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“When I took the job, there had been discussion for quite a while about buying Weaver Ridge, and I was part of the team that did the evaluation,” Bruce says. “The courses share an equipment manager, spray technician, irrigation technician; and when doing projects such as aerating, we’ll share other staff. We also shuttle equipment between the two courses from time to time.” Taking the job at Metamora Fields was also a homecoming for Bruce. He grew up just an hour north in the tiny town of Buda, Ill. (population 750) where there wasn’t a stoplight to be found. He went to Southern Illinois
University to earn a turf degree and began his career at Bob O’Link Golf Club in Chicago as an assistant superintendent. But feeling an itch to explore, it was off to Pennsylvania and Maine for nearly 15 years before returning to the Land of Lincoln. “I’m just a small-town kid from Illinois,” Bruce says. “I’m a Cubs fan, so it’s good to be back in this part of the country near family and friends. I have great owners. The people of the community are wonderful, and I work with some of the best individuals around.” In addition to managing two different courses in two
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