Interviewing The Golf Course Manager

Interviewing The Golf Course Manager

The 2013/14 winter was one of the wettest on record, and it presented many golf courses with unenviable problems from the flash floods. Here Sweetwoods Park Golf Club Course Manager, Allan Tait, talks about how the course he is responsible for fought its way out of the floods and made an astounding comeback… What was your background before you joined Sweetwoods in March 2014? I began my career when I was 21 as a green keeper at Chartham Park Golf Club.  After learning the ropes, I built my career as a well-respected Course…Read more …
St. Andrews And An Embarrassing Confession

St. Andrews And An Embarrassing Confession

Perhaps it’s simply because it’s the Home of Golf and the seat of the R&A, or because of the famous landmarks  - Swilcan Bridge, Hell’s Bunker – or the status of its great championships, the memorable champions, or just the romance of the Auld Grey Toon itself.  Whatever the reason, what’s undeniable is that the Old Course at St. Andrews, Fife, is the most iconic golf course in the world. It’s a course that intrigues and excites the golfing soul, yet (I am deeply embarrassed to admit) it’s somewhere I’ve never actually been…Read more …
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