The 19th Hole: Sean Reehoorn

Sean Reehoorn

Superintendent // Aldarra Golf Club, Sammamish, Wash.

Sean, what are you drinking? Pendleton on the rocks.

Who do you think will win the 2017 PGA Tour Player of the Year award? Henrik Stenson or Jordan Spieth. I’m rooting for Spieth. I like the way he plays. He’s emotional, and he’s OK with that.

So, you and Danica are getting married this year? How’s wedding planning going? Yes, in September. We’re getting married in Bend, (Ore.). It’s not local for either of us, we just love the venue and the town. The planning is going well — she’s organized. Whenever she wants my opinion she asks me, and when she doesn’t, she doesn’t ask me.

What was the last good book you read? “10% Happier” by Dan Harris, about mindfulness and meditation. You don’t have to be happy all the time, you can be upset… but things are what they are, and you have to learn to live with them.

So, what teams do you root for? Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Mariners and anything Michigan State.

Is Michigan State an NIT team this year? I’m not ready to pack it in on (Coach) Izzo yet. Maybe he deserves a break for one year, but I think he’ll find a way.

Best thing about living in the Pacific Northwest? Summers with no humidity and fresh Dungeness crab.

What’s your favorite piece of equipment? We got a new GPS sprayer. The technology allows us to do so much, it’s my favorite. The individual nozzle control, the savings in fungicides and fertilizer. I can use prescription mapping. For example, I can spray one-half of my fairway at one rate and one-half of my fairway at another rate out of the same tank. I can spray in a circle and achieve uniform coverage due to variable rate control.

Who has the best nickname on your crew? We have a guy named El Toro, “The Bull.” He’s strong and hard-headed. When we need something done that’s really hard, he’s the guy. He’s a great guy.

Speaking of names, where does Reehoorn come from and does it have a meaning? It’s Dutch. My grandparents immigrated in the early ’50s. My dad was born in Holland. To my knowledge it does not have a meaning, but if you ever meet somebody named Reehoorn in the United States, I’m related to them.

I’ve always subscribed to the thought that if your name doesn’t have a meaning that you know of, you can make up your own. I like that — next time we talk I’ll have one by then.

Photo: As interviewed by Seth Jones, Jan. 27, 2017.