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ou may remember the torrential downpours during the Players Championship this year, downpours that suspended play on Thursday and Friday with 60 mile an hour wind gusts on Saturday. The flooding and severe weather eventually forced a Monday finish for one of the PGA Tour’s finest events. You may also remember, that once play was able to be resumed, the course was in impeccable condition. The Michigan State Turf Club was a part of that effort.
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During an internship at Sawgrass Country Club in 2021, MSU Turf student Matt Haist worked under TPC Superintendent and MSU Turfgrass Alumni, Patrick Reinhardt. It was there that the idea was discussed of sending an email to all the MSU Turf Club members, to see who might be interested in volunteering at the Players Championship the following year. The club eventually sent several members and they had the opportunity to work alongside students from Penn State, Mississippi State, University of Connecticut, Horry Georgetown and others.
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