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Golf Course Superintendent @ The Club at Wynstone Author of “I Am Hope: Growing up With an Addict”

North Barrington, IL
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Discover the power of resilience and the triumph of the human spirit. This raw and honest account sheds light on the challenges of growing up with addiction and finding hope in the darkest of times. Join the journey of strength, healing, and resilience! #IAMHOPE
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2 years
Fresh set of rollers for bunker faces!
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4 years
Governor G(Granular Primo) being applied around all bunker banks. A lot easier and faster then spraying. #PGR
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@RiggsBarstool Don’t sleep on these goose chasers
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3 years
Worn areas around cart-paths getting some loving @Traqmatz
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6 months
Draining our fairways one very slow pass at a time! @Redexim @RedeximTurfProd
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3 months
Welcome to the Hope family Penny!
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Two more to complete all fairway. 6 inch deep sand channels. Our biggest par 4 fairway took 220 Tons of sand! #drainage #firmandfast @Redexim @RedeximTurfProd
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8 months
The storms need to end but did make for a great photo
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2 years
First mow on greens after aeration, it’s a beautiful thing!
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7 months
Nice improvement to our signature hole. @SoxErosion can’t wait to do more work using SOX Love the RTF from Payne’s
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1 year
Simplified bunker rollers with the help of our genius mechanic. Our old rollers worked great but bearings eventually failed. Now just old squeegee cut to 18 inches and vinyl guard. We think will be super durable. If wear does happen should only be replaceable pvc end-caps.
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2 years
@ZubyMusic Look at overall death numbers from passed years compared to Covid years, not that far off. Slight increase, their numbers don’t add up
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3 months
Coming in a little hot #gsp #dogsofturf
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5 years
Name a more versatile dog then Cori, I’ll wait.... pheasant, duck, goose hunting and goose control for a HOA/Golf Course #gsp
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New hats arrived today 🔥 Thanks @fredrikg419
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Stephen Hope
3 months
I wrote a book! I know it will have the power to help kids that are or were in situations like mine. I Am Hope will be published April 2nd. Preorders have not started but will be available within a couple weeks. Please watch the video and share with anyone you think it could help…
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Stephen Hope
1 year
10 days post aeration
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Stephen Hope
2 years
Finally bunkers are pieced back together. They do look incredible after the crew finishes reworking the entire bunker. 3 full days of repairs after 3.6inches of rain.
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1 year
Toured Blue Mound today. Place is unreal, green complex’s are the best I’ve seen in person #Raynor
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7 years
You get the cups. I'll take care of all the geese and squirrels!
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3 years
Mad dash finishing tee markers before pins go out
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Stephen Hope
1 year
Axis going in on high traffic areas on greens/pinch points #brushesarepoptartpowered
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My book is live on Amazon! Simply type in I Am Hope on the search bar. I can’t even describe how excited I am to finally share this with everyone. Drug addiction has an untold story of what happens to kids of addicts. #IAMHOPE #health #abuse #addiction #hope #Kentucky
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2 years
Last day of The Main Event! Can’t wait to watch the shoot out
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2 years
Thank you Kyung for stopping by and looking at some smoked POA @MoghuUSA @PoaCure #pure
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1 year
Sod, let establish, mow at 2 inches, over lay Traqmatz. 3rd picture is 8 days after laying Traqmatz. Last pictures is 18 days after and 3 mowings. Last mowing at 2.5in. Opening today! @Traqmatz
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2 months
Yo this trench is too deep! #help @DogsOfTurf
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Stephen Hope
2 years
Strong color for mid November
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Stephen Hope
1 year
Had a little helper at work this morning. I’ll give her another few months before she’s mowing some absolute lasers on greens
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2 years
First round of Club Championship! Good luck today
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2 years
What a beautiful Friday! Ready to watch the @PGAChampionship later. Can Rory backup a good first round?
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Stephen Hope
1 year
Opening Day! Cori giving her final inspection
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Stephen Hope
6 years
Here’s the secret, sod cart path edges in November. Then you have at least 4 months till carts destroy them again
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Stephen Hope
4 years
Crews first time hanging Christmas Lights. We’ll make a few adjustments next year but satisfied with how it turned out. #Frosty
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Stephen Hope
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My book,I AM HOPE has been out a month! While I’m thrilled about this milestone, my duties as a GCS take precedence for now. Rest assured,I’m just getting started!This book has the power to help so many, and my goal is to raise funds for an audio version this winter.Let’s Go!
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4 years
Assistant opening at Crystal Tree Golf and Country Club. DM me for more info. All applicants will be considered for a role suited to that individual. If you love golf and want to be apart of an invotative course maintenance team, this is a great opportunity!
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Stephen Hope
1 year
Old girl doing what she loves!
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Stephen Hope
6 years
Big shout out to @HarrellsLLC @jasonfunderburg for delivering a case of Secure @ 5:30am. Delivered a minute after sprayer said we don’t have enough. #perfection
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4 years
@GolfDigest Moxie May, Canyata Golf Club. An abandon pup found on the par 3 3rd. She’s lived her best life as a golf course dog ever since
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Stephen Hope
4 years
The ole Triple Threat on greens today. Main Event starts @ 4, enjoy!
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2 years
Best crew in the biz!
