GOLF


I have been able to put my experience across on


how it works for the greenkeeper when it comes to maintenance. There has also been an improving rapport with the architect and, therefore, we are seeing the benef its in the f inal construction


“I was head greenkeeper at the London Club and still had that last step to become the course manager. When the then course manager, Peter Todd, left in June 2017 to grow in Royal Norwich, I took over for an interim period until they appointed someone else, who they had already been lined up. I was disappointed I was not considered for that role, but it turned into a positive. I suppose I was headhunted,” he notes, with a smile. “I had never been involved in a new build and saw it as a great opportunity to learn new skills and be involved in an exciting new project.”


Ben’s education includes an NVQ Level


Two in Sportsturf Management, HNC in Golf Course Turf Management and a BASIS Foundation which he took at BTME in Harrogate. Over the years, he has also attended the BIGGA Continue to Learn courses, which he has found very helpful. He has been the past chairman of the Kent section of BIGGA, and despite still living in Kent but working in Essex, he is still involved with the committee.” The unique site fi rst received planning permission back in 2007, and the infi ll started in 2010; this was when things really started to take shape. In 2013, Ingrebourne opened the Par 3 Mini-Links course and the


We have employed


environmental consultants and the course has been designed with ecology being a signif icant factor


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