Golfdom Gallery: September 2018

(Photo by: Seth Jones)

1. Great Scott! We really were self-satisfied after the opening round of the 2018 PGA Championship when three of the top five players were guys we interviewed, including Adam Scott, who finished in 3rd place.

(Photo by: Seth Jones)

2. Almost famous One has made multiple appearances in Golfdom Gallery, the other has the same name as a famous golfer. Great to see Seth Smith, assistant superintendent at Royal Oaks CC in Dallas (left) and Justin Thomas, assistant superintendent at Lawrence (Kan.) CC, at the 2018 PGA Championship.

(Photo by: Seth Jones)

3. That’s Na-cho cheese! Bellerive CC’s Connor Watson happily displayed his bowl of nachos… but refused to share.

(Photo by: Kelly Limpert)

4. International contingent (L to R) Chris Richmond, greenkeeper, Gleneagles and Laura Campbell, senior greenkeeper, Gleneagles, Perthshire, Scotland, with Rob Marchbank, deputy course manager, Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England. The group made the trek across the pond to volunteer at the PGA Championship.

(Photo by: Seth Jones)

5. Speed demons Lee Miller, University of Missouri (left), and Rob Wagner, Trump National Golf Club Bedminster (N.J.) were on the job at Bellerive stimping greens.

(Photo by: Seth Jones)

6. Deere friends (L to R) Ren Wilkes, tactical marketing manager, John Deere; John O’Leary, golf and sports turf sales manager, John Deere; Kim O’Leary; Craig MacGregor, Golfdom publisher; and Mike Scaletta, creative team leader, John Deere Marketing Communications, celebrate a successful PGA Championship.

(Photo by: Bradley S. Klein)

7. Keeping up with the Joneses (L to R) Rees Jones Golf Course Design’s Bryce Swanson, Golfdom Editor-in-Chief Seth Jones, Rees Jones and Golfdom Digital Editor Kelly Limpert took time for a group photo near No. 9 green at Bellerive.