In mid-October of 2025, my new boss, Eric Mabie, assumed the role of Superintendent at Pinehurst No. 6, which is one of Pinehurst’s ten, soon to be, eleven properties. In nine short months, Eric and his crew have improved the playing conditions at Pinehurst No. 6, and his leadership has positively impacted the culture. Recently I had the good fortune of visiting Eric, discussing his journey and his responsibilities at No. 6. Background: Eric received his degree in Turfgrass Management ... continue reading...
What’s In You Locker?
In May of 2024, the United States Golf Association (USGA) and the World Golf Hall of Fame (WGHOF) collaborated to open a state-of-the-art museum at 3 Carolina Vista Drive in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The well-traveled WGHOF museum, which is located on a seven-acre site on Pinehurst Country Club’s sprawling campus, was previously located in St. Augustine, Florida. The museum returns to Pinehurst where it was originally founded in 1974. The building/ architecture and its contents are a welcome ... continue reading...
Misspent Youth
Some would say I had an idyllic childhood. I was the youngest son of Jack and Lois Schoch. The four of us (including brother John, four years older) lived on Washington Avenue, in Springfield, NJ. My father managed stone quarries for Houdaille Construction Materials Company during the day, moonlighting with Mr. Brown or Mr. Heerwagen in the evenings as a painter/wall paperer/carpenter. My mother was a Registered Nurse in our School District, followed by her association with Dr. Bruton, an ... continue reading...
Hired Guns
It all started innocently enough; a mid-December fundraiser (1st Annual Maxie’s Golf Classic for ALS) to support Maxie (owner of Maxie’s Grill & Taproom) and Kathy Gleaton. Erin and I were scheduled to play in the scramble format with our good friends, Jim (Hambone) and Carol Hermann. Unfortunately, with temperatures in the teens, the event was pushed back a week. Due to family commitments in Erie, PA, Hambone and Carol were unable to participate in the rescheduled event. Well, with the ... continue reading...
Almost All Access
In late May/early June 2024, we traveled to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to visit our dear friends Jim and Lisa. During our visit, we spent one day at the US Women’s Open at Lancaster Country Club, as guests of our other dear friends Joe & Shelby, with access to all of the trimmings. A bonus for the day was the opportunity to visit with my goddaughter (Julia) who was working the event as a Production Manager for NBC Sports. On our way to dinner that evening, Julia asked if I would be interested ... continue reading...
They’re Not Dogs, They’re Hounds!
Growing up on Washington Avenue in Springfield, NJ, our Thanksgiving Day routine was cast in stone. It started early in the morning, with Mom sliding the turkey, wrapped in a brown paper bag, into the oven. I never understood how the brown paper bag thing actually worked without the turkey being incinerated let alone our home! Following the turkey insertion, we were off to watch my brother and the Jonathan Dayton Regional High School Bulldogs play the Indians from Rahway in their final football ... continue reading...
Gus, Part II
As mentioned in “Gus (Part One)”, I chose to make a significant investment in my golf game, one-month prior to my Three-Day Member-Guest in Pennsylvania. In retrospect, the timing of my decision; to pull the old jalopy into the repair shop for a major engine overhaul, was quite a gamble! I met Gus Ulrich in the northwest corner of Pinewild Country Club’s driving range. Gus, a PGA Professional, has been the Director of Instruction at Pinewild Country Club in Pinehurst, NC, since 2008. Gus is ... continue reading...
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