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Contents Issue 67 June/July 2016
DAVE SALTMAN Managing Director
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JOHN RICHARDS Operations Director
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john@pitchcare.com Jason Hunter, Highfield & Brookham Schools PETER BRITTON
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KERRY HAYWOOD Editor
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Cover Story - 44 Hunter Gatherer
A considered career move a couple of years ago saw Jason Hunter take on the role of Head Groundsman at Highfield and Brookham Schools in leafy Hampshire. Now the proud owner of dual nationalities, in this article, he explains why he made the decision to take on a challenging new role and how the two schools are now benefitting from his experience.
Golf PAUL HAWKINS
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chris@pitchcare.com Butler Service! 14
With Harlech Castle dominating the skyline, views out across the Irish Sea and the Lleyn Peninsular and inland over Snowdonia National Park, there can be fewer better places to ply one’s trade than Royal St David’s Golf Club. Links Manager Rhys Butler explains how he came to be working at such an idyllic location.
Living the life of Reilly
ALASTAIR BATTRICK IT Manager
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DAN HUGHES Marketing & Sales
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www.pitchcare.com 2 I PC JUNE/JULY 2016 22 Sean Reilly, Lough Erne Resort 52 Mike Kemmett, Haberdashers’ Aske’s 22
Lough Erne is one of the jewels in the crown in terms of golfing resorts in Northern Ireland and offers some of the most idyllic views in the country. Chris McCullough went along to meet Course Superintendent Sean Reilly to discover how things are progressing under new, American ownership.
Diary of a volunteer 30
When a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity presented itself to James Gotts, the greenkeeper at the RJ National, Ransomes Jacobsen’s three-hole golf course at their European headquarters in Ipswich, he jumped at the chance.
Honey to the BB&O 36
With stunning views over Marlow and the Thames Valley, Temple Golf Club has provided members and visitors with a world of unparalleled beauty, inspiration and character for over 100 years. Course Manager, Ben Kebby, explains how the club mixes the vast history with a modern approach to greenkeeping.
Schools & Colleges HABS - dash good pitches
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The Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School, often referred to as HABS, is an independent day school for boys, occupying 104 acres of greenbelt parkland near Elstree in Hertfordshire where it has been since 1961. It’s just had a major winter pitch refurbishment. Neville Johnson tells the story.
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