As Jefferson City golfers walk into the clubhouse at Oak Hills Golf Center, they're often greeted by name by the clubhouse manager.
Stephanie Bruemmer started working at the clubhouse when she was 16 as a clubhouse attendant, gassing up golf carts, picking balls off the driving range and teaching junior golf lessons. The now almost 30-year-old has been the clubhouse manager for seven years.
"I know most people that walk in the door, unless they're from out of town, so it's really cool to know everybody out here," Bruemmer said. "I think they really appreciate me knowing their name."
Bruemmer started golfing when she was 14.
"My parents had a 100-yard shot in their backyard, and my brother and my dad would always be hitting balls, and I was like, 'Man, I really want to do that,'" she said. "So I got out there with them and they finally took me to the golf course, and I just fell in love with it."
She went on to play golf for the Helias High School Lady Crusaders, where she placed 15th and ninth in the state tournament as a junior and senior, respectively. She was also the first Lady Crusader to shoot under par for nine and 18 holes and graduated with five individual records at Helias.
After high school, she signed with William Woods University in Fulton, where she played golf for another four years while earning her degree in sports management.
She graduated in 2012 and came back to her "second home" at Oak Hills, starting as assistant manager. Seven years ago, she became the clubhouse manager.
As manager, Bruemmer oversees the clubhouse and pro shop at Oak Hills, 932 Ellis Blvd., and maintenance of the 18-hole course. It's a busy job.
"I do all the reports - everything you can think of," Bruemmer said. "I do all the hiring, scheduling, merchandise. I re-grip clubs. I do that all the time. I order concessions - everything really. Every day there's something to do."
Bruemmer also books tournaments at the course, which she enjoys, but her favorite part is the people.
"I would say getting to know all the regulars that come out here, and just see the smile on their faces when they come out," she said. "That's the best thing. If they hit like a hole in one, just seeing the smile on their face."
She also oversees the rest of the employees at the clubhouse and said she tries to make sure they all treat customers in the best way.
"With my employees, I tell them, 'If you're having a bad day, just make sure you don't take it out on the customers. Make sure they have a good time.' I think they do, for the most part," Bruemmer said. "When there's somebody that's upset - a customer that's upset about something - that's probably the hardest thing. But we don't get that very often."
Bruemmer is proud of the improvements the course has seen since she's been manager, including new golf carts and improved holes on the course.
If working at the clubhouse wasn't enough, she spends most of her free time playing golf, traveling to different courses on the weekends.
"If you don't see me here at Oak Hills, you're seeing me at a different golf course," Bruemmer said. "I love golf; I play a lot."