Golfdom Gallery: 2016 PGA Championship edition

1. All quiet at the PGA Grant B. Gannon got to the course before the crowds arrived to snap this beauty of No. 4 green.

2. Here’s the Beefs Andrew “Beef” Johnston, with perhaps his long-lost brother, Baltusrol’s Jerry Elliot, spray technician. There’s so much Beef in this photo, it just about broke Twitter the day we posted it. Thanks to Jerry for sharing it with us.

3. Editorial Advisory Board member sighting Two members of Golfdom’s esteemed Editorial Advisory Board, architect Rees Jones and Andrew Wilson, superintendent, Bethpage, were spotted at the volunteer tent at Baltusrol.

4. We don’t need no stinking badges That’s what Tom Weinert (in blue) said as he waltzed into the VIP seating area on No. 4 green at the PGA Championship. Enjoying the luxurious view with him are his co-workers, (left to right), Jim Rattigan, Tom Pepe and Grant E. Platz, all with Plant Food Co.

5. There’s always next year Kevin Hartenberger, assistant superintendent, Erin Hills, informs his fellow former-Baltusrol intern Spencer Murphy, assistant superintendent, Toronto GC, that he’s free to visit Wisconsin next year when his course hosts the 2017 U.S. Open.

6. Rain, rain go away Another major, another set of violent storms. Volunteers at the 2016 PGA Championship woke up Tuesday morning to washed-out bunkers across the course. These two take care of a greenside bunker on No. 1.

7 Where’s Willett? We saw this year’s Masters champion, Danny Willett, briefly at the PGA Championship. Now that he’s been eliminated from the FedEx Cup — without taking a single shot — we’ll just look forward to seeing him again at Hazeltine… and hope his cool streak ends after the conclusion of the 2016 Ryder Cup.

8 In your life, have you seen anything like that? The senior staff at Baltusrol was treated to a visit by CBS Sports broadcaster Verne Lundquist (center, in dark blue), who thanked the crew for their hard work. Which got us thinking, what’s Lundquist’s most famous call? Tiger’s chip-in? Laettner’s turn-around J? Or maybe, “We haven’t seen Happy Gilmore play this badly since his first day on Tour. He and Bob Barker are now dead last.”

9 What’s your flavor? Based on all the hard work they were doing, Grant Sherwood, intern at Trump National GC Bedminster, and Eric Kelley, Trump National 1 Course’s superintendent at Trump National Bedminster, were well deserving of dessert at the PGA Championship.

10 Hauling around in the Hauler Matt Zaremba, director, golf products for Textron Specialized Vehicles, rides shotgun with Golfdom EIC Seth Jones behind the wheel of the new Cushman Hauler.

11 Happy hour We caught up with Russ Harris, superintendent, Galloping Hill GC, Bloomfield, N.J., and Bill Murray, superintendent, Pinebrook GC, Belmar, N.J., at the New Jersey GCSA reception.

12 Ready for the Ryder Cup, DJ? Dustin Johnson didn’t make the cut at the PGA Championship, but we’re confident he was just saving his energy to dominate at this month’s Ryder Cup.

Photos: Golfdom