaestro
about the ‘Assistant Situation.’ Thanks
@turfnet
for continuing to facilitate this important conversation!
New blog post: 1:1 with Jordan Kitchen: A thoughtful and thought-provoking conversation between Peter McCormick of TurfNet and Jordan Kitchen, MBA/AGS at Hamilton Golf & Country Club in Ancaster, Ontario. Watch or listen.
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I’m looking forward to reviewing my
@HoganAssessment
with
@judyjohnson8
and building my
#LeaderDevelopmentPlan
#openminded
#executivecoaching
#alwaysgrowing
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@iTweetTurf
@turfnet
@TurfNetMaestro
@MedinahTurf
@UConnTurf
@iTweetTurf
I’d enjoying hearing your explanation as to why the industry can’t retain talent long term. Can we finally have a discussion about the topic?
@turfnet
would you be open to hosting a discussion on the topic? I’d like to hear both CND and US perspectives
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Leadership become my new favourite topic. A professor recommended Simon Sinek, if you have a few minutes watch this:
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This morning’s reading at breakfast was about service excellence in the hospitality companies.
#alwayslearning
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Stay tuned...I’ll be trying my hand at the the written word, working on my first blog post
#comingsoon
#turfupsidedown
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New sign is up at the cottage! The family cottage is a special place, our retreat from this ever demanding world.
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Thanks
@TheToroCompany
for hosting a fantastic assistants education program. Thankful for the opportunity
@redironbrian
#teamontario
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The roof on 1 East rain shelter has been reshingled. The project was completed in-house by our talented handyman. The final product looks great!
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Looking forward to golfing in the
@UoGTurfClub
alumni tourney with
@stevewillhicks
@hamiltonian8
@adamhaines3
#fore
#dreamteam
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