Chart Hills GC expands its greenkeeping team

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The new owners of Chart Hills Golf Club in Kent have said they are expanding the greenkeeping team and completing previously unfinished renovation projects.

The club was purchased by Ramac Holdings at the end of last year.

“After initial conversations it became clear that it was paramount for us to add resource and build a new greenkeeping team in order to take the golf course forward,” commented course manager, Neil Lowther, who has 18 years of service at Chart Hills to his name and is committed to restoring the course to its full potential.

“Investment has already begun, and we are now able to complete unfinished projects such as the renovation of the 10th and 12th tees which are now well under way.”

The new employees join the existing greenkeeping team of Adam Weeks, irrigation engineer, who has worked at Chart Hills for 25 years; Mathew Krause, first assistant greenkeeper; Marc Mulholland, greenkeeper in training; Gavin Spiers and Geoff Lezemore, both part-time greenkeeping assistants.

William Watkins joins Chart Hills as a qualified greenkeeper with five years’ greenkeeping experience, and Liam Levett joins as a greenkeeper in training, having had previous experience working at the resort.

The club has ambitious plans for major improvements to all the main playing surfaces, excluding the recently renovated greens and bunkers, with drainage works forming a major part of these improvements.

“There is a very positive vibe among the greenkeeping team, and we are all looking forward to being part of a new era for Chart Hills,” added Lowther.