Golfdom Gallery: August 2019

Photo: Seth Jones

Airport connection It’s considered taboo for media to ask a PGA Tour player for a selfie on the golf course. But at the airport? No sweat. Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones (left) nabbed a pic with 2009 Open Championship winner Stewart Cink.

Photo: Clara Richter

Women in golf A great group assembled at Lexington CC in Fort Myers, Fla., including (L to R) Norma Gillis, Pat Morrow and Sheryl Wells of Bayer; Laurie Frutchey, superintendent, Lexington CC; Clara Richter, Golfdom; and Michelle Osuna, Bayer.

Photo: Seth Jones

Strike a pose The crew at TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Ill., looked almost as good as the course itself. Ready for the 2019 John Deere Classic were (from left to right) Jarrett Chapman, assistant-in-training, Alex Stuedemann, CGCS, and Andy Cooper, assistant-in-training.

Photo: Seth Jones

Let the good times roll (L to R) Dan Meersman, director of grounds and facilities, Philadelphia Cricket Club, and Kyle Callahan, director of agronomy, Victoria National GC, Newburgh, Ind., share a laugh during the Monday Pro-Am at TPC Deere Run. Oh, and their playing partner? Matthew Wolff, winner of the 3M Championship.

Photo: Seth Jones

Big hitters, long They didn’t win any of the long-drive competitions in the John Deere Monday Pro-Am, but Manny Gan (left), director of global golf for John Deere, and Rhett Evans, CEO of GCSAA, were among the big hitters at the event.

Photo: Seth Jones

Nothing runs like this team John Deere brought its A-team to the Quad Cities in anticipation of the company’s Golf Technology Preview event. From left to right, Brooks Hastings, Bert Schmidt, Manny Gan, Malhar Shah, Brad Aldridge and Tracy Lanier.