St. George’s visit — photo parade

Here’s a look at the main field at St. George’s… they go to great lengths to make sure this pitch closely resembles Wembley in London… Photo: Golfdom Staff

Alan has added these signs to all the fields at St. George’s. As he says, “When you cross on to the field… you’re in MY office.” Photo: Golfdom Staff

A close look at the turf. It’s English dwarf rye. Also, it utilizes Decco, which is something I’ll be writing about over at Athletic Turf News soon… Photo: Golfdom Staff

What a stand! (Editor’s note: all these captions should be read in a slightly English accent… OK, let’s crack on…) Photo: Golfdom Staff

The indoor pitch at St. George’s, which takes a lot of work to maintain. Photo: Golfdom Staff

A close-up of the artificial turf… Photo: Golfdom Staff

Punching one of the fields… Photo: Golfdom Staff

CLOSE-UP!!! Photo: Golfdom Staff

Alan Ferguson and myself, taking a photo op. Photo: Golfdom Staff

Wow! I shouldn’t have even been in here… this is the England national team’s locker room… SWEET! Photo: Golfdom Staff

Here are some sweet sneaks in the locker room… Photo: Golfdom Staff

Note to people of Earth: The biggest disappointment of the English national team? Photo: Golfdom Staff …….
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A lack of hairdryers.

I was mostly excited about this shot because I own these same coolers back in the states. (Except they contain Miller Lite, not energy drinks…) Photo: Golfdom Staff

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. Photo: Golfdom Staff

Some edging going on. Photo: Golfdom Staff

This is the St. George’s cross… this was previously the patio area where the Bass family (makers of Bass beer) used to watch the sun set. Photo: Golfdom Staff

French longhorn steer. I’m told they are ill-tempered. I did not test this theory. Photo: Golfdom Staff

Yeah, this tree is kind of a big deal. Photo: Golfdom Staff

Inside Alan’s maintenance shop. There is a ton of football memorabilia. Photo: Golfdom Staff

Blind soccer. As in, the players are blind. The ball has a bell in it so the players can hear it. New to me, but BADASS in general (remember, these comments are still being read in an English accent, aye, captain?) Photo: Golfdom Staff

Photo: Golfdom Staff
About the Author: Seth Jones
Seth Jones, a 25-year veteran of the golf industry media, is Editor-in-Chief of
Golfdom magazine and
Athletic Turf. A graduate of the University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Jones began working for
Golf Course Management in 1999 as an intern. In his professional career he has won numerous awards, including a Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) first place general feature writing award for his profile of World Golf Hall of Famer Greg Norman and a TOCA first place photography award for his work covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In his career, Jones has accumulated an impressive list of interviews, including such names as George H.W. Bush, Samuel L. Jackson, Lance Armstrong and Charles Barkley. Jones has also done in-depth interviews with such golfing luminaries as Norman, Gary Player, Nick Price and Lorena Ochoa, to name only a few. Jones is a member of both the Golf Writers Association of America and the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association. Jones can be reached at
sjones@northcoastmedia.net.