Redditch greenkeeper Harvey Brooke chosen to help with 2014 Open

Harvey Brooke, Redditch Golf Club greenkeeper, has been chosen to work at the 2014 British Open at Royal Liverpool in July.

Harvey Brooke, Redditch Golf Club greenkeeper, has been chosen to work at the 2014 British Open at Royal Liverpool in July.

The British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association handpicks a select few each year to support the local greenkeeping team at the Open venue.

This year, the support team was whittled down from 142 applications from all around the globe.

Brooke will join the cream of greenkeeping staff working to ensure the course is in impeccable condition before the annual British championship, which this year, from July 17-20, is being held at Royal Liverpool.

Club captain Phil Guise said: “This is a tremendous achievement and very well deserved.

“Harvey works as part of an excellent green-keeping team at Redditch Golf Club which is the reason we are able to enjoy our course in such a great condition."

“And with the storms and heavy rain this winter all the staff have had to work exceptionally hard to keep the course open and it is testimony to their skill and dedication that we have lost so little golfing time.”

Greenkeeper Harvey Brooke also writes a blog which is extremely popular both with Redditch members and golf fans everywhere - http://greenkeepersblog.weebly.com

Brooke commented: “To work at the Open is an honour in a greenkeeper’s career, and I look forward to learning more from the experts there on how best to present a course for such a prestigious championship."

“It will also be fantastic to be able to watch the best in the world battling it out for the old Claret Jug but I suspect I will be keeping my head down in the run up to the event, aiming to ensure the greens are in the best possible condition for the four days of the competition.”