Golf


little stressful. The summertime heat was possibly the


hardest challenge to overcome, with temperatures pushing into the 40s and, with humidity that could drown a fish, the work was tough.


During the summer off-season, it was a little more quiet and gave us time to prepare the course for the following season. We undertook three hollow core passes and a single, solid aeration, all followed with the usual processes of topdressing and fertilising to specific requirements, pending our soil sample results carried out by our agronomist, Brett Harris.


September to May was our playing season, when the temperatures were at a perfect heat - in the high 20s, with a cool


breeze. It was great golfing conditions. We were fortunate with having some of the top tour professionals regularly dropping in to practice, including for The Masters at Augusta, which gives you an indication of the high standards we maintained on the course. We had to be always ready and always 100% perfect - hard and fast ... which wasn’t easy, but we did it! Following the PGA Tour has never been my main focus sporting wise, but having to deal first hand with many of the touring pros, I always kept a close eye on who was winning and who was losing. I always prayed for “The Albany Boys” to do well and play in as many tournaments as they could, so they would stay away from Albany and give me some


time off; which wasn’t often! Living in The Caribbean offered me some fantastic trips when I got some spare time, and I was fortunate to fly to lots of the outer islands of The Bahamas and experience snorkelling with sharks, swimming with the famous swimming pigs (see side bar), fishing trips for monster fish and becoming an expert in rum tasting and singing karaoke. Along with the golf course and landscaping, came an extra job, where the golf course superintendent and myself had to renovate The National Stadium of The Bahamas football pitch for a Tottenham Hotspur Football Club end of season game against the Jamaica national team. We worked under the guidance of


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