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Well-Being and Recruitment Day a success

March 2, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Well-Being and Recruitment Day a success: On Tuesday 28th February 2023, Carnoustie Golf Links and The Rookery played host to its very first Recruitment Open Day, in parallel with a Health and Well-Being Open Day – another first of its kind at the Links. Between 11am and 3pm residents from the local area were welcomed […]

Greenkeepers selected to support The R&A

March 2, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Karl Hansell

Greenkeepers selected to support The R&A: Royal Liverpool Golf Club will host The Open for the 13th time in July and the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) has revealed the team of almost 50 greenkeepers, gathered from all over the United Kingdom, who will be on hand to support the home greenkeeping team […]

Well-Being and Recruitment Day a success

March 2, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Greenkeepers selected to support The R&A

March 2, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Karl Hansell

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Well-Being and Recruitment Day a success

March 2, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Admin

Well-Being and Recruitment Day a success: On Tuesday 28th February 2023, Carnoustie Golf Links and The Rookery played host to its very first Recruitment Open Day, in parallel with a Health and Well-Being Open Day – another first of its kind at the Links.

Between 11am and 3pm residents from the local area were welcomed to Links House to explore the recruitment opportunities available at the Links, including roles in Guest Relations, Merchandise, Golf Operations and Restaurant Waiting Staff. The informal day was designed to give everyone a chance to meet some of the senior management team, explore the facilities and learn more about the roles.

Well-Being and Recruitment Day a success

Furthermore, over 32 local mental health and well-being services and charities were on site in The Rookery to share a wealth of information with everyone in attendance.

The day was deemed highly successful with over 130 guests in attendance. This event is one of the many outreach initiatives that Carnoustie Golf Links run. The most notable being its Community Benefits Programme which has donated over £250k+ to local good causes to date.

Services & Charities that attended on the day:

Alzheimer Scotland;
Andy’s Man Club;
Angus Health and Social Care Partnership;
Angus Independent Advocacy;
Angus Voice;
ANGUSalive;
Carnoustie Medical Group Patient Representative Group (provisional);
Change Mental Health;
Citizens Advice Bureau;
Communities Team (Carnoustie, Monifieth & Sidlaw) Angus Council;
Community Action Team Angus; Scottish Fire and Rescue Service;
Cruse Scotland Bereavement Support;
Department for Work and Pensions;
Dundee & Angus College;
Flourishing Well;
Golf Memories/Cycle Without Age;
Hear Me;
Macmillan (ANGUSalive);
Manna Project, Carnoustie Baptist Church;
Mental Health & Wellbeing and Substance Use, Public Health Directorate NHA Tayside;
Nature Prescribing;
New Solutions;
Penumbra;
Police Scotland;
REACH Across;
Re-Engage;
Royal British Legion Scotland;
Skills Team, Angus Council;
Skilz;
Suicide Prevention / MH &WB;
Tayside Council on Alcohol;
Voluntary Action Angus;

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Greenkeepers selected to support The R&A

March 2, 2023/in News, Press Release/by Karl Hansell

Greenkeepers selected to support The R&A: Royal Liverpool Golf Club will host The Open for the 13^th time in July and the British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association (BIGGA) has revealed the team of almost 50 greenkeepers, gathered from all over the United Kingdom, who will be on hand to support the home greenkeeping team for the duration of the championship.

Each year The R&A requests the assistance of BIGGA members in the staging of the event. Every full BIGGA member who has been with the association for at least two years is eligible to apply for a place on the Volunteer Open Support Team and those who are selected are given incredible access to golf’s oldest major, supporting every match with bunker raking duties.

Greenkeepers selected to support The R&A

Rory McIlroy was victorious the last time Royal Liverpool hosted The Open, in 2014, when BIGGA members raked the course’s 82 bunkers a total of 945 times. BIGGA members were even busier in 2006, when Tiger Woods claimed the Claret Jug and the team raked 1,092 bunkers across the four days of the championship.

In January, previous members of The Open support team were given the opportunity to stand beside the Claret Jug as it made an appearance at the BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition, the annual trade show and education programme that provides incredible learning opportunities to those working in golf greenkeeping and sports turf management.

BIGGA is delighted that this years’ Volunteer Open Support Team will feature a large number of first-time team members as a place on the team is inspiring and showcases to greenkeepers what they can achieve through continuing professional development and by engaging with the numerous exclusive opportunities made available to members of BIGGA. Throughout the tournament the team members will be provided with accommodation, subsistence and uniform for the event.

