Golfdom, February 2015

The After 18 holes of golf whats your drink of choice A nice ice cold light beer The kind with ice on the pint glass and you can slam it down like its a water What about on a snowy day like today Either a nice bourbon or a scotch on the rocks a Woodford Reserve or Knob Creek in the bourbon realm Glenfiddich in the scotch realm How did you and your wife Meredith meet We were both working at Trump National Colts Neck She was the receptionist and I was the superintendent She was taking lunch orders each day in the wintertime and thats how I got to talk to her I wasnt very smooth because she would forget my order every now and then So that gave me a reason to stop by her desk and I made sure to slip her my cell phone number so she wouldnt forget me for lunch Whats your favorite commercial on TV Im all about commercial free viewing these days Netflix and Amazon Prime But I laugh at the Geico commercial with Ickey Woods getting his cold cuts Your previous course Trump National Bedminster is hosting the 2022 PGA Championship Any regrets not being there to host it Theyre also host main photo by joelle harms istock com beer Tyler Otero Superintendent North Jersey CC Wayne N J ive been a Superintendent Since i waS 23 im 31 now my age iS almoSt a converSation piece with memberS with ing the 2017 U S Womens Open I have no regrets leaving and I was really happy for Mr Trump He hasnt hidden from the beginning that he wanted a major championship Mostly Im happy for all the people who worked toward that goal It almost validates what we were doing Sometimes you got the feeling that because hes so polarizing as an owner that they didnt give you the credit for the product we were putting out Tell me something interesting about North Jersey CC Its one of the founding clubs in New Jersey founded in 1895 Its a Walter Travis design known for blind shots and undulating greens Were 20 miles from New York City on 325 acres and almost entirely encompassed in forest which is nice when youre in such a densely populated area Fill in the blank Tomorrow Im going to wake up and ______ Its a Friday so Im going to get up and hopefully make it to the gym before work then have a normal work day then go out after work for some adult libations To where and with whom With Meredith We go out for a burger and a beer on Fridays theres this place in Asbury Park N J called Bond Street Bar Its a hole in the wall cash only kitchen the size of a closet theres one table a bar and a shuffleboard table Hopefully she wont forget your order If she does it gives me a mulligan for a missed birthday or anniversary down the road As interviewed by Seth Jones Jan 29th 2015 56 Golfdom February 2015 Golfdom com