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Stephen Hope
5 years
Little guy wants to be a golf course dog soo bad! Henry’s mom is back Monday and he’s not going to be happy about not going to the course each day #coursedogs
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Stephen Hope
6 years
Bentgrass roll-off added to complete 16 green-side bunker renovation. 2 bunkers updated with liner/white sand and 1 removal #next
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5 years
This looks like a great assistant job👍
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5 years
What a great day for golf! #77
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5 years
A welcome but unexpected view this morning
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Stephen Hope
3 months
Stopped by the old stomping grounds yesterday @jpaver71 has not missed a step, improvements all around! All the bunkers are renovated with 18 getting the biggest changes and looking even better than I could have imagined!
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Stephen Hope
6 years
First mow on most recently renovated bunker! @ProAngleOhio
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Stephen Hope
3 months
Goose control training has commenced! Potty training and name recognition are still in the works but this pup has a job to do @DogsOfTurf
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Stephen Hope
2 years
Our dingo had a great workout shaping this one. Size reduced my 2/3rds
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Stephen Hope
5 years
Bunkers and Bucks @ The Tree this morning
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5 years
I’ve worked with a lot of crews but this is a special group! #green &gold
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Stephen Hope
2 years
A couple walk paths to hopefully keep people from slipping @Traqmatz plus a little turf protection around cart path edge
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Stephen Hope
7 years
Cori took her talents south this morning, chasing geese at the @RustOleumChamp
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Stephen Hope
6 years
Half inch of rain a day after aerating! #ThankfulThursday
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Stephen Hope
5 years
The boys made a few coasters while making Tee Markers
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Stephen Hope
4 years
Frosts don’t count for quarantine golf! #LetsGo
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Stephen Hope
7 years
New job board
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Stephen Hope
4 years
Time to renovate some more bunkers
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5 years
Great weather today to finishing up greens aeration.
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7 years
Easy to jump in off rocks, hard to get back out #gsp
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6 years
One more bunker to finish after these two, then aeration time on tees, fairways, and rough! #excited
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4 years
Practice Tee getting some love before opening next Friday. Double mowed, double verti-cut, blown, mowed with groomers, pounded with sand a few times, then brush and rolled
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2 months
This is awesome, my book is on @Amazon ! If you would like clarity of the collateral damage of drug addiction look no further. Preorder is now live for kindle and paperback. The hardcover will not be available until April 2nd. #LFG #IAMHOPE
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4 years
New flags going out at the Tree! 🔥
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11 months
Goose patrol and a little fetch #coursedog
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Stephen Hope
7 years
We will lose no hitch pins in 2017
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3 months
Rest is key after hard day’s work #golfcourselife
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4 years
@HarrellsLLC Polyon party of one-&-done
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8 years
Chris Stapleton in headphones while blowing off fairways with my pup. Does not get much better! #turflife
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6 years
Our first app of @HarrellsLLC FLEET going out before,during, and after today’s rains... #letitrain
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5 years
New bed feeling cute, might delete later? #feelingcute
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4 years
Here we go!
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6 years
A member left this in the ProShop. It’s to help Cori while she’s swimming in the lakes chasing geese. Does it fit, no but a really nice gesture! #awesomemembership
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6 years
The MC Logo is back for 2018!
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3 years
2 more off the list
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4 years
Out with mulch, in with the hardscape @SiteOneSupply
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2 years
@TheGCSNetwork @DogsOfTurf Watching squirrels when she’s not chasing geese
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2 years
This is Cori’s favorite time of year. Heard them to a corner, they gone #goosecontrol
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Stephen Hope
8 years
Well over an inch of rain. One bunker has @CapConGolf the other does not...
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3 years
Don’t know how I got so lucky to inherit a crew like this #30yrvets
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Stephen Hope
2 years
Sunset Valley Golf Course in Highland Park, IL is unbelievable. My first time seeing it matured after renovation. Ryan Ochs has the place dialed-in!
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8 years
Canyata #7
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3 months
Awesome interview with Casey from the @CDGAGolf Talking a little about everything and why @RevelsTractor has a large spot in my operations. Hint- it’s customer service! Big thanks @KrageJw
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@USGA I like it better with “g”silent Pronounced HIN
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Stephen Hope
5 years
Always amazed of much material we remove from greens during aeration. Good news, fresh sand took its place
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5 years
New flags and cups going out in anticipation for our opening scramble tomorrow morning. I’m more excited about our first double cut with out-front brushes on Greens of the season! #gotime
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5 years
Turnaround for two seconds #gsp
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Stephen Hope
4 years
First time applying Navicon from @BASF . Next 14 days are great weather to show me what you got. Cutless and trimmit doing their thing. #pushbent
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7 years
Course improvements going great. Our quick addition of Island Green On 17 turned out great!
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6 years
This good girl living her best life! #golfcoursedog #chasegeese &sleep
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4 months
Big Z giving the Hazards Stakes a fresh cut
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7 years
@HarrellsLLC put on one hella show today! Great to feel pulse of industry by the one and only @PatJonesTweets
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5 years
Lil-Cori a big fan of her new cart!
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2 months
Direct lightening hit from the storms mid week. I wish it would’ve been recorded! Pieces of this tree scattered over 100yards in all directions. It blew the stump out of the ground, very cool!
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5 years
Here we go!
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Stephen Hope
3 years
30+ years of sand accumulation. Bunker will be a bit bigger after renovation
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Stephen Hope
2 months
Professional video needed! Does anyone know of a company or person who can create an informative/kick @ss video for my membership? We would like to explain the ins and outs of a renovation happening this fall. Any suggestions would be helpful
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Stephen Hope
6 years
We have to take advantage of this great weather! Let’s try double verti-cut on tees and grooming at HOC on aprons/collars. #thisisfun
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