BIGGA CEO Jim Croxton said: “The team at Royal Liverpool has the unenviable task of following in the footsteps of St Andrews, who last year created a truly historic championship. Yet I’m confident that the team led by Links Superintendent James Bledge, who is preparing to host his first Open Championship, will set a world class stage for what is sure to be an exciting event.

“I’m thankful to The R&A for once again inviting so many BIGGA members to participate in The Open support team, particularly given we have so many first time members this year. Is there a better way of inspiring the next generation of greenkeepers and showcasing what can be achieved in your career with a lot of hard work and dedication, than an up-close look at the world’s greatest major championship? I’m thankful on behalf of the BIGGA members who have been selected and I’m proud to be able to invite them to represent the entire association on this global scale.“

The 151^st Open takes place from 20 to 23 July 2022. Applications for the BIGGA Volunteer Open Support Team for The 152^nd Open at Royal Troon will open later this year.

Here are the BIGGA members who will be assisting the home greenkeepers for the duration of The 151^st Open:

Aaron Allibon, first assistant, Orsett Golf Club
Jake Austin, first assistant, Royal Wimbledon Golf Club
David Ball, senior greenkeeper, Thetford Golf Club
Adam Barton, greenkeeper, Conwy Golf Club
Andy Bate, greenkeeper, Hesketh Golf Club
Jamie Blake, head greenkeeper, Broadway Golf Club
Paul Boozer, head greenkeeper, Sheerness Golf Club
Tom Bromfield, first assistant, Trentham Golf Club
Daniel Bungay, greenkeeper, Hockley Golf Club
David Collins, head greenkeeper, Lickey Hills Golf Club
Aaron Cross, assistant greenkeeper, Thorndon Park Golf Club
William Curran, deputy course manager, Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club
Marcus Davies, assistant greenkeeper, Wentworth Club
David Duke MG, superintendent, Golf & Country Club Seddiner See
Daniel Evans, head greenkeeper, Maesdu Llandudno Golf Club
Tom Evans, course manager, Wexham Park Golf Centre
Paul Fowkes, deputy head greenkeeper, Scraptoft Golf Club
Paul Gater, first assistant, Caldy Golf Club
Richard Goddard, deputy course manager, Ashridge Golf Club
Lee Greveson, course manager, The Manor Golf Club
Craig Hempseed, estate manager, Mortonhall Golf Club
Rob Jones, deputy course manager, Enville Golf Club
Richard Keith, assistant greenkeeper, Ferndown Golf Club
David Leach, first assistant, Ruddington Grange Golf Club
Sam Ludlow, assistant greenkeeper, Luffenham Heath Golf Club
Adam Lund, head greenkeeper, Dinsdale Golf Club
Benn McLeod, first assistant greenkeeper, Musselburgh Golf Club
Scott McTaggart, course manager, Sandyhills Golf Club
Jake Messenger, assistant groundsman, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Ashley Millar, deputy head greenkeeper, Churston Golf Club
Danny Millar, deputy head greenkeeper, Rudding Park Golf Club
Darren Miller, first assistant, Farnham Golf Club
Jason Norwood, greenkeeper, Reay Golf Club
Ryan Oliver, assistant greenkeeper, Hornsea Golf Club
Peter Pattenden, greenkeeper, Carden Park Golf Club
Steven Penman, deputy head greenkeeper, Thornton Golf Club
Scott Rigby, head greenkeeper, Gathurst Golf Club
Luke Sheldon, head greenkeeper, Beau Desert Golf Club
Curtis Small, greenkeeper, Stover Golf Club
James Stratford, greenkeeper, Broome Manor Golf Club
Craig Surgeon, head greenkeeper, Kirkcaldy Golf Club
Mark Tyson, deputy course manager, Oakmere Golf Club
Ken Ward, head greenkeeper, Harrogate Golf Club
Sam Wilkinson, deputy course manager, Ponteland Golf Club
Ryan Williams, first assistant, Caldy Golf Club
Lewis Whatsley-Parsons, greenkeeper, Queenwood

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Well-Being and Recruitment Day a success

Greenkeepers selected to support The R&A

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Greenkeepers selected to support The R&A

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Well-Being and Recruitment Day a success

Well-Being and Recruitment Day a success: On Tuesday 28th February 2023, Carnoustie Golf Links and The Rookery played host to its very first Recruitment Open Day, in parallel with a Health and Well-Being Open Day – another first of its kind at the Links.

Greenkeepers selected to support The R&A

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