Golf
GETTING Personal...
Adam Matthews - nothing changes under the duvet ... apparently!
Who are you? Adam Matthews, Course Manager at Moor Allerton Golf Club.
Family status? Engaged to Ella Steel and have a beautiful daughter Evie-Rose who was three in December.
Who’s your hero and why?
My brother Scott; he’s served out in Afghanistan with the RAF. I think anyone who has the courage to do what those guys do, especially out there, is amazing.
What would you change about yourself? Height and bank balance!
What’s your guilty pleasure? Ben and Jerry’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream!
What’s been the highlights of your career so far? Producing an award winning Test match cricket pitch and, of course, being given the opportunity as course manager at Moor Allerton Golf Club.
Which three people, living or dead, would you invite to a dinner party? George Best, Pablo Escobar, Dan Bilzerian ... I don’t think that needs too much explaining really!
If you could be anyone for a day, who would it be and why? My treasurer - for obvious reasons!
Do you have any bad habits? Forgetful, and an inability to hang washing out.
... or any good ones? Spending money on the Mrs! Or should that be above?
Do you go to bed worrying about the next day’s workload? Never. Thinking about it, yes, but not worrying. You can’t change anything from under your duvet, so it’s a waste of time worrying.
What are you reading at the moment? ‘Sins of my Father’ by Sebastian Marroquin (born Juan Pablo Escobar).
What are your pet peeves? People who don’t listen to instructions or don’t do what they’ve said they will!
If you could go anywhere right now, where would it be? On a private island; sun, beach, no kids or phones!
What’s the best part of your job? Passing on good feedback and compliments to the lads.
… and the worst? Waiting for decisions and responses.
Do you have a lifetime ambition? To be comfortable enough to do anything without worrying about money.
Favourite record, and why? Danny Daze - Your Everything. Good memories of the days when hangovers didn’t matter.
18 I PC DECEMBER/JANUARY 2016
the area. He feeds them with food scraps and waste from a local restaurant. It’s worked extremely well and the close up photographs he has of them are fantastic. But the rabbits are an ongoing concern and still cause daily disruption to the bunkers.” Adam says that the local
Who would you choose to spend a romantic evening with? Obviously it’d be the Mrs but, if she was busy, I’d be quite happy to give Michelle Keegan a call.
If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? Euro Millions - buy Massimo Cellino out of Leeds United and sell 49% back to the fans! Lotto - take the family and the lads to Vegas.
What’s the best advice you have ever been given? If you don’t ask, you don’t get.
What’s your favourite smell? AFrench bakery first thing in the morning.
What do you do in your spare time? Big sportsman, play a lot of football and golf and spend time with the family.
What’s the daftest work related question you have ever been asked? Morning of a county championship match in April, the coach comes out, bends down and puts his hands on the pitch and looks to us; “It’s cold isn’t it; how come it’s so cold?” My boss at the time replied brilliantly; “you’d be effing cold if you’d been left out all night!”.
What’s your favourite piece of kit? Toro Propass Topdresser.
What three words would you use to describe yourself? Fair, organised and impatient.
What talent would you like to have? I’d love to play the electric guitar fluently.
What law/legislation would you like to see introduced? All lieu time must be classed as paid overtime! That Leeds United buy out might be on the cards then!
ecology and environment needs to become a priority and, to that end, he will be preparing an environmental policy next year, whilst also encouraging the team to research and come up with ideas themselves. “We have already carried out a site evaluation and have a plan of areas that we are going to transform into wildflower meadows. This will not only reduce the cutting area, but also cut down on machine wear and, importantly, save some of our valuable time. It will also add some colour and attract wildlife. We have a fantastic bird box and feeding area with a watching hut in one of our woodlands, which members are always welcome to use.” It is clear that Adam is
putting in achievable plans to return Moor Allerton Golf Club to its former glories and, indeed, further
What’s in the shed?
Toro 3250 greens mower x 3 Toro 6500 fairway mower Toro 6700 fairway mower Toro 4700 rough mower x 2 Toro 3100 Sidewinder x 2 Toro Sandpro x 2 Toro Propass Topdresser
Toro GR1000 pedestrian greens mower x 5
Toro GR1600 pedestrian tees mower x 3 Toro Workman John Deere 2500E tees mower John Deere - 2030A sprayer John Deere Pro Gator x 2 John Deere Gator HPX John Deere Aercore 1500 Charterhouse 7316 Verti-Drain Cherterhouse 7521 Verti-Drain Gambetti greens iron TruTurf greens iron
Gambetti 6001 tractor mounted sprayer Kawasaki Mule
enhance other areas of the site; the successful staging and subsequent extension of the PGA EuroPro event is testament to that. He also believes that he is
working in an industry that is second to none. “I think the associations and magazines like Pitchcare are doing a great job in helping to raise our profile. It allows us and, more importantly, others to see what’s going on in all different types of clubs and environments.” “The turfcare industry has
never been stronger. The amount of guys from the UK now working abroad and taking up management positions shows the calibre of the groundsmen and greenkeepers we are producing. The technology is getting better, the science and education is becoming more easily accessible and the fact I can pick up the phone or go online and speak to lots of other course managers and get advice is very rare in any industry. I doubt you would find a guy from Pepsi ringing a guy at Coca Cola for advice!” “Are we undervalued? This is a difficult one and I think it comes down to where and who you are
Kubota RTV 900 MW Kubota B2530 tractor Kubota Grand L5040 tractor New Holland TD90D tractor Amazone fertiliser spreader
Imants RotoBlast tractor mounted blower
Stihl chainsaws x 3 sizes, plus blowers, strimmers etc. Wessex Leaf Sweeper
“We are currently negotiating a full fleet replacement. As of April we will enter into a five- year replacement deal with one of the manufacturers. I have invited all dealers in and have let the lads demo lots of different machinery as, ultimately, they are the ones who will be using it every day.
We have been fair to everyone and have trialed a lot of equipment from Toro, John Deere, Jacobsen and Baroness over recent weeks. I’m keen on letting the team use as much new equipment as possible, and then relay any feedback from them into
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