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It is very dry and tends to burn off pretty quickly … if there is anywhere that could do with irrigation, it is here, as it dries out rapidly


greens. He would pick the brains of the greenkeepers at the local links clubs, as this was the turf management style he was most interested in. “I have always had a passion for links golf, so when a job came up at Trevose Golf Club up the road, I applied, but I just missed out. Then, when the position came up here due to Billy retiring, I felt it was the ideal opportunity. It is such a natural site and it ticked all the boxes for me; fescue dominated greens and low inputs.” When Rob fi rst moved to the club, his fi rst job was to fi nd a trusty and knowledgeable Deputy Head, as the current deputy decided to leave when he was not automatically promoted to Head. “There were some strong contenders already at the club, but they had not been there very long and I felt I needed more knowledge and experience. I managed to appoint Anthony James (Jacko), who is well known in Devon and Cornwall and had been at Killiow Golf Club in Truro as Course


Manager for ten years (three years service now with us). We have a great team in place with Shaun Trudgeon (twelve years’ service) - NVQ Level 3 Greenkeeping, Tony Blyth (fi ve years) - NVQ Level 2 Greenkeeping and apprentice Tom Tiffi n (nine months).” Perranporth is a par 72 natural links course and measures a modest 6,252 yards from the back tees. Often described as a links course on steroids it has multiple blind holes and, except for a little lengthening here and there, its layout has remained virtually unchanged, due to lack of funds. The course was constructed on what was no more than a sand-strewn wasteland of tin mining remains, lashed by wind and rain over the centuries. “It is a headland with sand blown on top and I believe the dunes are amongst some of the highest sand dunes in Europe. What’s unusual here is that all the mounding at the side of the fairways is sand, but a lot of the fairways themselves are quite silty with mine waste. So, everybody thinks the course is on pure sand, but when we verti-drain we can only go down to four inches - it is not all that it seems!”


Rob believes if you have been entrusted


Left to right: Shaun Trudgeon, Tony Blyth, Rob Cook, Anthony James (Jacko) and Tom Tiffi n 44 PC October/November 2020


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