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Jamie mowing the 18th tee with a Jacobsen Eclipse preparing for AT&T National Pro-Am
Who would have thought the lad from just outside London would be surfing in the Pacific Ocean or snowboarding in the mountains of the Gold country? Truly amazing!
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Jamie changing cups on 10th green
20 I PC APRIL/MAY 2014
comfortable in using. I can’t thank him enough when it comes to supporting me and teaching me new techniques. I experienced two big tournaments in 2013,
the Nature Valley First Tee Open where my job responsibility was mowing TCAs (tees, collars and approaches) and also the Callaway tournament where I was working section. The First Tee competition was televised and I remember watching on TV at home, looking out for the lines I had mown that morning. These two tournaments were just a warm up for the main annual event of the year, hosted in February, the AT&T National Pro-Am. Christmas and New Year passed and, in
January, the AT&T tournament preparations began. For weeks the crew were concentrating on detail work. I was again assigned to mow TCAs for this tournament and I remember I made sure I told as many people as I knew from back in the UK to watch the tournament on Sky Sports. Mainly because I just wanted to make them jealous of the place I had called ‘my office’ for the past twelve months, but also to see the hard work and dedication that goes into maintaining a golf course of such a high calibre. One of the toughest opponents in our
industry is Mother Nature. For ten months we had virtually no rain and, on day one of the AT&T, we had a huge downpour combined with winds gusting up to 36mph that caused play to
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The 5th tee looking over the ocean to the 6th hole
be suspended. All the staff had the squeegees at the ready should we be called upon to go and clear the greens, but the rain stopped and stayed away for the remainder of the day. Difficult conditions for everyone involved, but we overcame them and hosted a great tournament. Just witnessing the effort and determination
from the managers and the crew stood out considerably, as it would reflect on us as a team and we wanted to show everyone what we were able to achieve at Pebble Beach. I have made some fantastic friends who I
have shared a great social life with outside of work. I believe having such good camaraderie leads to team bonding and makes us a stronger team. Not only has this been a superb career move for me, it has also been an amazing life experience. Who would have thought the lad from just outside London would be learning to surf in the Pacific Ocean on the coast of California, or snowboarding in the mountains of the Gold country on the California/Nevada border? Truly amazing! There is so much experience on the crew at
Pebble Beach; many guys with over twenty years experience but none more so than Jack Holt, who has worked three US Opens at Pebble Beach. His knowledge of the course, combined with that of Chris and Pete, is second to none.
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