Golf


Not many people can claim to have given up a career in the the West End musical theatre to take up greenkeeping, but that is exactly what Craig Cameron, Superintendent at Golf Club St. Leon-Rot, did. In this article, he explains the lure of grass over the bright lights and his plans for the future at two of Germany’s finest golf courses


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olf Club St. Leon-Rot is a golf club in the village of the same name in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, twenty kilometres south of Heidelberg. It has


hosted the Deutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe in 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2004 (Tiger Woods winning on the first three occasions) and also hosted the 2015 Solheim Cup and Junior Solheim Cup. The club was founded in 1997 by SAP co-


founder Dietmar Hopp. SAP is a German multinational software corporation. There are two 18-hole courses, called St. Leon and Rot. The 2015 Solheim Cup was played on the St. Leon course, whilst the Junior


Solheim Cup was played on the Rot course. The site covers 250 hectares and includes not only the two championship courses but also a nine hole course, a 5-hole children’s course and extensive practice facilities. The courses are described as ‘parkland and inland links’, with St. Leon measuring 6541 metres (7153 yard) par 72, Rot 6587 metres (7204 yards) par 72, and the nine hole course 3943 metres (4312 yards) par 64. Charged with the upkeep of this vast area is Superintendent, Craig Cameron, who has been at the club just short of two years. In this question and answer session, he discusses his somewhat unusual route into the industry.


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