South East

Contact John

With outstanding experience in the golf industry, including in his role as assistant manager at West Surrey Golf Club, John works on behalf of BIGGA members in the South East Region, helping to provide learning opportunities and other incredible initiatives.

Contact Antony

I’ve been greenkeeping for 32 years and am currently course manager at Romford GC. For the last 20 years I’ve been on various BIGGA committees within Essex and East Anglia and am currently on the national board of BIGGA, investing my time in growing greenkeeping as a professional occupation.

Contact Paul

I started my greenkeeping career at West Malling GC as a summer casual in 1999. It was here that I completed my NVQ level 2.  

After 7 years I moved on to Wildernesse GC where I learned about tournament preparation including open qualifying. 

In 2013, I took the Deputy Head Greenkeeper position and completed my level 3. In 2014, I secured my first Head Greenkeeper position at Barnehurst GC before moving to my current role in January 2017.

I am currently undertaking my level 5 through Hadlow College, try to attend as many educational events and seminars as possible and I am active within the Kent Bigga section as chairperson. 

I am also a keen golfer that likes to compete in county and national events where possible.  

With over 25 years of experience in the greenkeeping industry, I feel very proud to now be able to give something back. I am currently the Golf Course Manager at Cowdray Golf Club. I pride myself on developing teams that feel proud to work together and always looking to improve individuals and teams’ performance. With the ever-changing challenges to our industry, I feel passionately that we need to invest in our teams and ensure we create pathways for the future generation to come through. I strongly believe in work-life balance and the word sustainability should embrace this area of our work.

My career in greenkeeping spans over 17 years, built around a passion for high-quality turf management, ecology and championship-level course preparation. I currently work as Assistant Estates Manager at The Gog Magog Golf Club.

Alongside day to day course management, I’ve been fortunate to volunteer at events including The Players Championship, National Open's, PGA & DP World Tour events and leading Amateur Championships. These experiences have helped shape my standards, work ethic and appreciation for the wider industry.

Education and continued professional development are hugely important to me and BIGGA has played a key role in that journey. From learning opportunities and networking to industry support and knowledge sharing, BIGGA has been an invaluable resource throughout my career. As a member of the Regional Board representing East Anglia, I’m proud to give something back, helping support fellow greenkeepers, promote the profession and ensure BIGGA continues to be a strong, accessible voice for our region now and in the future.

My greenkeeping career started over 20 years ago in sunny Northern Ireland, achieving my NVQ level 3 in sport turf alongside spraying licenses and other qualifications. My career lead me to England in 2007 working at Sherfield Oaks.

After becoming a head greenkeeper in Surrey, I heading out to Kent and then returned to Surrey again at Surbiton golf club in 2016 as Course Manager. 

Achieving my Master greenkeeper award has definitely been a highlight of my career so far, alongside other events such as being part of the greenkeeping team for the Open at Royal St Georges and I hope to have many more highlights yet! 

My passion for creating excellent playing surfaces within beautiful surroundings keep me going when the weather becomes a challenge!