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The Hever Club’s ‘Amen Corner’, the 6th hole on the Championship Course


at the top of his game. Since taking over, Rob has done much to enhance the courses’ surroundings environmentally. In particular, the grand scale introduction of meadow flower seed mixes has extended the appeal of colour beyond the Castle gardens to cover the whole of the Hever estate. Areas previously dominated by bramble and nettle were given a massive biodegradable uplift, giving changing colourful appearance through the seasons as well as attracting bees and butterflies. There are nine wildflower meadow areas


around the Hever courses and each one has an explanatory information board describing what can be seen. In all, over 5,000 square metres are wildflower seeded. Rob extends his enthusiasm for biodiversity and environmental care to the upkeep of the club’s greens. He firmly believes in stepping up aeration and using more sand rather than turning to chemical props. Judging by their uniform appearance, this approach works well. Rob and his 8-strong team of


greenkeepers spend about eighty percent of


It is not surprising that Hever Golf Club has the English Golf Environment Award under its belt in recognition of its commitment to ecological good practice


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their time maintaining the courses: the remainder on areas that border the courses, but are beyond the remit of Neil Miller’s gardening team. The whole Hever estate effort is aimed at visual joy for visitors and, even in this most frustrating of years, this is spectacularly achieved. It is not surprising, therefore, that Hever Golf Club has the English Golf Environment Award under its belt, in recognition of its commitment to ecological good practice.


A pro-active investment policy for sustainable strategies to help the


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