Virginia Golfer September / October 2015 | Page 11

of the other departments. The way the internship has evolved is that the interns now have their hands in everything we do. They get a really well-rounded experience.” A NATIONAL INITIATIVE The USGA funds the Boatwright Internships. The VSGA hears from the USGA how many months of grants it has for the year. Job descriptions are posted on the VSGA and Boatwright Internship websites and are sent to colleges and universities in Virginia and along the East Coast. Members of the VSGA staff agree on the candidates before any jobs are offered. Résumés go to the USGA for its approval—and then the VSGA hires. Interns attend a multi-day orientation at the USGA headquarters in Far Hills, N.J. “I