Rainy days and Monday at the PGA Championship May 13, 2019 Mother Nature continues to challenge preparations for the 101st PGA Championship, but the Bethpage Black maintenance team is up to the test.
Turf Bowl champs relished Tour toil May 13, 2019 The trio from Penn State proved their mowing mettle when they joined the volunteer corps for the AT&T Byron Nelson at Trinity Forest.
Blue Hills Country Club: It takes a city May 10, 2019 When a Kansas City-area superintendent had to weather the storm — make that storms — those who do what he does arrived from throughout the region to lend helping hands.
May days: The PGA Championship at Bethpage Black May 2019 The veteran maintenance team at Bethpage State Park discusses getting the Black Course looking its best in a different season and on an accelerated schedule.
History in the making at Hamilton Golf and Country Club April 2019 Hamilton Golf and Country Club, host to this June’s RBC Canadian Open, has a storied past, a bright future and a veteran superintendent leading the way.
An in-house approach to prep for LPGA’s ANA Inspiration April 5, 2019 Mission Hills Country Club operates without any volunteers during tournament week, and superintendent Jared Taylor doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty.
The Players: Data drives preparations at TPC Sawgrass March 13, 2019 New tournament dates have the TPC Sawgrass maintenance team digging into the numbers to fine-tune future prep work.
Tournament volunteering: The inside story January 24, 2019 Volunteers and superintendents share insights on the experience in this peek behind the tournament-prep curtain.
International flavor at the Tour Championship September 24, 2018 The volunteer team at East Lake Golf Club included eight from outside the U.S., continuing a tournament-prep trend.
Shop talk: Managing equipment at Bellerive Country Club August 8, 2018 Equipment manager Chris Rapp has had ample help handling shop operations at the 2018 PGA Championship.
Fan appreciation at Bellerive Country Club August 7, 2018 In addition to the throngs attending the 2018 PGA Championship, the fans keeping the putting surfaces healthy at Bellerive are also getting plenty of attention.
Country Club of Charleston: Countdown to 2019 U.S. Women’s Open July 12, 2018 With the U.S. Women’s Open coming to town next spring, both the city of Charleston, S.C., and the event’s host venue have preparations well underway.
Equipped for success at the U.S. Open June 13, 2018 Shinnecock Hills Golf Club equipment manager Kevin Stoeckert has plenty of hands on deck for this major moment.
An ‘Aussome’ assignment at Shinnecock Hills June 12, 2018 Hayden Westwood came a long way to experience golf course maintenance in the U.S., and he’s in just the right place for it this week.
Switching gears to volunteer at the U.S. Open June 11, 2018 Caddie Matt O’Brien has temporarily traded golf bag for bunker rake.
Ready, set, go at Shinnecock Hills June 11, 2018 Jon Jennings, CGCS, and a troop of staff and volunteers are off and running strong as U.S. Open week kicks off at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.
Women of influence at Shinnecock Hills June 2018 In getting Shinnecock Hills Golf Club ready for the 2018 U.S. Open, these 10 women are major players.
History major: Jon Jennings and the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills June 2018 When the U.S. Open returns this month to Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, it will be the first major championship guided by Jon Jennings, CGCS, whose lineage indicates he may have been made for this magic moment.
War Eagle: Turf Bowl winners go inside the ropes at Sawgrass May 14, 2018 Austin Brown and Brock Pittman spent last week volunteering on the maintenance team at TPC Sawgrass for The Players.
The Players: A focus on today with an eye on the future May 9, 2018 It’s all systems go for Jeff Plotts, CGCS, and the agronomy team at TPC Sawgrass for the 2018 event, but changes loom in 2019.