Greenkeeping
With 365 acres of golf course, lawns and
gardens, our team of Greenkeepers have the monumental task of
ensuring our Cotswold retreat is kept in tip-top condition.
Paul Bishop - Estate Manager
Paul has been at Manor House since 1994, previously working at
the East Sussex National during construction. Having been in Green
keeping since 1980, nearly half his time has been spent here at
Manor House watching the course come on in leaps and bounds. Paul's
qualifications include City and Guilds Phase I - IV in Sportsturf,
Enterprise and Business Management and a Diploma in Sportsturf.
Paul is currently undertaking his Master Greenkeepers Certificate
of which presently there are only a handful in the UK. If he doesnt
have enough homework to do, Paul has decided to look at a Degree in
Horticulture so he can broaden his knowledge on the garden side of
life at Manor House. What a busy chap!
A day in
the life of a Greenkeeper...
Starting at 6am, the team run through the tasks for the day.
Then it's out into the fresh Cotswold air! Here are just a few of
the jobs our team are tasked with in the height of the season:
Hand-cut greens daily, cut tees, cut fairways, check and rake
bunkers, cut semi-rough.
Other jobs may include top-dressing, aeration, fertilisation and
watering in the hot periods. Then there is Chef's Kitchen Garden,
the lawns and our idyllic Italian gardens that need their TLC
too!