Golfdom, February 2019

The 19thHole Dan Grogan SUPERINTENDENT The Sagamore Club Noblesville Ind Dan what are you having Ill go with an All Day IPA Tell me about your family Ive been married to Andrea for three years My oldest Grayson turned 2 in November Kennedy was born in July the Monday after the member guest I appreciated her waiting What do I need to know about the Sagamore Club Its a Signature Jack Nicklaus Design that opened in 2003 Its in a suburb of Indianapolis They like to play golf out here we usually push about 20000 rounds of golf through the course Its a great place to work And you come from a superintendent family right My dad Duke has been a superintendent since before I was born Hes been at the same BEST ADVICE come play here at the course Darius Rucker was playing golf the day of the show and I ran into him so I said hi I was at the concert that night and I thought to myself itd be cool if we got a shoutout Then only about three songs in he says Shoutout to the Sagamore Club those were some of the best greens Ive ever putted Thats hard to beat Whats your favorite tool in the shop I love cutting cups so its the Par Aide HiO hole cutter We freehand paint the edges of the cup every morning I like to make sure every single cup is as perfect as possible And it gives me a chance to see the course look for disease and run the dog What teams do you root for The Colts the Boilermakers and the Pacers But I also root for the Saints because of Drew Brees his senior year at Purdue was my freshman year Fill in the blank I know its going to be a long day when __________ probably when I wake up in the morning check my phone and Ive got text messages from my employees Whats it going to be today Hey Dan my car broke down The second I open that text I know Im going to be a few bodies light at work that day As interviewed by Seth Jones Jan 18 2019 club for 25 years hes pushing 40 years in the industry And my Uncle Paul retired from TPC Deere Run about five years ago He and my dad started taking care of golf courses in Michigan together way back when Whats one thing I should do if Im ever in Noblesville We have an amphitheatre Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center thats a big staple of our community Its only about 2 miles from the course On a calm day you can hear the show depending on the wind and where you are on the course Whats the best show youve seen there Darius Rucker because of what happened We have an agreement with the venue so that their performers can ITS GOING TO BE THERE TOMORROW ITS JUST GRASS I TRY TO KEEP THAT IN PERSPECTIVE NOW THAT MY FAMILY HAS GROWN I WANT TO KEEP A WORK LIFE BALANCE 44 Golfdom February 2019 Golfdom com MAIN PHOTO BY LOU FERRARO PARK SOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY DAN GROGAN U S AIR FORCE PHOTO BY MASTER SGT VAL GEMPIS DARIUS RUCKER