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gills Well Established Member

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Hey all,

Not sure if this is the right forum so I apologize if it's not. Please move it if need be.

I'm in college at the moment pursuing my bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering and now that I'm starting my junior year this coming fall I want to start thinking about where I'd like to see myself in industry. I've come to the realization that I love everything about golf ever since I started playing 3 years ago and more often than not, I picture myself working in the industry. It's obvious that technology is important in golf and I always think about the engineers behind my clubs whenever i look at them and how cool it must be to be repsonsible for a club design.

What initially interested me in M.E. was automobiles, or pretty much anything motorized since I always tinkered with my cars and drove them in either Autocross events, or instructional road course events. But lately, golf is what my heart is telling me i should perhaps consider as a career.

Are there any engineers in here who are working in a golf related field? And if you are an engineer, but don't work in golf, what do you do and do you like what you do?

Interested in reading what you all have to say.

Thanks,
Tom
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I think I loosley fot your criteria. I'm also an engineering student (going into third year) but my field is Chemical Engineering. I've always harboured a disire to work in Golf. I guess my experience in polymers and the like could be useful in golf ball design and construction (at least thats what I tell myself, anyway! ).

Keep at it and maybe we'll meet someday working for Callaway or Titleist...

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I am a mechanical engineer and I work at a Petroleum refinery. My roles is a Maintenance, Reliability & Project Engineer for a Processing Area of the refinery. I enjoy my job greatly, while it has its stressful moments, it challenges me more and more everyday.

Working in the golf industry I don't imagine would be for me, but that's why everyone is different. Good luck in the remainder of your studies both of you!
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Hey all,

A buddie if mine got a job at Callaway developing their golf balls. He has a Ph.D in Polymer Science, but does not play golf (or any other sport). We were stunned, but he said they wanted a non-golfer for the position. Maybe they need someone to stay in the lab on nice days!

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I am a civil engineer, working in highway design/construction. I think it would be fantastic working in the golf industry, but I doubt that they are looking for civils.

Best of luck to you in school, all of the hard work is worth it!

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I am a civil engineer, working in highway design/construction. I think it would be fantastic working in the golf industry, but I doubt that they are looking for civils.

Sure they do - who do you think lays out the cart paths and cute bridges over the creeks? And what about the bathrooms way out on the course? Those things don't build themselves!

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Sure they do - who do you think lays out the cart paths and cute bridges over the creeks? And what about the bathrooms way out on the course? Those things don't build themselves!

I was going to say that. They must be responsible for drainage issues, manmade water traps, and the cart paths. Probably several other things as well I can't think of at the moment.

Kabal, that sounds interesting. Do you feel that college prepared you well enough for your job? Sometimes I feel that I'm trying to absorb so much information during the semester that I get overloaded and find it hard to remember stuff. I'm sure you know what i'm talking about. But, i'm sure the real world is completely different than school work anyway. When i was searching about a month ago for jobs, Taylormade and Adams were both looking for ME's with a specialization in composite materials for R&D; in their woods departments and both mentioned that an interest in golf is preferred. The main issue is that they wanted people with 5 years experience. I certainly wouldn't fit the bill right after I graduate, but, hey, at least i know they are looking. Any other engineers out there?
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FT 5 wood
675XC forged irons 3-PW, True Temper DG SL stiff(S300) shafts
55* BeCu sandwedge
e6+ balls or ProV1Cougar X-cat putter (odyssey 2-ball rip-off)
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Kabal, that sounds interesting. Do you feel that college prepared you well enough for your job? Sometimes I feel that I'm trying to absorb so much information during the semester that I get overloaded and find it hard to remember stuff. I'm sure you know what i'm talking about. But, i'm sure the real world is completely different than school work anyway.

In a way, yes and no. My degree has taught me very well how to approach problems and come up with solutions. Your learning in whatever field you work in will continue for the duration of your career, one of the aspects that keeps engineering jobs challenging.

Don't worry about becoming perfectly prepared for whatever job you plan on getting - Companies that hire new engineers (or most new hires in general) recognize that everyone needs some time to learn their job. Co-op jobs in the industry also are a great help too.
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Software Engineer, so no clubmaking.. My company does graphics for golf TV broadcasts though. I believe we're doing the PGA championship fly-overs right this weekend. I'm not in the golf department, so I'm not directly involved, but I'll pop in when our artists are making the 3D graphics and check out the course layout diagrams.. just out of curiosity.
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