Golfdom Gallery: August 2021

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1. Take this photo straight to Twitter Don Humphrey, superintendent at Lake St. Louis (Mo.) GC, with his Twitter pal Seth Jones, editor-in-chief of Golfdom, at the joint chapter meeting of the Southern Illinois GCSA and the Mississippi Valley GCSA at beautiful St. Clair CC in Belleville, Ill. Seth was thrilled to be the meeting’s keynote speaker.

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2. Up for the challenge (Left to right) Scott Simpson, superintendent at Benton (Ill.) CC, Todd Thomas, SiteOne, Michael Daugherty, Quali-Pro, and Chris Ashby, superintendent at Green Hills CC, Mount Vernon, Ill., were some of the big hitters vying for the long drive prize at St. Clair.

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3. Luck of the Irish While playing the Irish Course at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wis., we saw (left to right) Ron Fuller, irrigation technician, with maintenance employees Maggie Mueller and Alan Tipple all hard at work. We’re happy to get their smiling faces in Golfdom. Keep up the good work!

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4. Ryder Cup preview Chris Zugel, CGCS, Whistling Straits (left), took time out of Ryder Cup 2021 preparation to greet Bill Roddy, Golfdom’s group publisher, during his round on the Irish Course.

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5. Grand reopening Golfdom was grateful to be invited to Kenwood CC’s grand reopening. (Left to right) Jason Straka, ASGCA, Craig MacGregor, Golfdom publisher, and Kent Turner, superintendent at Kenwood CC in Cincinnati, with Kent’s dog Crosby.

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6. Backyard bonding Paul Hurst (center), co-owner of GreensPro and Twitter famous for his band Midlife, was kind enough to host Rob Kick (left), superintendent at Algonquin GC, St. Louis, Andrew Decker (right), superintendent at Effingham (Ill.) CC, and our own Seth Jones (behind the camera) for a few drinks in his backyard in St. Louis.

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7. A great day on the course Simpson, the focus of this month’s 19th Hole Q&A with Algonquin GC’s T.J. McKenna (center) and Chuck Gast, director of operations for the MVGCSA, during their round with Jones at the SIGCSA/MVGCSA joint chapter meeting.