EACH issue we catch up with a leading turfgrass professional and ask him or her what’s going on in ..
Who are you? Ian Tomlinson, Course Manager at Rungsted Golf Klub in Denmark.
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How are you? Very well thank you, enjoying the current debate on fescue greens in the UK. It has certainly raised some interesting questions on how we will have to manage golf courses in the coming years without the use of pesticides and possible water restrictions.
Where are you? At the golf course. I have been here for five years. In 2003 the Denmark Government introduced legislation to ban the use of pesticides. This has led to all the golf courses in Denmark agreeing to follow a regime to introduce fescue and bent grass species that will be more resistant to disease attack and over time provide sustainable quality-playing surfaces.
What are you on? Currently constructing some new tees and bunkers and also beginning to carry out some tree/woodland management works.
Favourite bit of kit? I must say at the moment it is our excavator; the amount of work it allows us to achieve is unbelievable. I enjoy using it, especially when you have some artistic licence to enhance the course.
Favourite TV programme? Orange County Choppers on the Discovery Channel, all about making gadgets from scrap metal and domestic products, very interesting.
Favourite Film? Saving Private Ryan- a fantastic film that
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portrayed what war is about. Every youngster should see the first twenty minutes to understand what the older generation went through to give us the freedom we enjoy today.
Best experience? Spending 14 years on the continent in Switzerland working at the Lausanne golf club where I managed to raise the standards at the course bringing it into one of the top 20 courses in Europe.
Worst experience? Coming back to work on UK golf courses
What books do you read? Only a few technical greenkeeping books - and Pitchcare magazine of course!
Why this industry? I was introduced to it at an early age as I started playing golf at the age of five, then at the age of ten I used to help out on the course at weekends brushing the dew off greens etc. It then became a natural progression to follow into the greenkeeping industry.
What would you be if not in this industry? A physiotherapist, I’d enjoy the opportunity to help people improve their quality of life.
Trade shows good bad or ugly? Good - I spend a lot of my time attending trade shows and conferences. They are very important for gaining information and connecting me to products and services.
Favourite golfers Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo, Gary Player.
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