Rising Star of Turf: Jorge Mendoza

In this episode of the Rising Stars of Turf, sponsored by Earthworks and DryJect, Jorge Mendoza of Green River Golf Club in Corona, California, talks about his lofty career aspirations and his efforts to give back to the profession. A second-generation greenkeeper, Mendoza discusses the need to market himself and his accomplishments as he strives to achieve an industry leadership role beyond Green River. He also talks about what he to promote the game to area youth and introducing turf maintenance as a potential career path. With the golf course straddling three Southern California counties, Mendoza talks about the difficulty and challenges that can come with working with government agencies from three counties on a single project and how the needs and requirements of each might be in conflict with the others.