Arto Rahmani general manager of the Stonegate Golf Club, said Kipp was only 52 when he passed away.
“Steve Kipp was a close friend and colleague of Stonegate superintendent Mike Gwaltney for more than 28 years,” Rahmani said.
“He was a friendly man, highly knowledgeable, a hard worker and really pleasant and someone you wanted to be around,” he said.
Stonegate Golf Club Team Members wore green ribbons to honor Kipp’s memory.