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BASF buddies: It’s always good to see two Friends of Golfdom, Brian Thompson and Mark Semm, both from BASF, at Augusta National.
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Lone Star posse: Bryan Brown, Lake Kiowa (Texas) Golf Course; Chris Bruner, Hurricane Creek CC, Anna, Texas; Trevor Ogden, Squaw Valley GC, Glen Rose, Texas, and Michael Underwood, Hunter Industries made the journey from the Lone Star State to Augusta.
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Hello! We play to win the game!: Celebrity sighting! Jones (left) and Chris Fronczek, Nufarm (right), ran into longtime NFL player and coach, Herm Edwards, at the E-Z-Go party. Read our Friends in High Places interview with Edwards here.
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Housemates of the year: Thanks to (left to right) Glen MacDonald, Cripple Creek Club, Bethany Beach, Del.; Pete Wendt, CGCS, Congressional CC, Bethesda, Ma.; Joe Kinlin, Bey Lea GC, Toms River, N.J.; Jeff Haas, E-Z-Go and Donovan Maguigan, Springdale GC, Princeton, N.J., for letting our EIC crash at their house.
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Hey, it’s @TurfMonkeyBoy!: We learned that John Reilly, director of agronomy at Longboat Key (Fla.) Club, has some big plans in the works for 2024 that fit in with the theme of this issue. Stay tuned!
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Red Rock Rick’s crew: From left to right are Brian Mohr, Spencer (Iowa) Municipal GC; Mark Clark, The Bluffs, Vermillion, S.D.; Chuck Mohr, retired; Bob Wethor, retired; Jim Walraven, CGCS, Meadowbrook GC, Rapid City, S.D.; and ‘Red Rock Rick,’ aka Richard A. Wit, CGCS, GC at Red Rock, Rapid City, S.D.
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Osley’s first Masters: A longtime Colorado super who is now working as superintendent at St. Joseph Bay CC in Port St. Joe, Fla., Mike Osley, CGCS, finally made it to Augusta National, where he ran into Jones during a stroll along Amen Corner.
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Bryson dropping bombs: We liked the look of Bryson DeChambeau early; but no one could keep up with Scottie Scheffler.
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Another sunny day at Augusta National: Enjoying the perfect weather are (left to right) Tom Defino, Genesis Turfgrass; Nick Lubold, Sunnybrook GC, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.; Derrick Wozniak, Radley Run CC, West Chester, Pa.; Paul Schultheis, Finch Turf; John Urbanski, Wilmington (Del.) CC and Fred Lupi.
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Who? Mike Jones!: Thanks to Mike Jones of BASF for catching this moment in time: Golfdom’s Seth Jones with Erin Stevens, CGCS, MG, Coral Creek Club, Placida, Fla.; Andy Engelbrecht, BASF; and Mike Fasy, Plantation CC, Fort Myers, Fla., enjoying Amen Corner at the Masters. Check out this month’s 19th Hole interview with Stevens here.
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19th Hole reunion: MacDonald and Jones caught up a year after the latter interviewed the former for the 19th Hole in the April 2023 issue of Golfdom.
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The champ is here: Defending Masters champion Jon Rahm couldn’t make it two green jackets in a row, falling to a tie for 45th place in 2024.
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Chicagoland supers: Connor Healy, Conway Farms, Lake Forest, Ill.; Greg Rounds, Rain Bird; Jeff Frentz, Lakeshore CC, Glencoe, Ill.; Scott Vincent, Onwentsia Club, Lake Forest, Ill. and Donald Cross. CGCS, Skokie CC, Glencoe, Ill., made their annual trek to the Masters.
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