Steve Blake: Golf Course Superintendent
I grew up in the Fox Valley and attended Seymour High School. In 2004, I graduated with a degree in turfgrass management from Rutgers University. I have been an Assistant Superintendent at Crystal Springs Golf Course in Seymour, Milwaukee Country Club, and most recently at North Shore Golf Club in Menasha. In 2005, I married my wife Kari and we are expecting our first child in August. Most of my family and friends live in the Fox Valley. My wife and I currently reside in Darboy.
Bill Meyer: Assistant Superintendent
I grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and attended Iowa State University where I earned my B.S. Degree in Horticulture in the Fall of 2009. This is my first Assistant Superintendent job however I did participate in internships while at ISU. Some of the places I interned at were Montreux Golf and Country Club in Reno, NV, Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, MI, and most recently Blackwolf Run in Kohler, WI. During these internships I was involved with preparing for large tournaments like the Reno-Tahoe Open (Montreux Golf and Country Club) and the 90th PGA Championship (Oakland Hills Country Club), and large projects such as the complete re-grassing of the Championship Course at Blackwolf Run.
Scott Thiel: Equipment Manager
Hometown: Hilbert, WI. I graduated from Hilbert High School and attended Fox Valley Technical College for mechanical / electrical and welding. Growing up I worked on my parents two-hundred acre dairy farm. I am the seventh of twelve children and now have three teenage daughters of my own. I spent half of my career in commercial construction as a crew lead man, from there went into the mechanical maintenance industry as an Assitant Manager. In January of 1997 I started as the equipment manager at Ridgeway CC. I look forward to the everyday challenges in my career, and appreciate the great members of Ridgeway Country Club.