GOLF What’s in the shed


John Deere 2500B x 3 John Deere 2653B John Deere 7700 x 2 John Deere 9009A John Deere 997 Z-Trak John Deere 4320 tractor


John Deere 4700 tractor with front loader John Deere AerCore 1500 John Deere 220SL greens mowers x 2 John Deere 220A greens mowers x 2 John Deere 260SL greens mower John Deere ProGator John Deere HPX (road legal) gator Tru-Turf greens roller Tu-crop Propass 180 topdresser Raycam TB220 brush   Wiedenmann Terra Spike XP Turfmech TM5 leaf vac


Left to right: Harry Jacques, Greg Monk, Eden Buck, Frazer Harrison, Mitchell Jordan ,Andy Farnworth, Chris Mills


This is Frazer’s second stint at Willesley, having also worked at Burton-upon-Trent Golf Club and Kedleston Park Golf Club, a nearby Open Qualifying venue.


Since taking up the position, he has been mindful of the clubs costs by driving down rates for equipment and materials, forging new relationships with suppliers; one of these being ALS. “The club had seemingly been using a sole-supplier and, since I started, I’ve been open to shopping around looking for the best service and prices.” “I use ALS for most things, and sometimes a couple of other suppliers too. They are not a sole-supplier, but I haven’t had a reason yet to use anyone else very often.” “I have a very good working relationship with Chris Knowles and I’ve had good results from the products I’ve purchased through him.”


Recommissioned statue


Copt Heath’s Course Manager, Jeremy Pilcher, and Kedleston Park’s, David Leatherman, have been major influences on my career and progression.


Those influences are how he leads the team, comprising Andy Farnworth and Mitch Jordan, the deputy heads, and Eden Buck, Greg Monk, Chris Mills, with Harry Jacques, who is the club’s new apprentice: “That’s going as well as it could have so far - although, he only started a week ago! It’s great that young people are getting training whilst they work, though.” “When I started, they were very few, if any, properly qualified staff members on golf courses. The training has got so much better and more widespread in recent years.” “I’ve got my Level 3 Diploma, and there are increasingly people out there with Level 4 qualifications and HNDs. The workforce is far more skilled than it used to be.” “People are learning more about the job. And, when the golf committees see that people know what they’re doing, they are more willing to leave those people to do the job, rather than trying to tell them how to do it.”


Seven is comfortably enough staff


There had stood, alongside the fourth fairway, a statue of hunting goddess Diana with a trophy deer, which was destroyed in 1981. The club recommissioned the statue, and it stands again next to the hole


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PC October/November 2018


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