As well as running the golf course David has taken a keen interest in the governance of the game
One of Cold Ashby’s twenty seven greens
A fairway threading through maintained woodland
in summer and 10mm in winter, fairways 14mm and 16mm, and green surrounds 8mm and 10mm. Semi rough is kept at 50mm all year round and the rough is kept at 100mm.
the luxury of flexibility and variety, especially important when over 35,000 rounds are played each year. David has continued to improve the condition of the course at every opportunity. The original eighteen greens are soil push-ups and these have had new drainage installed. In addition, tees have been reconstructed and bunkers have been repositioned. The club employ five full time staff. Henry Bott has been at the club for eighteen years, he was promoted to Course Manager five years ago. His deputy is Ian Favell, who has been at the club for four years, and they are ably assisted by Roger Miller (8 years), Ashley
Hammond (1 year) and Andy Clark, the newest recruit, having started in June of this year.
The club has a policy which allows it to close nine holes for renovations and refurbishments. This enables topdressing operations, for example, to be undertaken and completed within a day without having to worry about golf traffic. This allows the staff to make best use of their time and, importantly, the weather conditions. Greens are cut daily in the growing season, with tees and fairways cut two or three times a week depending on growth. Heights of cut are: greens - 4-5mm in summer and 6mm in winter, tees - 8mm
As well as running the golf course David has also taken a keen interest in the management and governance of the game and was elected to the executive of the Northants Golf Union, subsequently becoming President in 1998-2000. This led to a position on the English Golf Union (EGU) Executive, and he took on the role of Chairman of the Club Services Committee in 2005. This Committee has an important role to play in informing and advising golf clubs in club and course management issues. David maintains a close rapport with the EGU’s Club Services Manager, Paul Keeling, who is based at Woodhall Spa. In the current climate more clubs are seeking this advice as they have to contend with tightening budgets and climate change.
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