Golf
GETTING Personal...
Meurig Lumley - daft, kind and quiet, but nicely in tune ...
Who are you? Meurig Lumley, Head Greenkeeper at Aberdovey Golf Club.
Family status? Married with two children.
Who’s your hero and why? Denzil Martin, a good friend who has always given me support, guidance and encouragement.
What would you change about yourself? Be more organised.
What’s your guilty pleasure? Chocolate.
What’s been the highlights of your career so far? Becoming head greenkeeper at Aberdovey.
Which three people, living or dead, would you invite to a dinner party? Rowan Atkinson, Morgan Freeman and Victoria Wood.
If you could be anyone for a day, who would it be and why? Lewis Hamilton - so I could do what I wanted.
Do you have any bad habits? Too many to mention! ... or any good ones? Being helpful to others.
Do you go to bed worrying about the next day’s workload? Sometimes. What are you reading at the moment? Jeremy Clarkson. What are your pet peeves? Bad timekeepers. If you could go anywhere right now, where would it be? Florida.
What’s the best part of your job? When the sun shines and everything is in place. … and the worst? When breakdowns occur. Do you have a lifetime ambition? To stay fit and healthy. Favourite record, and why? Whiter Shade Of Pale by Procol Harum.
If you were to describe yourself as a musical instrument, what would you be and why? A piccolo - small and quiet, but still a nice tune.
Who would you choose to spend a romantic evening with? My wife, of course!.
If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do? Buy a Morgan car.
What’s your favourite smell? Garlic/onions being fried.
What do you do in your spare time? I have been a member of the lifeboat crew for over thirty years and have also had a starring role in the local village pantomime for over twenty years. Other than that, I enjoy gardening and playing golf (occasionally).
What’s the best advice you have ever been given? Respect others.
What’s the daftest work related question you have ever been asked? Why don’t you put road salt on the greens to get rid of the frost? What’s your favourite piece of kit? Charterhouse Verticore.
What three words would you use to describe yourself? Daft, kind, quiet. What talent would you like to have? To play the guitar.
What law/legislation would you like to see introduced? To have a say on chemical use.
40 I PC DECEMBER/JANUARY 2016
What’s in the shed? Toro 3250 Greens mower x 2 Toro 5400 Fairway mower Toro 3100 Rough cutter Tru Turf Turf Iron Toro 1600 Hand mower Polaris Truckster x 2 Toro Workman 4200 Kubota STV40 Compact tractor Kubota 5430 Front loader tractor Lewis Back Hoe
TYM Tractor Various attachments Charterhouse Verti-Drain 7316 Charterhouse Verti-Core 1300 Turfco top dresser Honda Quad x 2 Fairway overseeder Flymos/strimmers Trailers
available budget, but a continuous aeration programme on the fairways keeps them up to the required standard. “I generally only take soil samples twice a year, just to see what is going on,” Meurig explains.
Communicating the work the
greenkeepers are carrying is out is achieved via the clubhouse notice board and monthly newsletter. Stephen also writes a quarterly blog.
Machinery is purchased from Major Owen, who are based just outside Porthmadog, and Oswestry based John Osman who are the local Ransomes Jacobsen dealers. Toro equipment is also purchased, with all machinery secured on either a five-year replacement deal
or bought outright as required. Recent purchases that, Meurig
says, have made a difference have been a greens iron and a spinner topdresser, whilst a Toro ProCore, Vredo seeder and a mini digger are on his wish list. The team are regular visitors to
BTME Harrogate and any other seminars that come their way. “The industry’s profile has been raised in recent years,” states Meurig, “and this has resulted in us being much more respected by our employers.” As one golfer recently noted;
“The course is deeply historic and traditional, in the best sense, and is also well prepared and presented.” Comments like that must make Meurig a very proud man.
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