Who's in the Bollinger tent?

Weary of lager and desperate to meet some movers and shakers, Golf Monthly slipped quietly out of the back of the beer tent, crossed the lawn and said hello to the men and women sipping Champagne in the Bollinger tent.

Paul Kimber: I work for DMK Golf Design who are presently involved with three projects in Scotland. I?m in charge of the new Castle Course at St Andrews. We?re almost done, really proud of it and hope the public love it. It?s certainly the best piece of work I?ve ever done. And then there?s another 18 holes at Machrihanish. That, too, is going very well. It?s an awesome site and four holes are now complete. Apart from the tees and greens, we?re not having to do very much. You couldn?t wish for better terrain with which to work. And then there?s the new course at Gleneagles, the working title of which is ?G West?, which will be opening in 2010.

Peter Mason: I retired three weeks ago from the St Andrews Links Trust. I?ll still be doing a little bit of consultancy work for them as well as well as Scottish Enterprise, Fife. I think the Open is absolutely splendid. The tented villa.ge is great, the course is stunning... everything?s perfect.

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