Golf GETTING Personal
Simon White - Passionate and approachable, unless you happen to be sat next to him at The Posh end!
Who are you? Simon White, Course Manager at The Chase Golf Club, Staffordshire.
Family status? Living with partner.
Who’s your hero and why? My dad - I respect what he has achieved and he, along with my mother, instilled all the values I believe in and live by.
What would you change about yourself? Being slightly better organised!
What’s your guilty pleasure? Peterborough United.
What do you drop everything for? My girlfriend, friends & family.
What’s been the highlight of your career so far? The position of Course Manager at The Chase Golf Club, and working two European Tour events whilst at The Forest of Arden.
Glass half full or half empty? Definitely half full.
Climate change - fact or fiction? The climate is changing, but I think it’s nothing more than mother nature balancing everything out!
What’s your favourite season? Spring or autumn.
What are your pet peeves? Ignorance.
If you could go anywhere right now, where would it be? Anywhere with my girlfriend.
What’s the best part of your job? Working outdoors.
… and the worst? Uneducated/ignorant golfers who think they know your job better than you!
Do you have a lifetime ambition? Be successful and happy in everything I do.
Who wouldn’t you like to be? The person sat next to me at football!
Favourite record, and why? One by U2 and Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Both great songs.
Who would you choose to spend a romantic evening with? My girlfriend.
If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? Celebrate!
What’s the best advice you have ever been given? Treat others as you’d wish to be treated yourself.
What’s your favourite smell? Freshly cut grass!
What do you do in your spare time? Play golf and watch football (Peterborough United and England).
What’s your favourite piece of kit? The Verti-drain.
What’s the daftest work related question you have ever been asked? Golfers quote: “the greens are playing superb, but I wonder if you could change their colour as it doesn’t appear to be the
right shade of green??!!”
What three words would you use to describe yourself? Passionate, motivated and approachable.
What talent would you like to have? To be able to make ignorant golfers disappear!
What law/legislation would you like to see introduced? More legislation for the implication of environmental issues/encouraging wildlife.
grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
When he does find some free time, Ronnie can be found playing darts for the Bank House in Hixon, watching Stoke City or gracing the dance floor with Olwyn to some good old Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Aaron ‘Dennis’ Saunders; Assistant Greenkeeper
After
studying at Cannock College and obtaining a National Diploma in Sports,
Aaron took
up his current position in 2007. Since then, he has gained an NVQ2 in Sports Turf at Rodbaston College.
As a keen, 17 handicap golfer Aaron can regularly be seen, and heard, around the golf club and, when not
playing golf, likes to participate in football, cricket, rugby and darts. Aaron can regularly be found visiting Old Trafford to support his beloved Manchester United.
Aaron ‘Titch’ Brown: Assistant Greenkeeper
Aaron
started at The Chase in 2008 after
spending a year
working in the
landscaping industry. In the two years he has been greenkeeping, Aaron has undertaken a great deal of ‘in house’ training and aims to work towards his NVQ qualifications at Rodbaston College. When not at work, Aaron is an avid user of the gym and enjoys socialising with friends.
Michael ‘Micky’ Bennett: Assistant Greenkeeper
Michael originally started work at The Chase at sixteen years old when the golf course first opened.
In 2008, he left to move down to London before returning to Penkridge and the golf club in 2010.
Since starting as a greenkeeper, Michael has obtained an NVQ 2 in both Amenity Horticulture and Sports Turf.
In his free time he likes to go fishing, walking and can regularly be seen out cycling.
What’s in the shed?
John Deere 2500E greens/tees mower Toro 3250 greens mower
Toro 3250 greens/tees mower Toro 3000 greens mower
Toro 3500D rotary sidewinder
John Deere 8700 fairway mower
Toro 6500 fairway mowers x 2
Toro 4000D rotary rough mower
Toro bunker rake
Toro Workman utility vehicles x 2
John Deere Gator utility vehicle
Toro 3100 workman with 600l Gambetti sprayer and spinner dresser attachments
Kubota outfront rotary mower
New Holland TC40 & TC45 tractors
Bernhard & Co Express Dual 3000 and
Anglemaster 3000 grinders FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013 PC 29
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