Staff
Meet our golf professionals.
Wade Adler
General Manager
Wade Adler joined the GreatLIFE team at Fox Run Golf Course in 2022. Wade has an immense background in the food and beverage industry. Wade comes to us with a good background in the business industry. Wade is always expanding his knowledge in the golf industry!
Greg Bates
Head Superintendent
Originally from Vermillion SD, Greg Bates started working in golf course maintenance in 2000 at the Bluffs in Vermillion, SD. From there he moved to Phoenix, AZ from 2001-2003 where he worked for the American Golf Company as an Assistant Superintendent at El Caro Golf Course. At the end of the season, Greg decided to start a family and came back to South Dakota where he worked at the Bluffs in Vermillion and also attended Western Iowa Techs Horticulture and Turgrass management program. During his 2nd year in College in 2004 he took the Golf Course Maintenance position in Beresford, SD where he grew in the new nine hole course. He remained in Beresford for 18 years and was Golf and Parks Superintendent when he left. In 2023, he is starting a new journey with GreatLIFE and Fox Run Golf Course.