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DAVE SALTMAN Managing Director
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JOHN RICHARDS Operations Director
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john@pitchcare.com Guy Clough, Christ’s Hospital School PETER BRITTON
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KERRY HAYWOOD Editor
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Cover Story - 50 Singing the Blues
Christ’s Hospital School in Horsham, West Sussex describes itself as “a school like no other”, and it certainly has a character and ethos all its own. Neville Johnson went there to meet its Grounds Manager, Guy Clough, to see if this extended to the sports fields.
Golf
ALICE NORTHROP News and Features
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alice@pitchcare.com CHRIS JOHNSON
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chris@pitchcare.com One man went to mow! 14
Cupar Golf Club is reckoned to be the oldest 9-hole course in the world. It occupies a stunning position on Hill of Tarvit in the Kingdom of Fife, just a few kilometres west of St Andrews. Pitchcare caught up with the club’s only greenkeeper, Gary Douglas, to find out how he occupies his time!
You gotta Lovett 24
ALASTAIR BATTRICK IT Manager
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DAN HUGHES Marketing & Sales
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www.pitchcare.com 2 I PC APRIL/MAY 2016 24 Ben Lovett, Montgomerie Maxx Royal 38 Kevin Thompson, Tynedale Golf Club
Colin Montgomerie has now turned his considerable golfing talents to course design, and one of his most stunning creations is Montgomerie Maxx Royal on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast at Belek. Course Manager, Ben Lovett, discusses his role at the club and how he came to be a Brit working abroad.
‘Junior’ gets his chance! 32
Arriving at Nairn Dunbar straight from school, the club’s new Course Manager, Richard Johnstone, has now amassed fifteen years service; a mere drop in the ocean compared to some of his colleagues. In this article, he details his job progression and how he came to lead such an experienced team.
Rain, rain go away ... 38
When the River Tyne burst its banks at Hexham, Northumberland last December, pretty much the whole of the course at Tynedale Golf Club was flooded. The clean-up process has been slow and laborious, as greenkeeper Kevin Thompson explains, but help has come from all quarters
Comment Is anyone listening? 44
With the national newspapers picking up on the health and safety concerns over rubber crumb - albeit for just a couple of days - the industry was quick to respond with a plethora of statements, denials and, in some instances, gobbledygook. In this update article, Pitchcare’s Peter Britton details the responses from the various industry bodies, reviews the current state of play and questions whether anyone is actually taking on board any of the concerns.
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