Contents Nigel Hornsby, Filton College Summer Sports Bowls - not fast enough, high enough,
strong enough … not rich enough! Neville Johnson looks at how one of Britain’s most popular fine turf sports gets support from its governing body as local authority cash dries up and the International Olympic Committee cold shoulder goes on. Pg76
Cover Story - Jimmy Kidd at the stunning Machrihanish Dunes
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Machrihanish Dunes Golf Course has been lovingly crafted out of the natural landscape by
designer, David McLay Kidd, and the highly experienced team assembled to create the course, including father, Jimmy.
The Kidd’s are alright! Page 10
THE PC TEAM THIS Inside Golf Pride and Passion at Dunaverty
Jimmy Kidd was insistent that, during his visit to Machrihanish Dunes, our editor should see Dunaverty Golf Club, a small, but beautiful, members club set on the most southern tip of the Kintyre peninsula, in the village of Southend. Pg18
A life on The Hill
How many courses offer the golfer the opportunity to play in two different countries during one round, meet the professional who taught Ian Woosnam as a junior member, and a greenkeeper who, in 2012, will have devoted forty years of his life to maintaining the place he loves? Pg22
Hart of the matter
It’s a family affair at Hart Common Golf Course, where Peter Roberts’ dream of creating one of the best pay and play courses in the north-west of England is finally coming to fruition. Pg28
Coming up Trumps
Tim Fell was having a fairly routine day at his Lincolnshire turf nursery until Donald Trump called from his office in New York to make his rather substantial request. Pg32
SWALEC - it’s a ripper!
Three years down the line, Keith Exton finally has the backing of the committee to undertake major remedial work on the SWALEC’s square. Pg82
Windswept and Interesting!
Sharing a latitude with Juneau in Alaska and St Petersburg in Russia, Aberdeen’s Mannofield Park is the most northerly One Day International accredited cricket ground in the world. Pg88
Surviving bombs and bouncers
- but not Boots! In his book, Britain’s Lost Cricket Grounds, author Chris Arnot describes the former ‘truest piece of turf in the United Kingdom’ as being buried “under the concourse, somewhere between Boots and River Island”. Pg92
The only way is ESSEX ... and ELVIS!
Barry Glynn, Head Groundsman at East Molesey Cricket Club in Surrey - and sometime Elvis Presley impersonator, reports on the Essex Cricket Groundsman’s seminar. Pg94
Schools and Colleges Making plans for Nigel
When Nigel Hornsby left a secure position at Millfield School to take the head job at Filton College, he knew that he would have his work cut out. Pg98
Pullen in one direction!
Matthew Pullen is only the fourth Head Groundsman at The Leys School in Cambridge since the 1950s. Pg102
DAVE SALTMAN Managing Director
Not averse to a bit of honest, plain
speaking, Dave has been rattling a few cages again as he made his feelings quite clear about artificial surfaces. It was his son, Max, who had him up at 2.00am and bashing the keyboard. No wonder he was so vitriolic!
JOHN RICHARDS Operations Director
Having scored the winning goal the last time Wolves played Man City in the League Cup - the ’74 final - John was invited to summarise the most recent clash between the teams, live on Sky TV. An old friend, who hadn’t seen John in a while, reckoned he was a dead ringer for Paul O’Grady!
LAURENCE GALE Editor
Despite all his rugby training and jogging, middle age spread appears to be getting to our Loz, as his waist size has crept up to 36” (a distant memory for
Peter. Ed.). There’s been some tricky spellings to contend with in this issue, as his eight different attempts at Machrihanish will testify!
PETER BRITTON Sales & Production
Hasn’t quite grasped this fantasy football lark, and is currently languishing near the bottom of the Pitchcare/Limagrain league. Every time he makes a transfer, the player he has just turfed out scores a hat-trick in his next game. Maybe that old adage ‘leave well alone’ should be adhered to!
ELLIE PARRY PR and Marketing
The new Mrs Parry decided to ditch her stage name and take on her beloved’s surname. We think it has a certain ring to it but, if you say it quick enough, does sound like a town in Greece! We trust that Mr Parry is aware of her
penchant for expensive shoes and handbags?
ALASTAIR BATTRICK Web Monkey
Winter draws on, and our Al’s cheerful disposition is always in demand around Christmas time, although we are not sure whether as Santa or Scrooge! With three young children to supply for, it’ll probably be a good mix of both! Ho ho humbug.
DAN HUGHES Sales Manager
It’s not often that you get an invitation to a supplier’s distributor day, and end up breaking the leg of the host’s Sales & Marketing Manager, but that’s what our Dan did recently. Apparently, it is was all to do with a bottle of Champagne and a sliding tackle!
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