Photo Parade: Faces of the 2018 PGA Championship

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Golfdom Publisher Craig MacGregor soaks in the glory (and the air conditioning) of the 100th PGA Championship media center.

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Carlos Arraya, CGCS, presents Bellerive Arborist Sarah Worley with a gift as a thank you for working at the club for 36 years. In her time she has worked for six different superintendents, eight different general managers and this will be her sixth professional tournament at the club.

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In an emotional moment, Stephen Tucker, equipment manager at Tranquilo Golf Club, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., and a former co-worker of Isaih Arraya’s, announces to the room that the crew will be honoring Carlos’ late son by wearing wristbands bearing his name all week.

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Seth Smith, assistant superintendent, Royal Oaks CC in Dallas, and Justin Thomas, Lawrence (Kan.) CC, get ready to blow off fairways. Hmm, wonder who Thomas is picking to win the tournament?

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Isaih Arraya’s three best friends are at Bellerive to honor their friend. From left to right, Reuben Berridge, Traevon Clark and Michael Davenport.

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Nachos time at Bellerive! The crew was treated to a taco — make that nacho — truck for dinner on Monday.

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Bellerive’s Connor Watson happily displayed his bowl of nachos… but refused to share.

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Divots be afraid — James Humbard and John Smith, Winfield United, keep the fairways looking good.

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Lee Miller, University of Missouri, and Rob Wagner, Trump National Golf Club — Bedminster were on the job stimping greens.