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Old Hall Farm in front of Kathy ’ s uncle Ken on the plough marking the fairways as they went . Once ploughed , harrowed and tilled the fairways were seeded , bunkers constructed and for the meantime the rough was left as stubble . The greens were marked and turfed the following July and by Spring the following year they had a 9-hole course ! Clearly , an integral part of any golf course is the vegetation and foliage . So with that in mind they planted a staggering 12,000 trees . As I drove the course with Kathy you would not believe that this was once open farm land . The fairways are lush , carpet-like greens flanked by varying levels of well-developed landscape planting ( which I am sure have claimed many a ball from golfers who can ’ t hit a reasonable line !)
In 1995 came another important milestone as they expanded to a full 18-hole course and also appointed John Waite to the team as Head Greenkeeper . John , along with his green keepers , keep the course in impeccable condition . John not only turns his hand to all aspects of course maintenance and construction – bridges , bunkers , tee expansion and refurbishment - but also looks after the myriad of equipment needed day to day .
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