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Favorite day of the year!

Working a career fair today with Twitterless Chuck Gast! Talking to a lot of kids about the Turf Industry! @GCSAA @CIGCSA

Another day, another burn. We also help out burning off natives in a few of our parks. One of the old guys could t take the heat. It was on the list to be removed anyways. 🔥

First mow of the year! Looks to be a great week to get things wanting to grow a little.

One more! We shifted our set up indoors to avoid much needed rain but a lively bunch of students from Mt. Zion High School still had a great time attending a @TheFirstGreen field trip! Thanks to @AlexPalos3 for helping out this morning! @GCSAA @CIGCSA

Great morning spent with Gillespie High School FFA students returning from the @NationalFFA convention! This now annual @TheFirstGreen event is becoming a hit with this group. Glad we could share our industry with these kids!

Fast transformation. 2024 project season has come to a close!

Bunker work! Removed this bunker today with the help of a local excavation company. They knocked it out of the park! Bunker was a maintenance and playability nightmare. Will sod with bentgrass mowed at collar height to keep a challenge but be a little more fair for the golfer.

Asphalt laid! Little repair work to be completed around the tee the next few days. Little bunker work tomorrow too. Fall weather has been great for projects.

Breaking some eggs today. Asphalt company milled out front section of second range tee to have an asphalt base laid for new hitting mats. New cart parking area added as well and connected to existing cart path. Asphalt coming later this week!

Morning views.. Gonna be a beautiful day for golf.

Practice round day is finishing up. Excited to prep Red Tail Run for another year of the @IHSA_IL Girl’s Class A State Finals! As usual, my staff continues to nail it. First round begins tomorrow morning.

Last comet I remember seeing was Hale-Bopp, when phones were only used for talking. Pretty cool to take a picture of one with my phone 25+ years later.

Gonna be a beautiful day!

Looking for someone to help lead our great crew at Red Tail Run! Willing to teach and help prepare someone to move up in the turf industry. Reach out with any questions! careers.gcsaa.org/jobs/20651….

Gonna be a great day for another @TheFirstGreen field trip at Red Tail Run! We will host 30- 8th graders from Montessori Academy and talk about career opportunities in the Turf Industry. @GCSAA @CIGCSA

When it finally rains, it pours. Much needed rain after 30+ days with no precipitation. Course is soaking it up with more to come today and later this week.

You gotta wake up pretty early in the morning to catch an iguana in Central Illinois! A golfer saw it earlier in the week then we spotted it yesterday. With a low of 49° this morning it was the perfect time to try and save this guy before the real cold weather gets here.

Turf Twitter! I have some questions about Club Car GPS carts with Visage. If you have them or know someone who does please reach out. Thanks!