Groundkeepers Gordy Lowe, left, James Tonner, right, and Zach Woodrow at Deer Creek state park golf course Friday, May 29, 2009 in Mount Sterling, Ohio. Despite strict limits on adding new employees imposed last year, Ohio still hired 17 administrators earning six-figure salaries, two workers for state park golf courses and a prison chaplain, records show. The golf course workers were hired for state-run courses at Deer Creek State Park south of Columbus and Shawnee State Park in southern Ohio. The state's six golf courses bring in nearly $2 million a year in greens fees and these workers are critical to maintaining that revenue stream, said Natural Resources spokeswoman Beth Ruth. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

Groundkeepers Gordy Lowe, left, James Tonner, right, and Zach Woodrow at Deer Creek state park golf course Friday, May 29, 2009 in Mount Sterling, Ohio. Despite strict limits on adding new employees imposed last year, Ohio still hired 17 administrators earning six-figure salaries, two workers for state park golf courses and a prison chaplain, records show. The golf course workers were hired for state-run courses at Deer Creek State Park south of Columbus and Shawnee State Park in southern Ohio. The state's six golf courses bring in nearly $2 million a year in greens fees and these workers are critical to maintaining that revenue stream, said Natural Resources spokeswoman Beth Ruth.

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