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One big happy (mechanic) family

August 14, 2015 By Grant Gannon

Come tournament time superintendents enlist the help of volunteers and receive extra equipment from distributors to prepare the course — but what about additional help for the mechanic? Twenty-two John Deere greens mowers, five Jacobsen fairway units and more Cushman ...

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Thursday morning maintenance photos

August 13, 2015 By Seth Jones

Golfdom Associate Editor Grant B. Gannon took on the challenge of a 2:55 a.m. wake-up call and the hour-long drive from Milwaukee to get some great shots of the crew hard at work on Thursday morning, the first day of ...

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Talking PGA Championship conditions with Chris Zugel

August 13, 2015 By Grant Gannon

If you read the player interviews from Tuesday you saw one word a lot, “soft.” Almost every single player we talked to said the course was playing soft thanks to the recent rain over the weekend and on Monday. Plenty ...

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Graeme’s major year

August 11, 2015 By Grant Gannon

Two majors down and two to go. Graeme Roberts, deputy course manager (equivalent to assistant superintendent) at Camberley Heath Golf Club, Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom, is a volunteer on the maintenance crew at Whistling Straits for the PGA Championship. He ...

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Reflections on Day 1 of PGA Championship

August 11, 2015 By Seth Jones

I’m halfway recovered from Day 1 of the PGA Championship, about to head out and enjoy Day 2. But first, a few reflections on Day 1… There were three, maybe four horns sounded to halt play due to weather. It ...

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2015 PGA Championship volunteers…mount up!

August 9, 2015 By Seth Jones

I flew out to Milwaukee on Sunday so I could be here in time for the all-important introductory meetings… I already attended the “Pro Greens” meeting this afternoon, now let’s see if I can get my rapidly aging body out ...

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