Photo Parade: The Players Championship

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Meet me on No. 17: What better spot to meet up with the crew from Quali-Pro than on No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass? Left to right is Ryan Karapas, marketing director, Quali-Pro; Allan Fulcher, vice president of turf, Quali-Pro; Seth Jones, editor-in-chief, Golfdom; Jeff Rampino, Florida Territory manager, Quali-Pro; and Erica Cardenas, marketing communications manager, Quali-Pro.

Ready to rock: Lucas Andrew, assistant director of golf operations, TPC Sawgrass, and Jeff Plotts, director of golf course maintenance, TPC Sawgrass, on Wednesday afternoon, moments before Andrew addressed the maintenance team.

Ready for a three-peat? Scottie Scheffler addresses the ball on No. 9. Can he pull of three in a row at The Players?

No. 16 is ready! The crew saunters off No. 16 — with the grandstands on No. 17 in the background — after a divot repair, rake job and hand-watering.

Overpowered: World Long-Drive Champion, Kyle Berkshire, cranking a 2-iron 320 yards during the YouTuber’s creator classic.

The big oak on No. 6: Expect this tree to garner a lot of attention on No. 6. The original tree was lost in 2014, and this winter a new one was put in its place. “It was a pretty epic project,” Andrew says. Plotts says the project turned out even better than he hoped. “Right now, the players seem to like it… but it’s a practice round,” he told Golfdom. “We’ll see how they like it once the tournament begins.”

Here’s some need-to-now info: Andrew thanked the maintenance team’s sponsors (in today’s case, Quali-Pro and Floratine) then gave the crew a weather update and informed them that the police were ready to help them get to where they needed to get on the golf course — and encouraged them to briskly get to their vehicles so they could roll out.

Kaminski class at Sawgrass: John Kaminski, Ph.D., director, Golf Course Turf Management Program, Penn State, was on-hand at the Players Championship to check in on the many students he has interning at Sawgrass… and also to get in this photo with his old pal Seth on No. 17 tee. 

Blue crew: These members of the TPC Sawgrass grounds crew look ready for anything for this week’s Players Championship. Bring it on!

Jordan and Rickie: It was a star-studded afternoon at Sawgrass, including this power couple: Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler, getting in a practice round together.

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