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Golfdom Gallery: December 2017

December 28, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

1. Turf’s most interesting man At the 2017 Green Start Academy, Golfdom’s Seth Jones (left) and Pat Finlen, CGCS, (right) general manager, Olympic Club in San Francisco, were happy to see Bob Farren, CGCS (center) Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort, fully commit ...

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Golfdom Gallery: 2017 Presidents Cup edition

November 10, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

1. Cruisin’ Liberty National Former Liberty National Golf Club interns Ryan Martin (left) of Indian Valley CC, Telford, Pa., and Blaine Knox, Palm Meadows GC, Carrara, Australia, were two of the dozens of former LNGC employees to come back to ...

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Golfdom Gallery: October 2017

October 18, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

1. Crushin’ it! That’s Wolf Creek Golf Links (Olathe, Kan.) Superintendent Bill Irving taking a swing at Arrowhead Stadium during a recent Topgolf Crush event. We haven’t seen that kind of accuracy in Arrowhead since Joe Montana! 2. Pre-game (championship) ...

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Hurricane History: Checking in with turf pros as they try to get back to normal

October 18, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

With two Category 4 hurricanes making landfall in the United States within only 16 days of each other, we check in with turf professionals as they pick up the pieces. Harvey and Irma: Two names forever connected in infamy in ...

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Golfdom Gallery: 2017 PGA Championship edition

September 14, 2017 By Kelly Limpert

1. What’s for lunch? Four-time major championship winner Rory McIlroy spends some time signing autographs for fans after a practice round. In this moment McIlroy was probably wondering what they were serving for lunch in the clubhouse. 2. He has ...

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My Second Office: Brandon Schindele

August 21, 2017 By Grant Gannon

This month, Brandon Schindele graciously invited us into his (second) office at Edina (Minn.) Country Club. Schindele started his career at Edina CC as an intern in 1998 and accepted the second assistant role soon after, while still a student ...

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