Golfdom Gallery: May 2019, Masters Edition

The Masters Edition

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Mr. and Mrs. Greenkeeper Matthew Wharton, CGCS, MG, Carolina GC, Charlotte, N.C., and his wife, Darless, aka Mrs. Greenkeeper, near the big leaderboard at Augusta National Golf Club.

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Amen Corner with RTJII (Left to right) Rich Sweeney, Plant Food Co.; Ricky Reeves, superintendent, Miami Beach GC; Robert Trent Jones II, ASGCA; and Nate Watkin, superintendent, Seagate CC, Delray Beach, Fla., on Amen Corner. RTJII was dropping stories —  check them out here.

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Breakfast of champions Egg salad sandwich … it’s what’s for breakfast! Golfdom Managing Editor Clara Richter enjoys the aftermath of her first trip through the concessions stand at the Masters.

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Beware of the FOG The second annual Friends of Golfdom (FOG) meetup at Augusta National was a hit! From left to right are 2015 GCSAA President John J. O’Keefe, CGCS, Preakness Hills CC, Wayne, N.J.; 2014 Herb Graffis Businessperson of the Year Jim Rattigan, Plant Food Co., Jupiter, Fla.; 2014 GCSAA President Keith Ihms, CGCS, Bella Vista (Ark.) Property Owners Association; Ryan Swilley, Gulf Stream (Fla.) GC; Ryan Franklin, St. Petersburg (Fla.) CC; Nate Watkin, The Seagate CC, Lake Worth, Fla.; Andrew Fike, Wycliffe G&CC, Wellington, Fla.; Steve Merkel, CGCS, Landscapes Golf Management, Lincoln, Neb.; Mark Semm, BASF; Rich Sweeney, CGCS, Plant Food Co., Swedesboro, N.J.; Greg Wyatt, retired, Eagle Bend GC, Lawrence, Kan.; and Casey Old, Kansas Golf Association, Lawrence, Kan.

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Let’s play two! (Left to right) It was fun relaxing off the course with the Chicago North Siders, including Greg Rounds, Sunset Ridge CC, Northfield, Ill; Jeff Frentz, CGCS, Lake Shore CC, Glencoe, Ill.; Connor Healy, Conway Farms GC, Lake Forest, Ill.; and Donald Cross, CGCS, Skokie CC, Glencoe, Ill.

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Friends of the Chesapeake It’s never a surprise to run into a group of superintendents at Augusta National’s No. 12 concessions area! This year, we saw a group from the eastern shore of Maryland. From left to right: Eric Hindes, Bayside Resort GC, Selbyville, Del.; Joel McTavish, Rum Point Seaside Golf Links, Berlin, Md.; Chris Fronzeack, SiteOne; Tom Tipton, Prospect Bay CC, Queen Anne, Md.; Eric Snelsire, Bayer Environmental Science; Tom Akers, Links at LightHouse Sound, Bishopville, Md.; Joe Perry, CGCS, Eagle’s Landing GC, Ocean City, Md.; and Derek Haley, Talbot CC,
Easton, Md.

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Man of many impressions Hey, it’s the Tiger/Dustin Johnson/Sergio/Ian Poulter impersonator! Casey Old, executive director, Kansas Golf Association (left) spotted Golf Channel/NBC Golf comedian Conor Moore (center) on No. 13 at Augusta National. Old, Moore and Wyatt seized the moment for a memorable photo. “Heeheeheeheeheehee!!!”

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Their cups runneth over Garrett Luck, CGCS, Hidden Glen at Bentdale Farms, Cedarburg, Wis.; Michael Crowley, head pro, Morningstar Golfers Club, Waukesha, Wis.; and Steve Fischer, Club Car, show off their Masters cup collection. Looks like a good day! Well done, fellas.