Kelly Park's Senior Project Updates

Throughout the senior project application process, I appreciated the freedom we were given to explore any interest. Although I did not choose the passion project option, I've been wanting to learn more about the operations of the Reserve for a long time and was thrilled to finally get the opportunity to do that. A lot of my experience working in the golf shop and in accounting was a learn-as-I-go process. This pushed me to think on my feet, which relates to my initial goal of gaining confidence with flexible schedules. The level of activity heavily depended on time and weather. In the process of tracking how various factors affect revenue, I learned how to enter weather data, complete daily closings, perform customer service, and work with excel  accounting spreadsheets. In conclusion, I would recommend this senior project to other students, especially if they have an interest in the sport and enjoy interacting with new people every day. After my senior project experience, I'm ...

A story about a happy/challenging/funny/meaningful moment from the week: The air conditioning in the shop stopped working during our mini heatwave earlier this week. However, we were able to open the doors and eventually get it fixed in the afternoon! What I've learned and progress reflection: I learned about rate changes for the different seasons of the year and how to contact player services over the walkie talkie.  In addition to helping out at the shop, I've spent some of my free time learning the definitions of various golf terms. Pasted below is the list of terms I'm currently trying to memorize.  Definitions are copied and pasted from https://practical-golf.com/golf-terms/ Birdie – When you score one stroke under par   Par – When your score for the hole equals the listed par Bogey – Scoring one stroke above par   Double Bogey – Scoring two strokes above par  Green in Regulation –  When any part of the golf ball is touching the putting surfa...