Golfdom, February 2018

Keeping up with The Jones MY FAVORITE BIG DOG ANTOINE CARR Kaseys 2500 Twitter followers took him seriously and the dog photos started pouring in Thats when he decided to add the bite to the bark SETH JONES Editor in Chief Associate Publisher Who let the dog calendars out I ts no secret that superintendents love their dogs They also love their dog calendars so much so that were now up to four dog calendars to choose from there would be no dog left behind every mutt would make the cut Every dog got in Even a goat from Australia and a rabbit that rides in some guys golf cart made it Kasey says We just scrunched them up theres 15 dogs per page Kasey says hell do the calendar again next year and hopes to get 500 dogs in that one He encourages people to tweet photos of their pups to him @ kaseykauff and he says it doesnt matter if your dog or goat or rabbit was featured this year hell run it again next year I had a guy email me and tell me he had been submitting his dog for the last eight years and he was really frustrated with not getting selected each year Kasey says He said seeing his dog The two most popular dog calendars are available from two of my friendly competitors But two more dog calendars caught my eye this year one from Twitter and one from my local par 3 course The first of these dogcatching calendars is the brainchild of Kasey Kauff director of grounds at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas Kaseys calendar appropriately titled The Underdogs of Turf started with a sarcastic tweet When his dog didnt make the cut for one of the big calendars he tweeted Im making my own calendar His 2500 Twitter followers took him seriously and the dog photos started pouring in Thats when he decided to add the bite to the bark Everyone thinks their dog is better looking than the in a calendar finally gave him a lot of pride each day he saw it The other dog calendar was created by Jeff Burey owner operator of Twin Oaks Golf Complex in my hometown of Eudora Kan That calendar is called Golf Course Dogs of the Heart and features 12 dogs from the Heart of America GCSA Sponsored by John Deere and Van Wall Equipment this calendar also supports a good cause the Wee One Foundation Jeff has delivered stacks of calendars to courses all around Kansas City and the surrounding area The superintendents in KC might remain unseen but their dogs will now be front and center in a lot of pro shops Id encourage anyone to try a project like this with your local chapter Jeff told me It was a great way to bring the Midwest Section of the PGA and the Heart of America GCSA together and for a good cause It wasnt that hard Jeff says He and his wife Cathy selected the 12 dogs Then Jeff organized photo shoots at three Kansas City golf courses He hired his daughter Blair owner of Elisabeth Blair Photography to photograph the dogs and their owners I only had one job I worked the squeaky toy Jeff laughs One thing that stuck out at me was that the dogs were comfortable in front of the camera and the superintendents less so Email Jones at sjones@ northcoastmedia net dogs that get selected for the calendar Kasey told me Its like everyone thinks their kids are the best looking kids Rain Bird stepped up and sponsored the calendar While promoting the calendar the company also promised to donate 1 to the Humane Society for every follow they got on Twitter @ RainBirdGolf Within two days they raised 1000 Kasey says his underdog calendar isnt meant to be a slight to the other calendars His tongue in cheek tweet got legs and he saw it as an opportunity to get more dogs in the hunt at being featured in a calendar There were two things Kasey knew for sure about his calendar He knew his 3 yearold Vizsla mix Dixie would be the cover girl And he knew 6 Golfdom February 2018 Golfdom com