Golfdom Gallery: September 2014

1. Another day in the office
   Golfdom publisher Pat Roberts (right) was nowhere to be found last Friday. Where was he? Visiting Brent Palich, director of golf course operations at Mayfield Sand Ridge in Chardon, Ohio. Naturally.
2. Volunteers welcome Conway, S.C.-based Horry Georgetown Technical College was representing at the PGA Championship! With Valhalla assistant superintendent Chris Habich (in white) were Ashley Wilkinson (far left), Jeff England (second from left) and Charles Granger (far right).
3. Lucky No. 13
   Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones and Valhalla GC superintendent Roger Meier take time for a photo above the picturesque No. 13 green during last month’s PGA Championship. Seth didn’t make many friends that day, and we can see why — wearing a Kansas golf shirt to a tournament in Kentucky? Not smart.
4. Ramped up and ready
   The Valhalla grounds crew gets lined up and ready to attack their afternoon maintenance duties. The crew was still able to muster a smile, probably because we snapped this photo before all the rain came, and all the squeegees were handed out.
5. Candid camera
   Jim Murphy, Ph.D., Rutgers University, Roger Stewart, CGCS, director of GCM operations at TPC Twin Cities and Clark Throssell, Ph.D., Golfdom research editor enjoy a lighter moment at the University of Minnesota field day.
6. Give me five
   Eric Watkins, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, counts the many ways he likes fine fescues for fairways.

Click on photos to enlarge. Photos: Golfdom Staff