Golf
I am responsible for first aid, but sympathy is not my strong point, so everyone best avoid having accidents in the first place!
Modern housing has encroached on a once rural golf course “All workshop requirements are generally
undertaken in-house. If there is a job we cannot tackle ourselves, we call in a mobile mechanic. Our location is on the boundary limits of the firms we deal with. This means that, if we relied on suppliers to carry out servicing and repairs, we would have to add in travelling time and cost to the equation. As a result, we have to be self sufficient in maintaining and repairing our equipment.” “We don’t use any part-time or seasonal labour as a rule but, if a local student needs to get practical experience, we are always
happy to help out. On the weekends when I am on duty, my wife comes along to help out and rakes bunkers for me. Bless her.” “We don’t use agronomists or consultants.
These days, we haven’t found a need to use their services, and the club seems quite happy to continue taking our advice on how best to do the job, which comes back to good communication.” “We use John Pierson and his team if we
have any major projects that are out of our normal remit. In recent years, he carried out most of the drainage installation as well as
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rebuilding all our tees over a four year period. We have known John since the early 1980s, when he worked for his father Brian, after he was given the contract to build six new holes due to local road improvements. The greens were laid on a gravel carpet with a fensoil/sand rootzone mix and returfed using turf from the old greens.” “Managing a budget is an absolute must
for anyone trying to run a golf course,” states Rob. “I doubt there can be many clubs left where the greenkeeper doesn’t run his own budget. But I do remember the days when it
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